Janou Levels

Janou Levels

Personal information
Full name	Janou Johanna Theodora Levels
Date of birth	(2000-10-30) 30 October 2000 (age 23)
Place of birth	Roermond, Netherlands [1]
Position(s)	Defender
Team information
Current team	Bayer 04 Leverkusen
Number	5
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
c. 2014–2018	CTO  [ nl ]
2018–2023	PSV	87	(1)
2023–	Bayer 04 Leverkusen	8	(1)
International career‡
2016–2017	Netherlands U17	7	(0)
2018–2019	Netherlands U19	16	(0)
2019–	Netherlands U23	14	(0)
2021–	Netherlands	2	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16 December 2023 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16 December 2023 (UTC)

Janou Levels (born 30 October 2000) is a Dutch professional football player who plays as a defender for Bundesliga club Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Levels has captained the Netherlands women's national under-23 football team, and she has been capped for the Netherlands national team twice. She previously played for Dutch teams CTO  [ nl ] and PSV.

Club career

Levels started playing football at the age of five for SHH Herten. ^[2] At the age of 14, she moved to CTO  [ nl ] in Eindhoven. ^[2]

At the age of 17, Levels signed for PSV ahead of the 2018–19 Eredivisie season. ^{[3] [4]} She was a part of the PSV team that lost the 2020 Eredivisie Cup Final to FC Twente. ^[5] In April 2020, she signed a new contract with PSV. ^[6] In the 2020–21 KNVB Women's Cup Final against ADO Den Haag, Levels conceded a peculiar penalty for handball. The ball touched her hand in the 18-yard box, when she raised it to appeal for supposed handball by her opponent. ^{[7] [8]} Nevertheless, PSV won the match 1–0, and earned their first major honour. ^[9] In April 2021, she signed a new three-year contract with the club. ^[10] In total, she made 117 appearances for PSV in five seasons with the club. In June 2023, Levels was transferred to Frauen-Bundesliga club Bayer 04 Leverkusen. ^[11]

International career

In October 2021, Levels was named to the Netherlands women's national football team for the first time. ^[12] The next month, she made her senior debut in a match against Japan. ^[13] She was in the Dutch squad for three matches in February 2022. ^[14]

Personal life

Levels grew up in Herten, Netherlands. ^[15] She is the daughter of Jo Levels, who played for VVV-Venlo. ^[10]

References

1. "5 Janou Levels". bayer04.de. Retrieved 16 December 2023.
2. "Janou Levels tekent 2-jarig profcontract bij PSV" (in Dutch). SSH Herten. Retrieved 24 February 2022.
3. "VROUWENTEAM LEGT PATTIWAEL, LEVELS EN VAN SCHOONHOVEN VAST" (in Dutch). PSV. 26 April 2018. Retrieved 24 February 2022.
4. "Toekomst van Oranjevrouwen: de 20 grootste talenten van Nederland". Nederlandse Omroep Stichting (in Dutch). 22 December 2018. Retrieved 24 February 2022.
5. "Limburgse doelpunten in eerste editie Eredivisie Cup". 1 Limburg (in Dutch). 28 February 2020. Retrieved 24 February 2022.
6. "Drie speelsters verlengen contract bij PSV". Eindhovens Dagblad (in Dutch). 22 April 2020. Retrieved 24 February 2022.
7. "Bizar: PSV'er appelleert voor hands en krijgt zélf een penalty tegen". Algemeen Dagblad (in Dutch). 5 June 2021. Retrieved 24 February 2022.
8. "Opmerkelijk penaltymoment houdt PSV vrouwen niet van de beker af". Voetbal International (in Dutch). 5 June 2021. Retrieved 24 February 2022.
9. "PSV verovert eerste prijs in clubhistorie bij de vrouwen". Eindhovens Dagblad (in Dutch). 5 June 2021. Retrieved 24 February 2022.
10. "PSV-linksback Janou Levels: 'Het belangrijkste is dat wij aan het einde van de streep prijzen binnenhalen'". Eindhovens Dagblad (in Dutch). 18 April 2021. Retrieved 24 February 2022.
11. "Bayer Leverkusen betaalt PSV transfersom voor overname Janou Levels". Eindhovens Dagblad (in Dutch). 21 June 2023. Retrieved 2 July 2023.
12. "Levels is Oranje Leeuwin: 'Nooit gedacht, wel gedroomd'". 1 Limburg (in Dutch). 18 October 2021. Retrieved 24 February 2022.
13. "Oranje Leeuwinnen spelen bij debuut Hertense Janou Levels bloedeloos gelijk tegen Japan". De Limburger (in Dutch). 29 November 2021. Retrieved 24 February 2022.
14. "Janou Levels alsnog opgeroepen voor Oranje Leeuwinnen". 1 Limburg (in Dutch). 14 February 2022. Retrieved 24 February 2022.
15. "Janou Levels enorm gemotiveerd bij PSV: 'Ik wil die titel pakken en belangrijk zijn voor het team'" . De Limburger (in Dutch). 16 April 2021. Retrieved 24 February 2022.

External links

• Janou Levels at Soccerway