Kayleigh van Dooren

In this Dutch name, the surname is van Dooren, not Dooren.

Kayleigh van Dooren

Personal information
Full name	Kayleigh Marit Ellen van Dooren
Date of birth	(1999-07-31) 31 July 1999 (age 26)
Place of birth	Veldhoven, Netherlands
Height	1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	AC Milan
Number	10
Youth career
2004–2014	RKVVO
2014–2018	CTO Eindhoven
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2018–2021	PSV	50	(16)
2021–2025	Twente	57	(25)
2025–	AC Milan	0	(0)
International career‡
2014	Netherlands U15	2	(0)
2015	Netherlands U16	7	(0)
2015–2016	Netherlands U17	8	(3)
2016–2018	Netherlands U19	15	(3)
2019–2021	Netherlands U23	12	(1)
2022–	Netherlands	4	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 31 July 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 31 July 2025

Kayleigh Marit Ellen van Dooren (born 31 July 1999) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Serie A club AC Milan and the Netherlands national team. ^[1]

Club career

Youth

Van Dooren started her career with her hometown club RKVVO in 2004. She joined CTO Eindhoven in 2014. ^[2]

PSV

In May 2018, Van Dooren signed a two-year contract with Eredivisie club PSV. ^[3] She made her league debut on 7 September 2018 in a 1–0 defeat against Twente. ^[4] She scored her first league goal on 14 September 2018 in a 5–0 win against VV Alkmaar. ^[5] After a successful season in which she scored eight goals from 22 league matches, she extended her contract with the club until the end of the 2020–21 season. ^[6] She scored a hat-trick against Excelsior on 27 September 2019. ^[7] She scored a further hat-trick against Excelsior on 1 November 2020. ^[8]

Twente

Van Dooren joined Twente in June 2021 on a two-year deal. ^[9] On 27 August 2021, she scored on her league debut against Alkmaar in a 8–0 win. ^[10] She scored a hat-trick against Heerenveen on 16 October 2022. ^[11] She tore her anterior cruciate ligament in a November 2022 match against Excelsior. On 31 May 2023, she signed a two-year contract extension with the club. After being out injured for 15 months, she returned to the pitch in February 2024. ^{[12] [13] [14] [15]} On 31 August 2024, she scored a hat trick, helping Twente win their third consecutive Dutch Women's Super Cup  [ nl ] in a 6–1 win against Ajax. ^[16]

During the 2024–25 UEFA Women's Champions League, van Dooren scored nine goals in the qualifying rounds and group stage matches. Despite her team's elimination in the group stage, she finished the campaign as the second top scorer, behind Clàudia Pina. ^[17] In March 2025, it was confirmed that she would leave Twente in June 2025 upon the expiry of her contract. ^[18] She scored 20 goals in her final season with the club across all competitions, helping Twente to become the first women's side in the Netherlands to achieve a domestic treble of league, national cup, and super cup. ^[19]

AC Milan

On 31 July 2025, Van Dooren joined Italian club AC Milan on a two-year contract until June 2027. ^[20]

International career

Van Dooren has represented Netherlands at various youth levels. ^[21] In February 2022, she received her first call-up to the Netherlands national team for the 2022 Tournoi de France. ^[22] She made her debut on 19 February in a 3–0 win against Finland. ^[23]

Personal life

Van Dooren completed her master's degree in Business Administration from the University of Twente. ^[24] She is of Indonesian descent through her grandmother. ^[25]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 24 August 2025 ^[1]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup [a]		League cup [b]		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
PSV	2018–19	Eredivisie	22	8	1	0	—		—		—		23	8
	2019–20	Eredivisie	11	3	1	2	6	2	—		—		18	7
	2020–21	Eredivisie	17	5	3	0	5	3	2 [c]	0	—		27	8
	Total		50	16	5	2	11	5	2	0	0	0	68	23
Twente	2021–22	Eredivisie	24	13	2	1	2	0	3 [c]	0	—		31	14
	2022–23	Eredivisie	7	6	0	0	0	0	2 [c]	1	1 [d]	0	10	7
	2023–24	Eredivisie	5	0	2	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	9	1
	2024–25	Eredivisie	21	6	4	2	1	0	10 [c]	9	1 [d]	3	37	20
	Total		57	25	8	3	5	1	15	10	2	3	87	42
AC Milan	2025–26	Serie A	0	0	0	0	1	0	—		—		1	0
Career total			107	41	13	5	17	6	17	10	2	3	156	65

1. Includes KNVB Women's Cup, Coppa Italia
2. Includes Eredivisie Cup, Serie A Women's Cup
3. Appearances in UEFA Women's Champions League
4. Appearance in Dutch Women's Super Cup

International

As of match played 11 November 2022 ^[1]

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Netherlands	2022	4	0
	2024	0	0
Total		4	0

Honours

PSV

• KNVB Women's Cup: 2020–21

Twente

• Eredivisie: 2021–22, ^[26] 2023–24, ^[27] 2024–25 ^[19]
• KNVB Women's Cup: 2022–23, ^[28] 2024–25 ^[29]
• Eredivisie Cup  [ nl ]: 2021–22, ^[30] 2022–23, ^[31] 2023–24 ^[32]
• Dutch Women's Super Cup  [ nl ]: 2022, ^[33] 2023, 2024 ^[34]

References

1. Kayleigh van Dooren at Soccerway
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External links

• Kayleigh van Dooren at WorldFootball.net
• Senior national team profile at Onsoranje.nl (in Dutch)
• Under-23 national team profile at Onsoranje.nl (in Dutch)
• Under-19 national team profile at Onsoranje.nl (in Dutch)
• Under-17 national team profile at Onsoranje.nl (in Dutch)
• Under-16 national team profile at Onsoranje.nl (in Dutch)
• Under-15 national team profile at Onsoranje.nl (in Dutch)