Jill Roord

Jill Roord

Roord with Bayern Munich in 2018
Personal information
Full name	Jill Jamie Roord [1]
Date of birth	(1997-04-22) 22 April 1997 (age 27)
Place of birth	Oldenzaal, Netherlands
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Manchester City
Number	10
Youth career
2008–2013	Twente
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2013–2017	Twente	105	(57)
2017–2019	Bayern Munich	36	(13)
2019–2021	Arsenal	33	(9)
2021–2023	VfL Wolfsburg	40	(16)
2023–	Manchester City	20	(9)
International career‡
2011–2012	Netherlands U15	8	(4)
2011–2012	Netherlands U16	8	(1)
2011–2013	Netherlands U17	16	(13)
2013–2016	Netherlands U19	28	(25)
2015–	Netherlands	102	(29)
Medal record Women's football Representing the   Netherlands FIFA Women's World Cup Runner-up 2019 France UEFA Women's Championship Winner 2017 Netherlands
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 00:20, 16 December 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 3 December 2024

Jill Jamie Roord (born 22 April 1997) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Women's Super League club Manchester City and the Netherlands national team. She previously played for Arsenal in the English Women's Super League, Bayern Munich and VfL Wolfsburg in the German Frauen-Bundesliga and won multiple Dutch national titles with FC Twente in the top Dutch league. During the 2015–16 Eredivisie season, she was the top scorer in the league.

In 2017, Roord represented the Netherlands in their victorious UEFA Women's Euro 2017 campaign and competed at the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup in France two years later at the age of 22.

Early life

Born and raised in Oldenzaal, a city in the eastern province of Overijssel, Jill is the daughter of former Dutch footballer René Roord. Her mother played basketball. ^[2] As a young child, Roord was always playing football outside with boys, her friends and brothers before and after school. ^[2] She joined a club for the first time at age five. ^[2] Her idol was Ronaldinho. ^[2]

Club career

FC Twente

Roord started her career in 2008 at the under-13 team of FC Twente and quickly progressed through the youth teams. At the age of 16 she made her debut in the first team. She helped the team to win the BeNe League (Belgian and Dutch leagues combined in a single League played between 2012 and 2015) twice, the Eredivisie (Dutch League) once and the KNVB Women's Cup (Dutch Cup) once. ^[3] Also with the club she made her debut at the UEFA Champions League in 2013. ^[4] On 1 April 2017, she played her 100th match for the club. ^[3]

Bayern Munich

Roord playing for Bayern Munich, 2017

Ahead of the 2017–18 season, Roord signed a two-year contract with Bayern Munich to play in Germany's top league, Bundesliga. ^{[5] [6]} On 2 September 2017, she made her debut for the club in a 3–0 win over SGS Essen. ^[7] On 15 October 2017, she scored her first goal in a 2–0 home victory against SC Sand. ^[7] During her first season with the club, Roord scored six goals in the 17 games in which she played. ^[7] Bayern Munich finished in second place during the regular season with a 17–3–2 record. ^[8] Her six goals tied with two other players as the third top goal scorers on the team. ^[7]

On 4 October 2017, Roord made her first UEFA Champions League appearance for the club in a 1–0 away loss to Chelsea. ^[9]

During the 2018–19 season, Roord scored 7 goals in 19 appearances for Bayern Munich. Early in the season, head coach Thomas Wörle was quoted, "You can already say that Jill is one of the greatest talents in Europe. In the past six months, she has been extremely tough, scoring and preparing a lot of goals." ^[10] Bayern Munich finished in second place with a 17–1–4 record. ^[7] On 5 May 2019, Roord announced she would be leaving Bayern München at the end of the season. Nine days later, her signing with Arsenal was announced. ^[11]

Arsenal

Roord playing for Arsenal, February 2020

Roord signed with Arsenal on 14 May 2019. ^[12] During a friendly match against Tottenham Hotspur, she scored a hat-trick lifting Arsenal to a 6–0 win. ^{[13] [14]} Roord scored two goals in the fourteen games in which she played during the 2019–20 FA WSL season. ^[7] Arsenal finished in third place during the regular season with a 12–3–0 record ^[15] and were runners-up for the league cup after being defeated by Chelsea 2–1 during the final. ^[16]

During the 2020–21 FA WSL season, Roord scored two consecutive hat-tricks in the team's season-opening matches again Reading and West Ham United. ^[17] She was named Player of the Month for September by the league ^[18] and the first women's footballer ever to be named in the DAZN European Team of the Week. ^[18] She sat out some games due to a knee injury she endured during an international match against Russia. ^[18]

VfL Wolfsburg

On 10 May 2021, It was announced that Roord would be joining Bundesliga side VfL Wolfsburg in the summer from Arsenal for an undisclosed fee, Roord signed a contract with Wolfsburg until 2024. ^[19] On 12 September Roord scored her first goal for VfL Wolfsburg in a league match against SC Sand a game they would win 4-0.^{[ citation needed ]}

Manchester City

On 6 July 2023, it was announced that Roord had signed for English WSL club Manchester City on a three-year deal. ^[20] Her transfer fee was reported to be in excess of £300,000, making her the most expensive signing in the club's history. ^[21] On 24 January 2024, Roord suffered an anterior cruciate ligament injury during a 2–1 FA Women's League Cup win against Manchester United. ^[22]

She returned from injury on September 29, 2024 for the 1–0 victory against Brighton. ^[23] She scored her first goal since returning on October 20, scoring the game winner in the 70th minute of a 2–1 victory against Aston Villa. ^[24] She scored again in both of the following games, stating, "Physically, I feel stronger and fitter than I have ever been." ^[25]

International career

Roord and Sisca Folkertsma training with the senior national team, 2018

To score the winning goal in my first World Cup game was amazing. It was the best moment [of my career] so far. After the game, I went to my family and my mum was crying. It was a really beautiful moment.

Jill Roord, FIFA ^[2]

Youth

Roord has represented the Netherlands in every youth national teams including the under-19, under-17, under-16, and under-15 squads. Roord competed at and won the UEFA Under-19 Championship in 2014. ^[4]

Senior

She made her debut for the senior team on 7 February 2015 during a match against Thailand. ^[26] In May 2015, she was named to the 23-player roster called to represent Netherlands at the 2015 FIFA World Cup. ^{[27] [28]} In June 2017, she was in the 23-player squad that won the UEFA Euro 2017, a historical first for the Netherlands. ^[29] After the tournament ended, Roord and her teammates were honoured by the Prime Minister and the Minister of Sport and made Knights of the Order of Orange-Nassau. ^[30]

2019–2024

In 2019, Roord was called to represent the Netherlands in the 2019 World Cup in France. ^[31] She scored the Netherlands' game-winning goal during the team's first match of the tournament against New Zealand, marking the first Netherlands goal at the tournament. Her 92nd-minute goal after being subbed cemented the foundation for the Netherlands' group E lead. ^{[32] [2] [33]} During the team's second group stage match against Cameroon, Roord was subbed in the 71st minute during the Netherlands' 3–1 win. After the Dutch defeated Canada 2–1 and finished at the top of Group E, they advanced to the knockout stage where they defeated 2011 champions, Japan 2–1, with Roord subbing in the 87th minute. ^[34] Roord subbed in during the 87th minute of the team's quarterfinal win against Italy ^[35] and advanced to the semifinals – a first in the Netherlands team's history. ^[36] During the semi-final match against Sweden, Roord played in the defender position in front of 48,452 spectators in Lyon. The defense kept a clean sheet and the Netherlands won 1–0 advancing to the final against 2015 champions, the United States. ^[37] Roord subbed in during the 66th minute of the Final after the United States took a 2–0 lead and eventual win. ^[38]

Roord was named to the squad for UEFA Women's Euro 2022 qualifying matches (2021 was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic). During a match against Estonia on 30 August 2019, she scored the Netherlands' second goal of the team's 7–0 win. Roord scored the Netherlands' game-winning goal in the 1–0 win against Russia on 18 September further cementing the team's place at the Euro 2022.

On 31 May 2023, she was named as part of the Netherlands provisional squad for the 2023 World Cup. ^[39] Roord scored in the Netherlands' second match against the USA. ^[40]

Roord scored twice in the Netherland's blowout 15–0 win over Indonesia on 25 October 2024. ^[41] In her next game, she recorded her 100th cap in a 2–1 friendly victory over Denmark on 29 October 2024. ^[42]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 15 December 2024 ^[43]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National Cup [a]		League Cup [b]		Continental [c]		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
FC Twente	2012–13	BeNe League	5	2	?	0	—		0	0	5	2
	2013–14		27	13	?	0	—		5	4	33	17
	2014–15		24	13	4	2	—		2	0	30	15
	2015–16	Eredivisie	24	20	2	1	—		7	8	33	29
	2016–17		25	9	2	3	—		7	2	34	14
	Total		105	57	8	6	—		21	14	134	77
Bayern Munich	2017–18	Frauen-Bundesliga	17	6	5	6	—		1	0	23	12
	2018–19		19	7	2	2	—		6	4	27	13
	Total		36	13	7	8	—		7	4	50	25
Arsenal	2019–20	Women's Super League	14	2	2	0	8	2	5	1	29	5
	2020–21		19	7	2	4	2	0	—		23	11
	Total		33	9	4	4	10	2	5	1	52	16
VfL Wolfsburg	2021–22	Frauen-Bundesliga	22	10	4	4	—		12	6	38	20
	2022–23		18	6	4	3	—		9	2	31	11
	Total		40	16	8	7	—		21	8	69	31
Manchester City	2023–24	Women's Super League	11	6	1	2	4	0	—		16	8
	2024–25		9	3	0	0	0	0	3	0	12	3
	Total		20	9	1	2	4	0	3	0	28	11
Career Total			234	104	28	27	14	2	57	27	333	160

1. Includes KNVB Women's Cup, DFB-Pokal Frauen, Women's FA Cup
2. Includes FA Women's League Cup
3. Includes UEFA Women's Champions League

International

As of match played 3 December 2024 ^[44]

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Netherlands	2015	6	1
	2016	3	0
	2017	13	2
	2018	12	0
	2019	20	2
	2020	4	3
	2021	15	7
	2022	11	5
	2023	14	6
	2024	4	3
Total		102	29

Scores and results list the Netherlands' goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Roord goal.

List of international goals scored by Jill Roord ^[26]

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	20 May 2015	Sparta Stadion, Rotterdam, Netherlands	Estonia	1–0	7–0	Friendly
2	20 January 2017	Pinatar Arena, San Pedro del Pinatar, Spain	Romania	2–1	7–1
3				3–1
4	11 June 2019	Stade Océane, Le Havre, France	New Zealand	1–0	1–0	2019 FIFA Women's World Cup
5	30 August 2019	A. Le Coq Arena, Tallinn, Estonia	Estonia	2–0	7–0	UEFA Women's Euro 2022 qualifying
6	18 September 2020	Sapsan Arena, Moscow, Russia	Russia	1–0	1–0
7	1 December 2020	Rat Verlegh Stadion, Breda, Netherlands	Kosovo	2–0	6–0
8				5–0
9	18 February 2021	Stade Roi Baudouin, Belgium	Belgium	2–0	6–1	Friendly
10	13 April 2021	De Goffert, Nijmegen, Netherlands	Australia	1–0	5–0
11	15 June 2021	Enschede stadion, Enschede, Netherlands	Norway	4–0	7–0
12	21 July 2021	Miyagi Stadium, Rifu, Japan	Zambia	8–1	10–3	2020 Olympic Games
13	22 October 2021	AEK Arena, Larnaca, Cyprus	Cyprus	3–0	8-0	2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
14				4–0
15				6–0
16	8 April 2022	Euroborg, Groningen, Netherlands	Cyprus	2–0	12–0
17				3–0
18				8–0
19	28 June 2022	De Grolsch Veste, Enschede, Netherlands	Belarus	1–0	3–0
20	9 July 2022	Bramall Lane, Sheffield, England	Sweden	1–1	1–1	UEFA Euro 2022
21	11 April 2023	Sparta Stadion Het Kasteel, Rotterdam, Netherlands	Poland	2–1	4–1	Friendly
22	27 July 2023	Wellington Regional Stadium, Wellington, New Zealand	United States	1–0	1–1	2023 FIFA Women's World Cup
23	1 August 2023	Forsyth Barr Stadium, Dunedin, New Zealand	Vietnam	4–0	7–0
24				7–0
25	6 August 2023	Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney, Australia	South Africa	1–0	2–0
26	22 September 2023	Den Dreef, Leuven, Belgium	Belgium	1–0	1–2	2023–24 UEFA Women's Nations League
27	25 October 2024	De Vijverberg, Doetinchem, Netherlands	Indonesia	2–0	15–0	Friendly
28				7–0
29	29 November 2024	Sparta Stadion Het Kasteel, Rotterdam, Netherlands	China	2–1	4–1

Honours

FC Twente

• BeNe League: 2012–13, 2013–14
• Eredivisie: 2012–13*, 2013–14*, 2014–15*, 2015–16
• Eredivisie topscorer: 2015–16 ^[3]
• KNVB Women's Cup: 2014–15

*During the BeNe League period (2012 to 2015), the highest placed Netherlands team is considered as national champion by the Royal Dutch Football Association. ^[45]

Arsenal

• FA Women's League Cup runners-up: 2020 ^[46]

VfL Wolfsburg

• Frauen-Bundesliga: 2021-22

• DFB-Pokal Frauen: 2021-22, 2022-23
• UEFA Women's Champions League runners-up: 2022-23

Netherlands U19

• UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship: 2014

Netherlands

• UEFA Women's Euro: 2017
• Algarve Cup: 2018 ^[47]
• FIFA Women's World Cup: 2019 runners-up ^[48]

Individual

• WSL Player of the Month: September 2020 ^[18]
• DAZN European Team of the Week ^[49]

Orders

• Knight of the Order of Orange-Nassau: 2017

See also

• List of FA WSL hat-tricks
• List of association football families
• List of foreign FA Women's Super League players

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Further reading

• Grainey, Timothy (2012), Beyond Bend It Like Beckham: The Global Phenomenon of Women's Soccer, University of Nebraska Press, ISBN   0803240368
• Postma, Annemarie (2017), De Oranje leeuwinnen: het Nederlands vrouweneftal, Ambo/Anthos B.V., ISBN   9789026337727
• Stay, Shane (2019), The Women's World Cup 2019 Book: Everything You Need to Know About the Soccer World Cup, Books on Demand, ISBN   1782551921
• Theivam, Keiran and Jeff Kassouf (2019), The Making of the Women's World Cup: Defining stories from a sport’s coming of age, Little, ISBN   1472143310
• Vissers, Willem (2019), Meisjesdromenvan: EK-debuut tot WK-finale in tien jaar, Overamstel Uitgevers, ISBN   9789048853489

External links

• Jill Roord – UEFA competition record ( archive )
• Jill Roord at onsoranje.nl (in Dutch)
• Jill Roord at arsenal.com
• Jill Roord at Onsoranje.nl (archived) (in Dutch)
• Profile at vrouwenvoetbalnederland.nl (in Dutch)
• Jill Roord at Soccerway
• Jill Roord at Eurosport
• Jill Roord at Soccerdonna
• Jill Roord at Olympedia ( archive )
• Jill Roord at Olympics.com
• Jill Roord at TeamNL ( archive ) (in Dutch)