Kerstin Yasmijn Casparij (born 19 August 2000) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a defender or midfielder for Women's Super League club Manchester City and the Netherlands national team.[1]
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Kerstin Yasmijn Casparij | ||
Date of birth | (2000-08-19) 19 August 2000 (age 22) | ||
Place of birth | Alphen aan den Rijn, Netherlands | ||
Position(s) | Defender, midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Manchester City | ||
Number | 2 | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2015–2017 | Heerenveen | 35 | (1) |
2017–2018 | VV Alkmaar | 22 | (2) |
2018–2020 | Heerenveen | 34 | (6) |
2020–2022 | Twente | 42 | (4) |
2022– | Manchester City | 1 | (0) |
National team‡ | |||
2015 | Netherlands U15 | 4 | (0) |
2016 | Netherlands U16 | 9 | (2) |
2016–2017 | Netherlands U17 | 8 | (3) |
2017–2019 | Netherlands U19 | 28 | (9) |
2019–2021 | Netherlands U23 | 6 | (0) |
2021– | Netherlands | 16 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 25 September 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11 October 2022 |
Casparij made her debut for Heerenveen in the Eredivisie at the age of 15. After two years, she moved to VV Alkmaar for a season before returning to Heerenveen for another two seasons.[2] She joined Twente in 2020.[3]
On 26 July 2022, Casparij joined Women's Super League club Manchester City on a three-year deal.[4]
Casparij has played for Netherlands youth teams in several age groups. She made her senior team debut on 22 October 2021 as an 83rd-minute substitute for Daniëlle van de Donk in a 8–0 win against Cyprus.[5]
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Netherlands | |||
2021 | 3 | 0 | |
2022 | 13 | 0 | |
Total | 16 | 0 |
Twente
Manchester City W.F.C. – current squad | |
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Netherlands squad – UEFA Women's Euro 2022 | ||
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