Lize Kop

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Lize Kop
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Kop with Netherlands in 2018
Personal information
Full name Lize Kop [1]
Date of birth (1998-03-17) 17 March 1998 (age 26)
Place of birth Wormer, Netherlands
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
Leicester City
Number 23
Youth career
Telstar
Ajax
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2017–2023 Ajax 82 (0)
2023– Leicester City 8 (0)
International career
2014 Netherlands U16 4 (0)
2014–2015 Netherlands U17 5 (0)
2015–2017 Netherlands U19 16 (0)
2018 Netherlands U20 6 (0)
2019 Netherlands U23 2 (0)
2019– Netherlands 11 (0)
Medal record
Women's football
Representing the Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
FIFA Women's World Cup
Runner-up 2019 France
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 02:33, 8 June 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16 July 2024

Lize Kop (born 17 March 1998) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Women's Super League club Leicester City and the Netherlands national team, having previously played for Eredivisie club Ajax. [2]

Contents

Club career

Ajax

Kop made her league debut against Achilles '29 on 3 September 2017. [3] On 24 January 2023, it was announced she had played her 100th game for the club against ADO Den Haag. [4]

Leicester City

On 16 August 2023, Kop signed for Women's Super League club Leicester City on a three-year deal. [5] She made her league debut against Everton on 28 January 2024. [6]

International career

Kop was selected for the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup. [7] [8] She made her international debut in 2019 against Poland in the Algarve Cup. [9] On 10 April 2019, Kop was named in the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup squad. [10] On 16 June 2021, she was included in the 2020 Summer Olympics squad. [11] On 31 May 2023, she was named as part of the Netherlands provisional squad for the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup. [12] On 24 September 2023, Kop had to redraw from the training camp due to lack of fitness. [13] On 27 May 2024, Kop, Caitlin Dijkstra and Romée Leuchter had to drop out due to injury. [14]

Career statistics

International

As of match played 16 July 2024 [15]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Netherlands 201910
202040
202110
202210
202300
202440
Total110

Honours

Ajax
Netherlands

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References

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  15. Lize Kop at Soccerway
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