Linda Bakker

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Linda Bakker
Personal information
Date of birth (1993-02-13) 13 February 1993 (age 31)
Place of birth Rustenburg, Netherlands
Height 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
sc Dynamo
SVW '27
VV Reiger Boys
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2011 Loyola Marymount Lions 20 (2)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2009–2010 VV Reiger Boys
2010–2011 AZ Alkmaar 18 (2)
2012–2014 Ajax 44 (5)
2014–2017 SC Telstar 70 (24)
2017–2021 Ajax 72 (10)
2021–2023 Valencia 23 (1)
International career‡
2010 Netherlands U17 6 (1)
2010–2011 Netherlands U19 13 (5)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:24, 14 May 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 14:29, 11 December 2021 (UTC)

Linda Bakker (born 13 February 1993) is a Dutch professional footballer who last played as midfielder for Valencia CF.

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Club career

AZ Alkmaar

She joined AZ Alkmaar of the Eredivisie for 2010–11 season. [1] Bakker made her league debut against PEC Zwolle on 2 September 2010. [2] She made her league debut against Willem II on 4 November 2010, scoring in the 90th minute. [3]

Loyola Marymount Lions

In 2011 she spent time at Loyola Marymount University and played college soccer for the "Lions". She started all 20 of the team's matches in her freshman season and scored two goals. [4]

First spell at Ajax

Bakker made her league debut against Heerenveen on 24 August 2012. [5] She scored her first league goal against Utrecht on 31 August 2012, scoring in the 29th minute. [6]

SC Telstar

Bakker made her league debut against Club Brugge on 29 August 2014. [7] She scored her first league goal against PSV on 2 September 2014, scoring in the 6th minute. [8]

Second spell at Ajax

During her second spell at Ajax, Bakker made her league debut against Achilles '29 on 3 September 2017. [9] She scored her first league goal against Alkmaar on 27 October 2017, scoring in the 63rd minute. [10]

Valencia

She transferred to Valencia CF in July 2021. [11] Bakker made her league debut against FC Barcelona on 25 September 2021. [12] She scored her first league goal against Real Betis on 2 November 2022, scoring in the 10th minute. [13]

International career

At youth level Bakker played six times for the Netherlands women's national under-17 football team, scoring one goal [14] and 13 times for the Netherlands women's national under-19 football team, scoring five goals. [15]

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References

  1. ↑ "10. Linda Bakker" (in Dutch). Vrouwenvoetbal Nederland. Retrieved 11 December 2021.
  2. ↑ "PEC Zwolle vs AZ - 2 September 2010". int.soccerway.com.
  3. ↑ "AZ vs Willem II - 4 November 2010". int.soccerway.com.
  4. ↑ "10 Linda Bakker". Loyola Marymount University . Retrieved 11 December 2021.
  5. ↑ "Ajax vs Heerenveen - 24 August 2012". int.soccerway.com.
  6. ↑ "Utrecht vs Ajax - 31 August 2012". int.soccerway.com.
  7. ↑ "Club Brugge vs Alkmaar - 29 August 2014". int.soccerway.com.
  8. ↑ "Alkmaar vs PSV - 2 September 2014". int.soccerway.com.
  9. ↑ "Ajax vs Achilles '29 - 3 September 2017". int.soccerway.com.
  10. ↑ "Alkmaar vs Ajax - 27 October 2017". int.soccerway.com.
  11. ↑ Torres, David (14 July 2021). "Bakker, el primer fichaje para el Valencia" (in Spanish). El Desmarque. Retrieved 11 December 2021.
  12. ↑ "Barcelona vs Valencia - 25 September 2021". int.soccerway.com.
  13. ↑ "Valencia vs Real Betis - 2 November 2022". int.soccerway.com.
  14. ↑ "Linda Bakker". Ons Oranje (in Dutch). Royal Dutch Football Association . Retrieved 11 December 2021.
  15. ↑ "Linda Bakker". Ons Oranje (in Dutch). Royal Dutch Football Association . Retrieved 11 December 2021.
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