Eline Koster

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Eline Koster
Personal information
Date of birth (1997-01-14) 14 January 1997 (age 26) [1]
Place of birth Heinenoord, Netherlands
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
ADO Den Haag
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2016–2018 ADO Den Haag 16 (2)
2018–2020 Excelsior 34 (5)
2020–2021 ADO Den Haag [2] 25 (3)
International career
2013 Netherlands U17 2 (0)
2015 Netherlands U19 1 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Eline Koster (born 14 January 1997) is a Dutch former footballer who played as a midfielder for the ADO Den Haag women's team for three seasons in the Eredivisie women's league. She also played for two seasons with Excelsior (Barendrecht).

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Early life and training

Koster was born in Heinenoord. [1] At the age of 10, she was scouted by the Royal Dutch Football Association (KNVB), while playing in a school football tournament. [3] She went on to play with boys at regional football club SV Heinenoord for six years, because there were no girls' teams. [3] In November 2011, she was pre-selected for the Netherlands U15 team. [3]

Club career

Koster trained at the Centrum voor Topsport in Amsterdam, and joined ADO Den Haag Vrouwen in 2016. [4] After playing for the ADO women's team for two seasons, she transferred to Excelsior (Barendrecht) to gain more playing time. [4] Her success as an all-rounder at Excelsior led ADO to recruit her back in 2020. [4]

During her final season with ADO, Koster scored three times in the Eredivisie Cup. [5] Her final match as a footballer was in ADO's cup final against PSV Einhoven in June 2021. [4]

International career

On 27 July 2013, Koster made her international debut as a substitute in a Netherlands U17 match against Belgium. [6] She went on to play for the Netherlands women's national U19 team. [4]

Personal life

In 2020, Koster completed her studies as a physiotherapist, and started working part-time. [7] [4] In 2021, she decided to retire from football at the age of 24 to work full-time for financial reasons. [4]

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