| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Liz Rijsbergen [1] | ||
| Date of birth | 14 February 2002 [2] | ||
| Place of birth | Leiderdorp, Netherlands | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Twente | ||
| Number | 14 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Voorschoten '97 | |||
| ADO Den Haag | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020–2023 | ADO Den Haag | 63 | (23) |
| 2023– | Twente | 23 | (12) |
| International career | |||
| 2022 | Netherlands U20 | 10 | (2) |
| 2021–2024 | Netherlands U23 | 18 | (4) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17 May 2025 | |||
Liz Rijsbergen (born 14 February 2002) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a forward for Eredivisie club Twente. [2] [3] She has represented the Netherlands internationally, playing and scoring in the 2022 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup.
Rijsbergen made her Eredivisie debut against PEC Zwolle on 6 September 2020. [4] On 26 November 2020, she signed a three-year contract extension. [5] Rijsbergen scored her first league goal against Excelsior Rotterdam on 11 December 2020, scoring in the 54th minute. [6] During her first season at ADO Den Haag, Rijsbergen played as both a right- and left-winger and had 5 goals and 6 assists. [7]
Her final season in Den Haag, 2022–23, was her most productive, as she led the team with 11 goals, which was fifth-most in the league. Rijsbergen was one of the nominees for Player of the Year award , [8] losing out to Fenna Kalma. [9]
On 17 May 2023, Rijsbergen joined Twente on a two-year deal lasting until June 2025. [10] on 2 September 2023, Rijsbergen scored on her Twente debut in the Supercup against Ajax after just 39 seconds in a 5–2 win to claim the trophy. [11] She scored twice on her league debut against Telstar on 16 September 2023, getting on the scoresheet in the 13th and 32nd minute. [12] She led the team in scoring with 10 goals in Eredivisie games, which tied for sixth-most in the league. [13] However, she suffered a serious knee injury during an April 2024 match against FC Utrecht, [14] which kept her off the pitch for the remainder of the season [15] and the beginning of the 2024–25 season. After missing almost a year of football, Rijsbergen made her comeback in April 2025, playing the second half of a 5–1 KNVB Women's Cup win against Saestum. [16]
Rijsbergen played on the Netherlands U-20 and U-23 teams. [17] [18] She scored two goals against Ghana during the 2022 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup for the Netherlands, which placed fourth in the overall tournament. [19]
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