Kelly Zeeman

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Kelly Zeeman
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Zeeman with Ajax in 2016
Personal information
Date of birth (1993-11-19) 19 November 1993 (age 30)
Place of birth Amsterdam, Netherlands
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Defensive midfielder, centre-back
Youth career
SV Marken
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2012–2013 Telstar 21 (2)
2013–2022 Ajax 119 (19)
2021 → SC Heerenveen (loan) 10 (0)
International career‡
2009 Netherlands U16 3 (1)
2009–2010 Netherlands U17 8 (2)
2011 Netherlands U19 2 (0)
2013–2018 Netherlands 24 (0)
Medal record
Women's football
Representing the Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
UEFA Women's Championship
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2017 Netherlands
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 December 2021
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 2 March 2018

Kelly Zeeman (born 19 November 1993) is a Dutch professional footballer. She played as a defensive midfielder or centre-back for Eredivisie club Ajax and the Netherlands national team. [1]

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Club career

Zeeman played for Telstar in the BeNe League in the 2012–13 season. [2] In June 2013, she moved to Ajax along with Claudia van den Heiligenberg. [2]

In January 2021, Zeeman joined SC Heerenveen on a loan deal until 30 June 2021. This made her the first Dutch player to be loaned out in Eredivisie. [3]

International career

Zeeman earned her first cap for the national team on 9 February 2013, in a 3–2 friendly win against Belgium. [4]

In June 2017, she was called up by head coach Sarina Wiegman to be part of the Netherlands squad for the UEFA Women's Euro 2017 on home soil. [5] Zeeman made two substitute appearances during the tournament, which the Dutch won to claim their first Women's Euro trophy. [4]

After the tournament, the whole team was honoured by the Prime Minister Mark Rutte and Minister of Sport Edith Schippers and made Knights of the Order of Orange-Nassau. [6]

Career statistics

International

As of match played 2 March 2018 [4]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Netherlands 201340
201670
2017100
201830
Total240

Honours

Ajax

Netherlands

Individual

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References

  1. 1 2 Kelly Zeeman at Soccerway
  2. 1 2 "Internationals Heiligenberg en Zeeman naar Ajax" (in Dutch). Vrouwenvoetbalnieuws. 3 June 2013. Retrieved 6 July 2017.[ permanent dead link ]
  3. ↑ "Kelly Zeeman op huurbasis naar sc Heerenveen". 21 January 2021. Retrieved 6 May 2022.
  4. 1 2 3 "Kelly Zeeman" (in Dutch). OnsOranje. Retrieved 6 July 2017.
  5. ↑ "Wiegman kiest Oranjeselectie voor WEURO 2017" (in Dutch). OnsOranje. 14 June 2017. Retrieved 6 July 2017.
  6. ↑ "Voetbalsters Oranje geridderd in Den Haag (in Dutch)". NOS.nl. 25 October 2017.
  7. ↑ "Finale Algarve Cup tussen Oranjevrouwen en Zweden afgelast". NU.nl (in Dutch). 7 March 2018. Retrieved 5 April 2023.


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