Mijke Roelfsema

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Mijke Roelfsema
Personal information
Date of birth (1998-03-11) 11 March 1998 (age 26)
Place of birth The Hague, Netherlands
Height 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 Calgary Wild
Youth career
2008–2014 VV Schoonhoven  [ nl ]
2014–2015 ADO Den Haag
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2017–2018 Boston College Eagles 36 (1)
2019–2021 Rice Owls 49 (3)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2015–2017 ADO Den Haag 34 (2)
2021 Calgary Foothills WFC
2022–2023 Apollon Ladies 11 (1)
2023–2024 AaB Fodbold 14 (0)
2024 Treaty United 9 (0)
2025– Calgary Wild 0 (0)
International career‡
2015 Netherlands U17 1 (0)
2017 Netherlands U19 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 December 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 3 March 2017

Mijke Roelfsema (born 11 March 1998) is a Dutch footballer who plays for Calgary Wild FC in the Northern Super League.

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Early life

Roelfsema played youth football with VV Schoonhoven, where she played with the boys teams. [1] In August 2014, she joined ADO Den Haag. [1]

College career

In 2017, Roelfsema moved to the United States to attend Boston College, where she played for the women's soccer team. [2] [3] She was offered a full scholarship to attend the program. [4] In 2017, she earned the Athletic Director's Award for Academic Achievement and was named to the ACC Honor Roll. [5] She scored her first collegiate goal on September 6, 2018 against the Boston University Terriers. [6]

In 2019, she transferred to Rice University to play for the women's soccer. [7] In October 2019, she was named the Conference USA Co-Defender of the Week. [8] At the end of the 2019 season, she was named to the All-Conference USA Second Team and the All-South Region Second Team. [9] Ahead of her second season with Rice (and fourth at the collegiate level), she was named to the Conference USA All-Preseason Team. [10] She scored her first goal for Rice on 7 March 2021 against the North Texas Mean Green. [11] In March 2021, she was named the Conference USA Defensive Player of the Week. [12] At the end of the season, she was named a First Team All-American and was a semi-finalist for the MAC Hermann Trophy. [13] [14] She was also named the Conference USA Defender of the Year, and named to the All-South Region First Team, a First-Team Scholar All-American, Conference USA Academic Medalist, Conference USA Academic Honor Roll, Conference USA All-Academic Second Team, and a Rice Scholar Athlete. [9] Ahead of the 2021 Fall season, she was named a Preseason First Team All-American, Conference USA Preseason Team and the Conference USA Preseason Defender of the Year. [15] [9] After a strong start to her final season, she suffered a season-ending injury halfway through the season. [9] [16] At the end of the season, she was named to the Conference USA All-Academic Second Team and was nominated for the Senior CLASS Award. [9] [17]

Club career

In 2014, she began training with the ADO Den Haag first team while a member of the youth program, making her debut in 2015. [18]

During her time at college, she also briefly played with Calgary Foothills WFC in United Women's Soccer. [19]

In the summer of 2022, Roelfsema signed with Cypriot First Division club Apollon Ladies. [20] [21]

In August 2023, she signed with Danish Women's League club AaB Fodbold. [22]

In July 2024, she signed with League of Ireland Women's Premier Division club Treaty United. [23] [24] In November 2024, she departed the club. [25] [26]

In December 2024, she signed with Canadian Northern Super League club Calgary Wild. [27] [19]

International career

In March 2015, Roelfsema was called up to the Netherlands U17 team for a training camp and played her first match against Germany U17 in a friendly, before being called up for Euro U17 qualifying matches the following month. [28]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Mijke Roelfsema naar Jong ADO Den Haag" [Mijke Roelfsema to Jong ADO Den Haag]. Regio-Voetbal (in Dutch). 19 August 2014.
  2. ↑ van der Hek, Robert (7 May 2017). "Mijke Roelfsema slaat vleugels uit naar Amerika" [Mijke Roelfsema spreads wings to America]. Het Kontakt (in Dutch).
  3. ↑ "Foley Adds Mijke Roelfsema To Incoming Class". Boston College Eagles . 2 May 2017.
  4. ↑ van der Laan, Pieter (9 January 2018). "Schoonhovense Mijke Roelfsema went langzaam aan stijl Boston Eagles" [Schoonhoven's Mijke Roelfsema slowly getting used to Boston Eagles style]. Algemeen Dagblad (in Dutch).
  5. ↑ "Mijke Roelfsema Boston College profile". Boston College Eagles .
  6. ↑ "Roelfsema's First Career Goal Lifts BC Over BU, 1-0". Boston College Eagles . 6 September 2018.
  7. ↑ Sullivan, John (19 July 2019). "Lee Announces Addition of ACC Transfer Mijke Roelfsema". Rice Owls .
  8. ↑ Sullivan, John (7 October 2019). "Roelfsema Earns C-USA Honor". Rice Owls .
  9. 1 2 3 4 5 "Mijke Roelfsema Rice profile". Rice Owls .
  10. ↑ Sullivan, John (26 January 2021). "Roelfsema & Schultz Earn C-USA Preseason Honors". Rice Owls .
  11. ↑ Sullivan, John (7 March 2021). "North Texas Holds Off Rice Rally". Rice Owls .
  12. ↑ Sullivan, John (23 March 2021). "Weekly Honors For Schultz & Roelfsema". Rice Owls .
  13. ↑ Sullivan, John (13 May 2021). "Roelfsema Named First Team All-American". Rice Owls .
  14. ↑ Sullivan, John (4 May 2021). "Roelfsema Named Semifinalist For Hermann Trophy". Rice Owls .
  15. ↑ Andrzejewski, Tim (18 August 2021). "Mijke Roelfsema Named College Soccer News Preseason First Team All-American". Rice Owls .
  16. ↑ Mandemakers, Nik (21 April 2023). "Mijke revalideert al anderhalf jaar van blessure op Cyprus: 'Nu keuze maken die beste is voor mijn knie'" [Mijke has been recovering from an injury in Cyprus for a year and a half: 'Now make the choice that is best for my knee']. Algemeen Dagblad (in Dutch).
  17. ↑ "Mijke Roelfsema Named Candidate for Senior CLASS Award". Rice Owls . 30 September 2021.
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  19. 1 2 "Calgary Wild FC Strengthens Backline with Mijke Roelfsema". Calgary Wild FC . 12 December 2024.
  20. ↑ "Επίσημα κυανόλευκη και η Roelfsema" [Roelfsema officially blue and white]. Ginekio (in Greek). 3 August 2022. Archived from the original on 13 December 2024.
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  22. ↑ Ashton, Tobias (25 August 2023). "AaB henter erfaren hollandsk forsvarsspiller" [AaB signs experienced Dutch defender]. AaB Fodbold (in Danish).
  23. ↑ Keaveney, Mal (21 July 2024). "Exciting new women's signing at Treaty". Limerick Post .
  24. ↑ "Dutch signing". Treaty United FC. 18 July 2024.
  25. ↑ "Caleigh Boeckx, Mijke Roelfsema & Kayleigh Shackford Depart". Treaty United FC. 28 November 2024.
  26. ↑ Redmond, Siadbh (29 November 2024). "Treaty United announce departures from women's squad". Limerick Leader .
  27. ↑ "Wild FC adds Dutch defender Miijke Roelfsema to debut roster". Calgary Herald . 12 December 2024.
  28. ↑ "Oud VV Schoonhoven speelster Mijke Roelfsema in oranje" [Former VV Schoonhoven player Mijke Roelfsema in orange]. VV Schoonhoven (in Dutch). 30 March 2015.
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