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Full name | Jill Jamie Roord [1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | 22 April 1997 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Oldenzaal, Netherlands | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Manchester City | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Number | 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 11 | (6) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 98 | (26) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 08:49, 12 February 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 5 December 2023 |
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.
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]
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]
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]
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]
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 ]
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]
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.
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]
She made her debut for the senior team on 7 February 2015 during a match against Thailand. [23] In May 2015, she was named to the 23-player roster called to represent Netherlands at the 2015 FIFA World Cup. [24] [25] In June 2017, she was in the 23-player squad that won the UEFA Euro 2017, a historical first for the Netherlands. [26] 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. [27]
2019–2023
In 2019, Roord was called to represent the Netherlands in the 2019 World Cup in France. [28] 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. [29] [2] [30] 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. [31] Roord subbed in during the 87th minute of the team's quarterfinal win against Italy [32] and advanced to the semifinals – a first in the Netherlands team's history. [33] 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. [34] Roord subbed in during the 66th minute of the Final after the United States took a 2–0 lead and eventual win. [35]
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. [36] Roord scored in the Netherlands' second match against the USA. [37]
Club | Season | League | National Cup [lower-alpha 1] | League Cup [lower-alpha 2] | Continental [lower-alpha 3] | Total | ||||||
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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 | BeNe League | 27 | 13 | ? | 0 | – | 5 | 4 | 33 | 17 | ||
2014–15 | BeNe League | 24 | 13 | 4 | 2 | – | 2 | 0 | 30 | 15 | ||
2015–16 | Eredivisie | 24 | 20 | 2 | 1 | – | 7 | 8 | 33 | 29 | ||
2016–17 | Eredivisie | 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 | Frauen-Bundesliga | 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 | Women's Super League | 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 | Frauen-Bundesliga | 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 | |
Career Total | 225 | 101 | 28 | 27 | 14 | 2 | 54 | 27 | 321 | 157 |
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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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 | 12 | 6 | |
Total | 96 | 26 |
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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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 |
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*During the BeNe League period (2012 to 2015), the highest placed Netherlands team is considered as national champion by the Royal Dutch Football Association. [40]
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