Jeslynn Kuijpers

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Jeslynn Kuijpers
Personal information
Full name Jeslynn Petronella Kuijpers
Date of birth (1995-06-23) 23 June 1995 (age 29)
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*
YearsTeamApps(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
Women's football
Representing Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship
Winner 2014 Norway
*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]

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Club career

Willem II

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]

VVV-Venlo

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]

PSV

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]

OH Leuven

On 5 June 2023, Kuijpers was announced at OH Leuven. [17]

International career

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]

Career statistics

International

As of match played 20 January 2017 [21]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Netherlands 201640
201710
Total50

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