Liza van der Most

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Liza van der Most
Liza van der Most, Tessel Middag 2014 (cropped).jpg
Liza van der Most (left) with Tessel Middag in 2014
Personal information
Full name Liza Estefany van der Most [1]
Date of birth (1993-10-08) 8 October 1993 (age 31)
Place of birth Bogotá, Colombia [2]
Height 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 Utrecht
Number 2
Youth career
0000–2008 VV Papendrecht
2008–2012 SteDoCo
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2011–2012 SteDoCo
2012–2023 Ajax 171 (2)
2023– Utrecht 12 (0)
International career‡
2014–2019 Netherlands 15 (0)
Medal record
Women's football
Representing the Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
FIFA Women's World Cup
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2019 France Team
UEFA Women's Championship
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2017 Netherlands Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:52, 17 June 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 8 March 2018

Liza Estefany van der Most (born 8 October 1993) is a Dutch footballer who plays as defender for Utrecht in the Eredivisie and the Netherlands women's national football team.

Contents

Club career

Ajax

As youth player, she played at VV Papendrecht before she joined the girl's academic of SteDoCo at the age of 11. In September 2008 she earned a spot in the KNVB Talent team. [3] In July 2012 she was transferred to Ajax. She made her professional debut on 24 August 2012 in the match against SC Heerenveen. [4] She scored her first league goal against Heerenveen on 3 February 2017, scoring in the 67th minute. [5] In March 2019, van der Most overtook Desiree van Lunteren's 166 game record by making her 167th appearance. [6] In February 2020, van der Most suffered an knee injury that kept her out for a year. [7] On 9 July 2021, it was announced that van der Most and Eshly Bakker had extended their contracts, with van der Most signing a contract until 2023. [8]

Van der Most left Ajax in May 2023, having played in Ajax's first official match and having made 216 appearances for the club. [9]

Utrecht

On May 23, 2023, van der Most was announced at Utrecht. [10] She made her league debut against Feyenoord on 10 September 2023. [11]

International career

She made her international debut on 20 August 2014 against Brazil. [12]

She was part of the Dutch team which won the UEFA Women's Euro 2017. [13] 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. [14]

Personal life

Van der Most was born in Colombia. She was adopted by a family in Papendrecht when she was seven months old. [15]

Honours

Ajax
Netherlands
Individual

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References

  1. ↑ "FIFA Women's World Cup France 2019 – List of Players: Netherlands" (PDF). FIFA . 27 May 2019. p. 15. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 July 2019. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
  2. ↑ Buddenberg, Fred (28 June 2019). "'Racisme is er bijna niet meer in voetbal'". Trouw (in Dutch). Retrieved 22 February 2020.
  3. ↑ "DROOMTRANSFER VOOR PAPENDRECHTSE LIZA VAN DER MOST (18): VAN STEDOCO NAAR AJAX". janvolwerk.com (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 30 July 2017. Retrieved 26 July 2017.
  4. ↑ "Ajax vs SC Heerenveen - 24 August 2012". int.soccerway.com.
  5. ↑ "Heerenveen vs Ajax - 3 February 2017". int.soccerway.com.
  6. ↑ "Van der Most gaat recordboeken in met invalbeurt tegen ADO Den Haag". www.vrouwenvoetbalnieuws.nl (in Dutch).
  7. ↑ "Liza van der Most Wat ik over mijzelf leerde in een jaar zonder voetbal". www.ajax.nl (in Dutch).
  8. ↑ "Van der Most en Bakker langer bij Ajax Vrouwen". www.ajax.nl (in Dutch).
  9. ↑ "'Miss Ajax', vanaf moment één erbij". www.ajax.nl (in Dutch).
  10. ↑ "International Liza van der Most naar FC Utrecht Vrouwen". www.fcutrecht.nl (in Dutch).
  11. ↑ "Utrecht vs Feyenoord - 10 September 2023". int.soccerway.com.
  12. ↑ "Profile". onsoranje.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 24 December 2017.
  13. ↑ "Wiegman kiest Oranjeselectie voor WEURO 2017". onsoranje.nl (in Dutch). 14 June 2017. Retrieved 24 December 2017.
  14. ↑ "Voetbalsters Oranje geridderd in Den Haag (in Dutch)". NOS.nl. 25 October 2017.
  15. ↑ "Voetbaltalent Liza van der Most" (PDF) (in Dutch). Topsport Amsterdam. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 February 2013.
  16. ↑ "Dutch women downhearted but have makings of future champions". The Guardian. 7 July 2019. Retrieved 5 April 2023.
  17. ↑ "Finale Algarve Cup tussen Oranjevrouwen en Zweden afgelast" (in Dutch). nu.nl. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
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