Eshly Bakker (born 10 February 1993) is a Dutch footballer who plays as midfielder or forward in the Netherlands Eredivisie for Ajax and the Netherlands national team.[1][2]
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Eshly Bakker | ||
Date of birth | (1993-02-10) 10 February 1993 (age 29) | ||
Place of birth | Amsterdam, Netherlands | ||
Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder / Forward | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Ajax | ||
Number | 20 | ||
Youth career | |||
RKSV Pancratius | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2010–2012 | ADO Den Haag | 13 | (6) |
2012–2016 | AFC Ajax | 82 | (26) |
2016–2017 | FC Twente | 23 | (8) |
2017–2018 | MSV Duisburg | 11 | (0) |
2018– | Ajax | 62 | (20) |
National team‡ | |||
2008 | Netherlands U-15 | 2 | (2) |
2009 | Netherlands U-16 | 4 | (1) |
2008–2010 | Netherlands U-17 | 11 | (1) |
2010–2012 | Netherlands U-19 | 8 | (9) |
2014– | Netherlands | 14 | (3) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16 December 2017 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17 December 2017 |
Born in Amsterdam,[1] she started her career at amateur club RKSV Pancratius from Badhoevedorp. In 2010, aged 17 she moved to Eredivisie club ADO Den Haag.[3] She won the women's Dutch League (Eredivisie) and Cup in the 2011–12 season with ADO Den Haag at the age of 19. Her second Dutch Cup title came in the 2013–14 season, during the time she played for AFC Ajax. She moved to FC Twente before joining German women's Bundesliga club MSV Duisburg on 16 June 2017.[4]
Bakker progressed through the national youth teams, where she played for the under-15,[5] under-16,[6] under-17 (including the 2010 UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship)[7] and under-19.[8]
She made her debut for the Netherlands senior national team on 5 April 2014, in a 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification match against Greece, coming on as a substitute and scoring the last goal of the 6–0 win.[9]
Goal | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1. | 5 April 2014 | Pankritio Stadium, Heraklion, Greece | ![]() | 6–0 | 6–0 | 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification |
2. | 10 April 2014 | Stadion De Braak, Helmond, Netherlands | ![]() | 9–1 | 10–1 | 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification |
3. | 7 February 2015 | Polman Stadion, Almelo, Netherlands | ![]() | 3–0 | 7–0 | Friendly |
AFC Ajax (women) – current squad | |
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