Personal information | |||||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Full name | Jeslynn Petronella Kuijpers | ||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | 23 June 1995 | ||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Tilburg, Netherlands | ||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.58 m (5 ft 2 in) [1] | ||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Forward | ||||||||||||||||
Team information | |||||||||||||||||
Current team | OH Leuven | ||||||||||||||||
Number | 19 | ||||||||||||||||
Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
SC 't Zand | |||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
2011 | Willem II | 3 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2011–2012 | VVV-Venlo | 17 | (6) | ||||||||||||||
2012–2023 | PSV | 218 | (31) | ||||||||||||||
2023– | OH Leuven | 18 | (7) | ||||||||||||||
International career | |||||||||||||||||
2009–2010 | Netherlands U15 | 6 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
2010–2011 | Netherlands U16 | 8 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2010–2012 | Netherlands U17 | 10 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
2012–2014 | Netherlands U19 | 28 | (9) | ||||||||||||||
2016–2017 | Netherlands | 5 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
| |||||||||||||||||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 9 March 2024 |
Jeslynn Petronella Kuijpers (born 23 June 1995) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a forward for Belgian Women's Super League club OH Leuven. [2]
Kuijpers started her career with her hometown club SC 't Zand at the age of eight. [3] On 21 April 2011, she made her Eredivisie debut for Willem II, which had a partnership with SC 't Zand. [4]
She joined VVV-Venlo in June that year following the withdrawal of Willem II from women's football. [3] [5] Kuijpers made her league debut against Twente on 2 September 2011. [6] She scored her first league goal against Utrecht on 16 December 2011, scoring in the 28th minute. [7] Kuijpers scored a hattrick against PEC Zwolle on 11 May 2012. [8]
Kuijpers joined newly formed PSV in June 2012. [9] She made her league debut against ADO Den Haag on 24 August 2012. [10] Kuijpers scored her first league goals against PEC Zwolle on 30 November 2012, scoring a brace in the 38th and 40th minute. [11] On 29 June 2016, it was announced that she had signed a one-year deal. [12] Kuijpers scored a hattrick against PEC Zwolle on 23 December 2016. [13] On 14 March 2018, Kuijpers, along with Nadia Coolen and Sara Yuceil, extended their contracts. [14] On 13 September 2020, she became the first player to play 200 matches for the team. [15] On 18 March 2022, Kuijpers signed a new one year deal. [16]
On 5 June 2023, Kuijpers was announced at OH Leuven. [17]
Kuijpers has represented Netherlands at various youth levels. She was part of the Netherlands under-19 team which won 2014 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship. [18] Kuijpers was called up to the preliminary Dutch squad for the Olympics. [19] She made her senior team debut on 10 April 2016 in a 2–1 friendly defeat against Canada. [20]
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
---|---|---|---|
Netherlands | 2016 | 4 | 0 |
2017 | 1 | 0 | |
Total | 5 | 0 |
Mandy van den Berg-Carreras is a Dutch former footballer who played as a defender and for the Netherlands women's national team. She formerly played club football in the Eredivisie Vrouwen for ADO Den Haag, for Vittsjö GIK of the Swedish Damallsvenskan and for LSK Kvinner FK of the Norwegian Toppserien.
Angela Anna Christ is a Dutch former football goalkeeper who played for Eredivisie club PSV and for the Netherlands women's national football team.
Elisabeth Anne de Vries is a Dutch former midfielder. She has played for SC Heerenveen, FC Utrecht and PEC Zwolle.
Marije Brummel is a Dutch football coach and former defensive midfielder. She started playing top-level football at SC Klarenbeek, continuing with SV Saestum and Be Quick '28 in the old Hoofdklasse; and FC twente, Heerenveen, PSV and PEC Zwolle in the women Eredivisie and BeNe League. After that she moved abroad to play in Cyprus, England and Norway. She also played European football with Saestum and Apollon.
Vanity Tonja Caroll Lewerissa is a Dutch former football midfielder. She previously played in the Belgian 1st Division for Standard Liège, with whom she has also played in the Champions League and BeNe League. She played for three Dutch Eredivisie clubs, VVV-Venlo, PSV, and AFC Ajax.
Desiree van Lunteren is a Dutch footballer who plays as a right-back or a midfielder for AZ in the Eredivisie Vrouwen.
Eshly Bakker is a Dutch footballer who plays as midfielder or forward for Linköping FC in Sweden and the Netherlands national team.
Maran van Erp is a Dutch former footballer who played for PSV/FC Eindhoven in the BeNe League and for the Netherlands.
Myrthe Kemper-Moorrees is a Dutch football midfielder who plays for PSV.
Nadia Coolen is a Dutch football forward who plays for OH Leuven.
Lineth Enid Fabienne Beerensteyn is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a forward for Frauen-Bundesliga club VfL Wolfsburg and the Netherlands national team.
Ellen Jansen is a Dutch former professional footballer. She last played as a forward for Spanish Primera División club Valencia CF and the Netherlands women's national team. Jansen was seen as a talented player during her playing days.
Sippie Catharine "Sisca" Folkertsma is a Dutch footballer who plays as a forward for Dutch Vrouwen Eredivisie club Feyenoord and the Netherlands national team.
Marthe-Emilie Munsterman is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Eredivisie club Utrecht. She has been capped twice by the Netherlands national team.
Joëlle Smits is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a striker for Eredivisie club PSV.
Ashleigh Joëlle Elisabeth Weerden is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a left winger or left-back for Women's Super League club Crystal Palace.
Pleun Raaijmakers is a Dutch footballer who plays as a midfielder for ADO Den Haag in the Eredivisie.
Kayleigh Marit Ellen van Dooren is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Eredivisie club Twente and the Netherlands national team.
Chasity Shivonia Charissa Grant is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a right winger or right wing-back for Women's Super League club Aston Villa and the Netherlands national team.
Nikita Rudy Tromp is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a forward for Eredivisie club FC Utrecht.