Merel van Dongen
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Merel Didi van Dongen[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 11 February 1993 | ||
| Place of birth | Amsterdam, Netherlands | ||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | AFC Ajax | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2012–2014 | Alabama Crimson Tide | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2010–2011 | Ter Leede | ||
| 2011–2012 | ADO | 10 | (2) |
| 2015– | AFC Ajax | 10 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2015– | Netherlands | 8[2] | (1) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18:07, 8 June 2015 (UTC). | |||
Merel Didi van Dongen (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈmeːrəl ˈdidi vɑn ˈdɔŋən]; born 11 February 1993) is a Dutch football midfielder, and represents the Netherlands women's national football team. As a junior international she played the 2010 and 2011 U-19 European Championships.[3]
Van Dongen made her senior Netherlands women's national football team debut in a 7–0 friendly win over Thailand on 7 February 2015.[4] She was one of the last three players to be cut from national team coach Roger Reijners' final squad for UEFA Women's Euro 2013 in Sweden.[5] When Mandy van den Berg subsequently suffered knee ligament damage, Van Dongen was called up as a late replacement.[6] She was also part of the Dutch squad at the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup.
International goals
- Scores and results list the Netherlands goal tally first.
| Goal | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 20 May 2015 | Sparta Stadion, Rotterdam, Netherlands |  Estonia | 3–0 | 7–0 | Friendly |
References
- ↑ "List of Players - Netherlands" (PDF). FIFA. 30 May 2015. p. 16. Retrieved 31 May 2015.
- ↑ "Profile". FIFA.com. Retrieved 24 June 2015.
- ↑ Last-gasp Rudelic grabs victory for Germany. UEFA
- ↑ "Merel van Dongen". VrouwenvoetbalNederland.NL. 17 July 2013. Retrieved 23 July 2013.
- ↑ "Trio miss cut in Netherlands squad". UEFA.com. UEFA. 30 June 2013. Retrieved 23 July 2013.
- ↑ Scholten, Berend (1 July 2013). "Van Dongen replaces Van den Berg for Oranje". UEFA.com. UEFA. Retrieved 23 July 2013.
External links
- Profile at Onsoranje.nl (in Dutch)
- Profile at vrouwenvoetbalnederland.nl (in Dutch)
- Profile at uefa.com
- Profile at University of Alabama
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