Sherida Spitse

Sherida Spitse

Personal information
Date of birth	29 May 1990
Place of birth	Sneek, Netherlands
Height	167 cm (5 ft 6 in)[1]
Playing position	Midfielder
Club information
Current team	LSK Kvinner FK
Number	8
Youth career
	VV Sneek
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
2007–2012	Heerenveen	100	(13)
2012–2014	FC Twente	25	(15)
2014–	LSK Kvinner FK	14	(1)
National team^‡
2006–	Netherlands	109[2]	(15)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 08:33, 4 June 2015 (UTC). † Appearances (goals) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 13:24, 24 June 2015 (UTC)

Sherida Spitse (Dutch pronunciation: [ʃeːˈridaː ˈspɪtsə]; born 29 May 1990) is a Dutch football midfielder currently playing for LSK Kvinner FK in Norway. She is a member of the senior Netherlands women's national football team.

Career

Spitse made her senior international debut in August 2006; a 4–0 World Cup qualifying defeat against England. She was still playing in a boy's team with VV Sneek.^[3]

In June 2013 national team coach Roger Reijners selected Spitse in the Netherlands squad for UEFA Women's Euro 2013 in Sweden.^[4]

In 2013 was announced that she would transfer to LSK Kvinner FK in Norway. For this transfer money was paid, for the first time in Dutch women's soccer.^[5][6][7]

Spitse became a Norwegian League and Cup champion at the end of the 2014 season with LSK Kvinner, as well as qualifying for the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup with the Netherlands national team. She was also voted on to Norway's Team of the Year at the annual NISO awards ceremony in Oslo. ^[8]

International goals

Scores and results list the Netherlands goal tally first.

Goal	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	22 November 2006	Mitsubishi Forklift Stadion, Almere, Netherlands	Russia	4–0	5–0	Friendly
2.	29 October 2009	Oosterenkstadion, Zwolle, Netherlands	Macedonia	8–0	13–1	2011 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
3.	19 December 2010	Estádio do Pacaembu, São Paulo, Brazil	Mexico	2–1	2–1	2010 Torneio Internacional
4.	2 March 2011	GSP Stadium, Nicosia, Cyprus	New Zealand	1–0	4–1	2011 Cyprus Cup
5.	3 April 2011	Kras Stadion, Volendam, Netherlands	Scotland	4–1	6–2	Friendly
6.				6–2
7.	24 November 2011	Kyocera Stadion, The Hague, Netherlands	Croatia	2–0	2–0	UEFA Women's Euro 2013 qualifying
8.	15 February 2012	Stade des Costières, Nîmes, France	France	1–0	1–2	Friendly
9.	1 March 2012	GSP Stadium, Nicosia, Cyprus	Scotland	1–0	1–2	2012 Cyprus Cup
10.	24 October 2012	Jan Louwers Stadion, Eindhoven, Netherlands	France	1–0	1–1	Friendly
11.	25 November 2012	Telstar Stadion, Velsen-Zuid, Netherlands	Wales	2–0	2–0	Friendly
12.	29 June 2013	Telstar Stadion, Velsen-Zuid, Netherlands	Australia	3–1	3–1	Friendly
13.	5 April 2014	Pankritio Stadium, Heraklion, Greece	Greece	5–0	6–0	2015 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
14.	7 February 2015	Polman Stadion, Almelo, Netherlands	Thailand	1–0	7–0	Friendly
15.	4 April 2015	Kórinn, Kópavogur, Iceland	Iceland	1–0	1–2	Friendly
16.	17 September 2015	De Vijverberg, Doetinchem, Netherlands	Belarus	5–0	8–0	Friendly
17.				7–0

References

1. "List of Players - Netherlands" (PDF). FIFA. 30 May 2015. p. 16. Retrieved 31 May 2015.
2. "Profile". FIFA.com. Retrieved 24 June 2015.
3. "Sherida Spitse". UEFA.com. UEFA. Retrieved 24 July 2013.
4. "Trio miss cut in Netherlands squad". UEFA.com. UEFA. 30 June 2013. Retrieved 24 July 2013.
5. Sjoerd Stiensma (10 December 2013). "Transfer Sherida Spitse naar Noorwegen" (in Dutch). Sneeker Nieuwsblad. Retrieved 11 December 2013.
6. "Spitse zorgt voor primeur met transfer naar Lillestrøm" (in Dutch). FC Update. 9 December 2013. Retrieved 11 December 2013.
7. LSK signs Netherlands midfielder
8. http://www.lsk.no/women/article/h61ys6wbz15p1bcey68j3zo0d/title/lsk-dominerte-niso-award

External links

• Profile at Onsoranje.nl (in Dutch)
• Profile at vrouwenvoetbalnederland.nl (in Dutch)
• Profile at uefa.com
• Sherida Spitse – FIFA competition record