Liz Rijsbergen

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Liz Rijsbergen
Personal information
Full name Liz Rijsbergen [1]
Date of birth (2002-02-14) 14 February 2002 (age 22) [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*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2020–2023 ADO Den Haag 63 (23)
2023– Twente 20 (10)
International career‡
2022 Netherlands U20 10 (2)
2021– Netherlands U23 18 (4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12:28, 12 June 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 8 April 2024

Liz Rijsbergen (born 14 February 2002) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a forward for Eredivisie club Twente. [2] [3]

Contents

Club career

ADO Den Haag

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 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  [ nl ], losing out to Fenna Kalma. [8] [9]

Twente

On 17 May 2023, Rijsbergen joined Twente on a two-year deal lasting until June 2025. [10] She scored on her league debut against Telstar on 16 September 2023, scoring in the 13th and 32nd minute. [11] She led the team in scoring with 10 goals in Eredivisie games, which tied for sixth-most in the league. [12] However, she suffered a serious knee injury during an April match against FC Utrecht, [13] which kept her off the pitch for the remainder of the season [14] and the beginning of the 2024–25 season.

International career

Rijsbergen played on the Netherlands U-20 and U-23 teams. [15] [16] 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. [17]

Honours

Twente

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References

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  3. ↑ ten Berge, Hein (23 April 2021). "Liz Rijsbergen uit Voorschoten maakt bliksemsnel carrière bij ADO Den Haag: 'Of er extra op mij wordt gelet? Geen idee. Maar van mij mogen ze naar mij kijken hoor'" . Leidsche Dagblad (in Dutch). Retrieved 9 May 2023.
  4. ↑ "PEC Zwolle vs ADO Den Haag - 6 September 2020". int.soccerway.com.
  5. ↑ "ADO DEN HAAG VROUWEN CONTRACTEERT LIZ RIJSBERGEN". adodenhaag.nl (in Dutch).
  6. ↑ "Excelsior vs ADO Den Haag - 12 December 2020". int.soccerway.com.
  7. ↑ Gelink, Roeland (7 December 2021). "OUDE' LIZ RIJSBERGEN WIL BELANGRIJK ZIJN VOOR ADO DEN HAAG VROUWEN". Vlietnieuws.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 9 May 2023.
  8. ↑ "NOMINATIE VOOR EX-ADO DEN HAAG-SPEELSTER LIZ RIJSBERGEN". haaglandenvoetbal.nl (in Dutch).
  9. ↑ "Orkun Kökcü, Fenna Kalma, Xavi Simons and Esmee Brugts are the big winners of the Eredivisie Awards". Eredivisie. 4 September 2023. Retrieved 27 September 2024.
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  11. ↑ "Telstar vs Twente - 16 September 2023". int.soccerway.com.
  12. ↑ "Players - Eredivisie Women - Netherlands - Results, fixtures, tables and news - Women Soccerway". int.women.soccerway.com. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
  13. ↑ "Twente-speelster Rijsbergen loopt zware knieblessure op: 'Ben er kapot van'" [Twente player Rijsbergen suffers serious knee injury: 'I'm devastated']. nos.nl (in Dutch). 24 April 2024. Retrieved 27 September 2024.
  14. ↑ "FC Twente-speelster Rijsbergen uitgeschakeld door zware knieblessure" [FC Twente player Rijsbergen out due to serious knee injury]. ESPN.nl (in Dutch). 24 April 2024. Retrieved 27 September 2024.
  15. ↑ "Liz Rijsbergen Jeugd vrouwen onder 20". OnsOranje.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 27 September 2024.
  16. ↑ "Liz Rijsbergen Jong Oranje vrouwen". OnsOranje.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 27 September 2024.
  17. ↑ Droppert, Klaas-Jan (6 September 2022). "Liz Rijsbergen over diefstal en hoge boetes bij WK in Costa Rica: 'Gelukkig hebben we krokodillen gezien'" [Liz Rijsbergen on theft and high fines at the World Cup in Costa Rica: 'Luckily we saw crocodiles']. Algemeen Dagblad (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 27 September 2024. Retrieved 9 May 2023.
  18. ↑ "FC Twente Vrouwen benut derde kans wél en grijpt op slotdag negende landstitel" (in Dutch). 11 May 2024. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
  19. ↑ "FC Twente Vrouwen sleept Eredivisie Cup in blessuretijd binnen". 24 May 2024. Retrieved 24 May 2024.
  20. ↑ "FC Twente Vrouwen maakt gehakt van Ajax Vrouwen en wint Super Cup" (in Dutch). 2 September 2023. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
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