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
 Tottenham Hotspur
Number 1
Youth career
Telstar
Ajax
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2017–2023 Ajax 82 (0)
2023–2025 Leicester City 10 (0)
2025– Tottenham Hotspur 0 (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 13 (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 15:44, 17 January 2025 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 29 November 2024

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

Contents

Club career

Ajax

Kop made her league debut against Achilles '29 on 3 September 2017. [3] On 24 January 2023, she played her 100th game for the club in a match 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]

Tottenham Hotspur

On 15 January 2025, it was announced that Kop had signed for Women's Super League club Tottenham Hotspur until June 2028. [7]

International career

Kop was selected for the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup. [8] [9] She made her international debut in 2019 against Poland in the Algarve Cup. [10] On 10 April 2019, Kop was named in the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup squad. [11] On 16 June 2021, she was included in the 2020 Summer Olympics squad. [12] On 31 May 2023, she was named as part of the Netherlands provisional squad for the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup. [13] On 24 September 2023, Kop had to withdraw from training camp due to lack of fitness. [14] On 27 May 2024, Kop, Caitlin Dijkstra, and Romée Leuchter had to drop out due to injury. [15]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 14 December 2024 [16]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cup [a] League cup [b] ContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Ajax 2017–18 Vrouwen Eredivisie 130????00—130
2018–19Vrouwen Eredivisie200????30—230
2019–20Vrouwen Eredivisie120????——120
2020–21Vrouwen Eredivisie150105020—230
2021–22Vrouwen Eredivisie200010——30
2022–23Vrouwen Eredivisie2001010401 [c] 0270
Total820207090101010
Leicester City 2023–24 Women's Super League 803020——130
2024–25 Women's Super League200020——40
Total1003040——170
Tottenham Hotspur 2024–25 Women's Super League000000——00
Career total9205011090101180


International

As of match played 29 November 2024 [16]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Netherlands 201910
202040
202110
202210
202300
202460
Total130

Honours

Ajax
Netherlands

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References

  1. ↑ "FIFA Women's World Cup Australia & New Zealand 2023 – Squad List: Netherlands (NED)" (PDF). FIFA. 11 July 2023. p. 18. Retrieved 11 July 2023.
  2. ↑ uefa.com. "Women's World Cup - Lize Kop". UEFA.com. Retrieved 6 June 2019.
  3. ↑ "Ajax vs Achilles '29 - 3 September 2017". int.soccerway.com.
  4. ↑ "Honderd duels voor Kop: 'De ups en downs hebben mij gevormd tot de keeper die ik nu ben'". www.ajax.nl (in Dutch).
  5. ↑ LCFC (16 August 2023). "LCFC Women Confirm Lize Kop Signing". lcfc.com. Retrieved 16 August 2023.
  6. ↑ "Everton vs Leicester City - 28 January 2024". int.soccerway.com.
  7. ↑ "Kop joins from Leicester". tottenhamhotspur.com. 15 January 2025.
  8. ↑ "Sarina Wiegman names Netherlands Women's World Cup squad | KNVB". www.knvb.com. Retrieved 6 June 2019.
  9. ↑ FIFA.com. "FIFA Women's World Cup France 2019™ - Players - Lize KOP - Lize Kop". www.fifa.com. Archived from the original on 6 June 2019. Retrieved 6 June 2019.
  10. ↑ "Netherlands vs Poland - 4 March 2019". int.soccerway.com.
  11. ↑ "Wiegman maakt 23-koppige WK-selectie bekend". www.onsoranje.nl (in Dutch).
  12. ↑ "Toernooidebutanten in Olympische selectie OranjeLeeuwinnen". www.onsoranje.nl (in Dutch).
  13. ↑ Mark White (5 June 2023). "Netherlands Women's World Cup 2023 squad: 30-player preliminary team named". fourfourtwo.com. Retrieved 19 June 2023.
  14. ↑ van Lieshout, Amber. "BREAKING Oranje-doelvrouw niet fit genoeg, verlaat trainingskamp". www.vrouwenvoetbalnieuws.nl (in Dutch).
  15. ↑ van Lieshout, Amber (27 May 2024). "BREAKING | Drietal haakt geblesseerd af bij OranjeLeeuwinnen". Vrouwenvoetbalnieuws (in Dutch). Retrieved 27 September 2024.
  16. 1 2 Lize Kop at Soccerway
  17. ↑ "Dutch women downhearted but have makings of future champions". The Guardian. 7 July 2019. Retrieved 5 April 2023.
  18. ↑ "Finale Algarve Cup tussen Oranjevrouwen en Zweden afgelast". NU.nl (in Dutch). 7 March 2018. Retrieved 5 April 2023.
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