Jeslynn Kuijpers (born 23 June 1995) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a forward and captains Eredivisie club PSV.[1]
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Date of birth | (1995-06-23) 23 June 1995 (age 27) | |||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Tilburg, Netherlands | |||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Forward | |||||||||||||||
Club information | ||||||||||||||||
Current team | PSV | |||||||||||||||
Number | 19 | |||||||||||||||
Youth career | ||||||||||||||||
SC 't Zand | ||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||
2011 | Willem II | 3 | (0) | |||||||||||||
2011–2012 | VVV-Venlo | 17 | (6) | |||||||||||||
2012– | PSV | 212 | (31) | |||||||||||||
National team | ||||||||||||||||
2009–2010 | Netherlands U15 | 6 | (1) | |||||||||||||
2010–2011 | Netherlands U16 | 8 | (0) | |||||||||||||
2010–2012 | Netherlands U17 | 10 | (3) | |||||||||||||
2012–2014 | Netherlands U19 | 28 | (9) | |||||||||||||
2016–2017 | Netherlands | 5 | (0) | |||||||||||||
Honours
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 October 2022 |
Kuijpers started her career with her hometown club SC 't Zand at the age of eight.[2] On 21 April 2011, she made her Eredivisie debut for Willem II, which had a partnership with SC 't Zand.[3] She joined VVV-Venlo in June that year following the withdrawal of Willem II from women's football.[2][4]
Kuijpers joined newly formed PSV in June 2012.[5] On 13 September 2020, she became the first player to play 200 matches for the team.[6]
Kuijpers has represented Netherlands at various youth levels. She was part of Netherlands under-19 team which won 2014 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship.[7] She made her senior team debut on 10 April 2016 in a 2–1 friendly defeat against Canada.[8]
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Netherlands | 2016 | 4 | 0 |
2017 | 1 | 0 | |
Total | 5 | 0 |
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