Stefanie van der Gragt (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈsteːfaːni vɑn dər ˈɣrɑxt]; born 16 August 1992) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a defender for Inter Milan and the Netherlands national team. She has represented her country at the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup[2] and 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup.[3]
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Full name | Stefanie van der Gragt | |||||||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | (1992-08-16) 16 August 1992 (age 30) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Heerhugowaard, Netherlands | |||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Defender | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Inter Milan | |||||||||||||||||||||
Number | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Youth career | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Reiger Boys | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Kolping Boys | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||||
2009–2011 | AZ | 7 | (1) | |||||||||||||||||||
2011–2015 | Telstar | 86 | (13) | |||||||||||||||||||
2015–2016 | Twente | 21 | (2) | |||||||||||||||||||
2016–2017 | Bayern Munich | 9 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||
2017–2018 | Ajax | 20 | (3) | |||||||||||||||||||
2018–2020 | Barcelona | 14 | (2) | |||||||||||||||||||
2020–2022 | Ajax | 36 | (5) | |||||||||||||||||||
2022– | Inter Milan | 0 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||
National team‡ | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2006–2007 | Netherlands U15 | 3 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||
2008 | Netherlands U16 | 4 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||
2007–2009 | Netherlands U17 | 15 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||
2009–2010 | Netherlands U19 | 14 | (3) | |||||||||||||||||||
2013– | Netherlands | 91 | (12) | |||||||||||||||||||
Honours
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 May 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 00:55, 15 July 2022 (UTC) |
Her career started at the youth teams of amateur club Reiger Boys in Heerhugowaard.[4] She then played for Kolping Boys youth team, another amateur club in Oudorp.[5]
A move to AZ Alkmaar in 2009 started her professional career, as she was able to play in the highest professional national league (Eredivisie). After two seasons at the club, in 2011, she joined Telstar where she played for the next four years. In 2015 she moved to FC Twente[6] and after one season she joined the German Bundesliga team Bayern Munich.[7] Due to injuries, she had few opportunities to play in Germany and in 2017 she moved back to the Netherlands, signing with Ajax.[8]
On 4 July 2018, she joined Spanish side FC Barcelona.[9] On 12 June 2020, she moved back to join AFC Ajax.[10] On 5 August 2022, van der Gragt joined Italian club Inter Milan.[11]
Her debut for the Netherlands women's national football team came on 8 March 2013 against Switzerland in a 2013 Cyprus Cup match.[12]
She was also part of the Dutch teams of the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup[2] and the winning team of the UEFA Women's Euro 2017,[13] playing all matches in both tournaments. At the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup,[3] she scored in the Netherlands' quarter-final victory over Italy.[14]
G | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1 | 5 March 2014 | GSZ Stadium, Larnaca, Cyprus | Australia | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2014 Cyprus Women's Cup |
2 | 10 April 2016 | Jan Louwers Stadion, Eindhoven, Netherlands | Canada | 1–2 | 1–2 | Friendly |
3 | 20 January 2017 | Pinatar Arena, San Pedro del Pinatar, Spain | Romania | 4–1 | 7–1 | |
4 | 19 October 2017 | NV Arena, Sankt Pölten, Austria | Austria | 1–0 | 2–0 | |
5 | 24 November 2017 | NTC Senec, Senec, Slovakia | Slovakia | 1–0 | 5–0 | 2019 WC qualifying |
6 | 5–0 | |||||
7 | 28 February 2018 | Bela Vista Municipal Stadium, Parchal, Portugal | Japan | 5–1 | 6–2 | 2018 Algarve Cup |
8 | 29 June 2019 | Stade du Hainaut, Valenciennes, France | Italy | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup |
9 | 3 September 2019 | Abe Lenstra Stadion, Heerenveen | Turkey | 1–0 | 3–0 | UEFA Women's Euro 2022 qualifying |
10 | 18 February 2021 | Stade Roi Baudouin, Belgium | Belgium | 3–1 | 6–1 | Friendly |
11 | 27 November 2021 | Mestsky stadion, Ostrava | Czech Republic | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualifying |
12 | 13 July 2022 | Leigh Sports Village, Leigh, England | Portugal | 2–0 | 3–2 | UEFA Women's Euro 2022 |
She had a daughter in 2020 with her girlfriend Maryze Borst.[15]
Inter Milan Women – current squad | |
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