Nicky Van Den Abbeele (born 21 February 1994) is a Belgian soccer midfielder who plays for Zulte Waregem of Belgian Women's Super League.
![]() Van Den Abbeele in 2018 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Nicky Van Den Abbeele | ||
Date of birth | (1994-02-21) 21 February 1994 (age 28) | ||
Place of birth | Belgium | ||
Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Zulte Waregem | ||
Number | 28 | ||
Youth career | |||
Cerkelladies Brugge | |||
SV Jabbeke | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2012–2015 | Club Brugge KV | 68 | (11) |
2015–2016 | Lierse SK | ||
2016–2017 | RSC Anderlecht | ||
2017–2018 | Ajax | 2 | (0) |
2018–2020 | Gent | 16 | (0) |
2020-2021 | Club YLA | 23 | (3) |
2021-2022 | Eendracht Aalst | 18 | (7) |
2022- | Zulte Waregem | 0 | (0) |
National team‡ | |||
2010–2011 | Belgium U17 | 9 | (2) |
2012–2013 | Belgium U19 | 14 | (2) |
2013– | Belgium | 31 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20 October 2017 |
As a young player, Van Den Abbeele played for Cerkelladies Brugge and SV Jabbeke. In 2012, she joined Club Brugge KV, where she stayed until 2015. In the season 2015–2016 she moved to Lierse SK where she won the Cup of Belgium. In 2016, she signed for RSC Anderlecht.[1] In 2017, she joined AFC Ajax.[2] In 2018 she decided to stop playing, and to concentrate on a career outside the soccerfield.
On 30 August 2010 Van Den Abbeele played her first match for Belgium U17. In the same match she scored her first international goal. On 2 June 2013 she played her first match for the senior team, a friendly match against Ukraine in Tubize. Van Den Abbeele was part of the squad who represented Belgium at the UEFA Women's Euro 2017.[3]
Belgium squad – UEFA Women's Euro 2017 | ||
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