Ranneke Derks

Ranneke Derks

Personal information
Full name	Ranneke Johanna Elisabeth Derks
Date of birth	(2008-04-29) 29 April 2008 (age 17)
Place of birth	Oss, Netherlands
Position(s)	Striker
Team information
Current team	Ajax
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2024–2025	PSV	9	(1)
2025	Ajax	0	(0)
International career‡
2023	Netherlands U15	4	(1)
2024	Netherlands U16	4	(5)
2024–	Netherlands U17	18	(8)
Medal record Women's football Representing   Netherlands UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship Winner 2025 Faroe Islands
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 May 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 8 April 2025

Ranneke Johanna Elisabeth Derks (born 29 April 2008) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a striker for Eredivisie Vrouwen club PSV.

Club career

PSV Eindhoven

Derks played for UDI '19 from Uden in her youth. In 2023, she transferred to the PSV youth academy. ^{[1] [2]}

At the end of 2023, Derks was included in a list of the greatest talents in the Netherlands by the NOS. ^[3] On 11 May 2024, she made her debut for PSV in the Eredivisie Vrouwen in a home match against Excelsior. Derks was allowed to substitute for Laura Strik in the 79th minute. Derks provided the assist for an own goal by Veerle van Spijk in the 93rd minute, which allowed PSV to win the match. ^[4]

By the 2024–25 season, Derks gained a permanent place in the selection of the Eindhoven team. On 18 January 2025, she scored her first goal in the Women's Eredivisie in a home game against Excelsior by determining the final score at 4–0 on an assist from Fleur Stoit. ^[5]

Ajax

After the 2024-25 season, Derks transferred to Ajax, where she signed a contract until mid-2028. ^[6] She made the switch due to a lack of opportunities for young talent at PSV, which mainly opts for experienced players. ^[7]

International career

Derks made her debut for the Dutch U15 team on 11 May 2023 in an away match against her peers from Belgium. ^{[8] [9]} She also made her debut for the Netherlands under 16 in 2023 and with this youth selection she played at the Nordic Tournament a year later. In the same year she also made her debut for the Netherlands U17, for which she played in the qualifying series for the UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship in the Faroe Islands in 2025. Derks was part of the Netherlands U17 team that became European champions for the first time at this final tournament. Thanks to a goal by Derks in the final, they managed to beat their peers from Norway 2–1. ^[10] She was also named "player of the tournament". ^[11]

Honours

Netherlands U17

• UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship: 2025 ^[10]

Individual

• UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship Player of the Tournament: 2025 ^[11]
• UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship Team of the Tournament: 2025 ^[12]

References

1. "Ranneke Derks naar PSV en Leela de Groot naar PEC Zwolle". www.udi19.nl. 21 May 2023. Retrieved 13 May 2025.
2. "Voorbereiding Nieuwe gezichten bij Jong PSV Vrouwen". PSV. 6 July 2023. Archived from the original on 13 May 2024. Retrieved 13 May 2024.
3. "De toekomst van Oranje: twintig grote talenten van Nederland anno 2023". NOS . 22 December 2023. Archived from the original on 20 December 2024. Retrieved 13 May 2024.
4. "Ranneke Derks (16) debuteert in hoofdmacht PSV: "Heel mooi moment"". Vrouwenvoetbalnieuws.nl. 13 May 2024. Archived from the original on 20 June 2025. Retrieved 13 May 2024.
5. Van den Heuvel, Wil (19 January 2025). "PSV Vrouwen kent geen moeite met hekkensluiter; drie debutanten en basisdebuut Frijns". Eindhovens Dagblad . Archived from the original on 29 January 2025. Retrieved 21 January 2025.
6. "Ajax contracteert Ranneke Derks". Ajax (in Dutch). 29 May 2025. Archived from the original on 5 June 2025. Retrieved 29 May 2025.
7. Van der Doelen, Jaap (29 May 2025). "Beste speelster EK Onder 17' verruilt PSV voor Ajax: 'Ik heb slapeloze nachten gehad van de spanning'". Eindhovens Dagblad (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 29 June 2025. Retrieved 29 June 2025.
8. "Ranneke Derks OnsOranje O15". OnsOranje. Archived from the original on 3 April 2025. Retrieved 13 May 2024.
9. "Selectie speelsters onder 15 voor oefenduels met België". OnsOranje. Archived from the original on 13 May 2024. Retrieved 13 May 2024.
10. "Onder 17 (v) schrijft historie: Europees kampioen!". OnsOranje (in Dutch). 17 May 2025. Retrieved 19 May 2025.
11. "Netherlands forward Ranneke Derks named 2025 Women's U17 EURO Player of the Tournament". UEFA . 17 May 2025. Archived from the original on 18 May 2025. Retrieved 19 May 2025.
12. "2025 Women's U17 EURO Team of the Tournament". uefa.com. 19 May 2025. Retrieved 28 June 2025.