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Date of birth | 17 March 2005 | ||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Kapelle, Netherlands | ||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Striker | ||||||||||||||||
Team information | |||||||||||||||||
Current team | Ajax | ||||||||||||||||
Number | 9 | ||||||||||||||||
Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
2009–2018 | VV Kapelle | ||||||||||||||||
2018–2021 | JVOZ | ||||||||||||||||
2021–2023 | Ajax | ||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
2023– | Ajax | 40 | (23) | ||||||||||||||
International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
2021 | Netherlands U16 | 2 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
2021–2022 | Netherlands U17 | 11 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
2022–2024 | Netherlands U19 | 28 | (27) | ||||||||||||||
2024– | Netherlands U23 | 8 | (4) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17 May 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 7 April 2025 |
Danique Tolhoek (born 17 March 2005) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a striker for Eredivisie club Ajax. [1]
Tolhoek started her youth career with VV Kapelle. She joined JVOZ in 2018, where she played with boys. [2] In 2021, she moved to Ajax. [3]
Tolhoek signed her first professional contract with Ajax in August 2023. [3] She made her official debut for the club on 2 September 2023 as an 86th minute substitute for Romée Leuchter in the 2023 supercup match against Twente. [4] She scored her first goal for Ajax on 11 October 2023 in a 6–0 win against Zürich. [5] In September 2024, she extended her contract with the club until June 2027. [6]
Tolhoek has represented Netherlands at youth international level. She was part of the Netherlands under-19 team which reached semi-finals of the 2023 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship. [7] She was also part of the team which finished as runners-up at the 2024 edition of the tournament. [8] With 27 goals, she is the second all-time top scorer of the Netherlands under-19 team. [9]
In June 2024, Tolhoek was called up to the Netherlands national team for a training camp. [10]
Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Ajax | 2023–24 | Eredivisie | 18 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 [a] | 1 | 1 [b] | 0 | 28 | 7 |
2024–25 | Eredivisie | 22 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 [a] | 0 | 1 [b] | 0 | 26 | 19 | |
Career total | 40 | 23 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 54 | 26 |
Ajax
Netherlands U19