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Merel Didi van Dongen (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈmeːrəl ˈdidi vɑn ˈdɔŋən], born 11 February 1993) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a defender for Spanish Primera División club Atlético Madrid and the Netherlands women's national team.[2]

Merel van Dongen

Merel van Dongen training with the Netherlands on 6 November 2018.
Personal information
Full name	Merel Didi van Dongen[1]
Date of birth	(1993-02-11) 11 February 1993 (age 29)
Place of birth	Amsterdam, Netherlands
Height	1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s)	Defender, fullback
Club information
Current team	Atlético Madrid
Number	5
Youth career
2012–2014	Alabama Crimson Tide
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2010–2011	Ter Leede
2011–2012	ADO	10	(2)
2015–2018	Ajax	71	(9)
2018–2020	Real Betis	46	(5)
2020–	Atlético Madrid	44	(5)
National team‡
2010-2012	Netherlands U19	15	(4)
2015–	Netherlands	59	(2)
Honours Women's football Representing the  Netherlands FIFA Women's World Cup 2019 France Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 October 2021 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15 February 2022

Club career

She played for Ter Leede and ADO Den Haag before going to the United States where she played for Alabama Crimson Tide. She returned to the Netherlands in 2015 and signed with AFC Ajax.[3]

College career

In Van Dongen's two years at Alabama she managed to become the Tide's single season assists leader registering 10 in 2014. She is No. 1 on Alabama's career assists per game list with 0.30 through 44 games, and her 10 assists in 2014 allowed her to take the No. 1 spot on the single season assists per game list with 0.53 through 19 games. Van Dongen converted four penalty kicks during her career with Alabama, which ranks fourth on the career penalty kicks made list.

In her last season with the Crimson Tide, she was selected to the CoSIDA/Capital One Academic All-American team and All-District 4 First Team and named a member of the All-SEC Second Team.[4]

International career

As a junior international she played the 2010 and 2011 U-19 European Championships.[5]

Van Dongen made her senior Netherlands women's national football team debut in a 7–0 friendly win over Thailand on 7 February 2015.[3] 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.[6] When Mandy van den Berg subsequently suffered knee ligament damage, Van Dongen was called up as a late replacement.[7] She was also part of the Dutch squad at the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup.[1]

International goals

Scores and results list the Netherlands goal tally first.[8]

G	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	20 May 2015	Sparta Stadion, Rotterdam, Netherlands	Estonia	3–0	7–0	Friendly
2	22 October 2021	AEK Arena, Larnaca, Cyprus	Cyprus	8–0	8–0	2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualifier

Personal life

She is in a relationship with Ana Romero.[9] They are engaged since December 2021.[10]

Honours

Club

ADO Den Haag

• Eredivisie (1): 2011–12
• KNVB Women's Cup (1): 2011–12

Ajax

• Eredivisie (2): 2016–17 2017-2018
• KNVB Women's Cup (2): 2016–17 2017-18

International

• Algarve Cup: 2018[11]
• FIFA Women's World Cup runners-up: 2019

References

External links

• Profile at Onsoranje.nl (in Dutch)
• Profile at vrouwenvoetbalnederland.nl (in Dutch)
• Profile at uefa.com
• Profile at University of Alabama

На других языках

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[de] Merel van Dongen

Merel Didi van Dongen (* 11. Februar 1993 in Amsterdam) ist eine niederländische Fußballspielerin, die sowohl im Mittelfeld als auch in der Abwehr eingesetzt wird. Sie spielt seit 2015 für die Frauen-Nationalmannschaft und spielte von 2018 bis 2020 für Real Betis Féminas in der Primera División. Im April 2020 wechselte sie zu Atlético Madrid.

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- [en] Merel van Dongen

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[es] Merel van Dongen

Merel van Dongen (pronunciación en neerlandés: /ˈmeːrəl ˈdidi vɑn ˈdɔŋən/; Ámsterdam, Países Bajos; 11 de febrero de 1993) es una futbolista neerlandesa que juega como defensa central, lateral zurda o centrocampista para el Atlético de Madrid. Es internacional con la Selección de los Países Bajos desde 2015, y ha participado en la Eurocopa de 2013 y los Mundiales de 2015 y 2019, ganando la medalla de plata en este último. En su palmarés tiene 3 ligas y 3 copas de los Países Bajos, ganados con el ADO Den Haag y el Ajax de Ámsterdam. También ganó la Supercopa de España con el Atlético de Madrid.

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[it] Merel van Dongen

Merel van Dongen (Amsterdam, 11 febbraio 1993) è una calciatrice olandese, difensore dell'Atlético Madrid e della nazionale olandese.

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