Kerstin Casparij

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Kerstin Casparij
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Casparij with Manchester City in 2023.
Personal information
Full name Kerstin Yasmijn Casparij [1]
Date of birth (2000-08-19) 19 August 2000 (age 23)
Place of birth Alphen aan den Rijn, Netherlands
Position(s) left-back, central midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Manchester City
Number 18
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2015–2017 Heerenveen 35 (1)
2017–2018 VV Alkmaar 22 (2)
2018–2020 Heerenveen 34 (6)
2020–2022 Twente 42 (4)
2022– Manchester City 35 (0)
International career‡
2015 Netherlands U15 4 (0)
2016 Netherlands U16 9 (2)
2016–2017 Netherlands U17 8 (3)
2017–2019 Netherlands U19 28 (9)
2019–2021 Netherlands U23 6 (0)
2021– Netherlands 36 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 04:45, 19 May 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 9 April 2024

Kerstin Yasmijn Casparij (born 19 August 2000) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a right-back or central midfielder for Women's Super League club Manchester City and the Netherlands national team. [2]

Contents

Club career

First spell at Heerenveen

Casparij made her debut for Heerenveen in the Eredivisie at the age of 15. [3] She made her league debut against Twente on 6 November 2015. [4] Casparij scored her first league goal against Achilles '29 on 23 December 2016, scoring in the 65th minute. [5]

VV Alkmaar

After two years, she moved to VV Alkmaar. [6] She made her league debut against Heerenveen on 1 September 2017. [7] Casparij scored her first league goal against Excelsior on 10 November 2017, scoring in the 45th minute. [8]

Second spell at Heerenveen

After a year at VV Alkmaar, she returned to Heerenveen. [9] During her second spell, she made her league debut against Achilles '29 on 14 September 2018. [10] She scored a hattrick, which was also her first goals for the club during her second spell, against Achilles '29 on 27 November 2018. [11]

Twente

She joined Twente in 2020. [12] Casparij made her league debut against Ajax on 6 September 2020. [13] She scored her first league goal against PEC Zwolle on 11 September 2020, scoring in the 82nd minute. [14]

Manchester City

On 26 July 2022, Casparij joined Women's Super League club Manchester City on a three-year deal. [15] She was signed to replace Lucy Bronze. [16] Casparij made her league debut against Chelsea on 25 September 2022. [17]

Along with Rico Lewis, Casparij was named as the club's PFA Community Champions on 24 May 2024. [18]

International career

Casparij has played for Netherlands youth teams in several age groups. She made her senior team debut on 22 October 2021 as an 83rd-minute substitute for Daniëlle van de Donk in a 8–0 win against Cyprus. [19]

On 31 May 2023, she was named as part of the Netherlands provisional squad for the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup. [20]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 18 May 2024 [2]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cup [lower-alpha 1] League cup [lower-alpha 2] ContinentalTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Heerenveen 2015–16Eredivisie130??——130
2016–17Eredivisie221??——221
Total351??——351
VV Alkmaar 2017–18Eredivisie222?0——222
Heerenveen 2018–19Eredivisie235?0——235
2019–20Eredivisie111?010—121
Total346??10—356
FC Twente 2020–21Eredivisie2031052—-265
2021–22Eredivisie221203040311
Total424308240576
Manchester City 2022–23 Women's Super League 170205010250
2023–24 Women's Super League1803050—260
Total3505010010510
Career total16813801925020015
  1. ↑ Includes KNVB Women's Cup, Women's FA Cup
  2. ↑ Includes Eredivisie Cup, FA WSL Cup

International

As of match played 9 April 2024 [2]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Netherlands 202130
2022150
2023140
202440
Total360

Honours

Twente

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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. 1 2 3 Kerstin Casparij at Soccerway
  3. ↑ Kelsey, George. "KERSTIN CASPARIJ: 10 THINGS YOU DIDN'T KNOW". Man City.
  4. ↑ "Heerenveen vs Twente - 6 November 2015". int.soccerway.com.
  5. ↑ "Achilles '29 vs Heerenveen - 23 December 2016". int.soccerway.com.
  6. ↑ "16-jarige Casparij maakt overstap van Heerenveen naar Alkmaar". 9 June 2017. Retrieved 4 July 2022.
  7. ↑ "Heerenveen vs Alkmaar - 1 September 2017". int.soccerway.com.
  8. ↑ "Excelsior vs Alkmaar - 10 November 2017". int.soccerway.com.
  9. ↑ "Kerstin Casparij: "Die twee jaar zijn wel erg belangrijk geweest"". Twente Fans (in Dutch).
  10. ↑ "Achilles '29 vs Heerenveen - 14 September 2018". int.soccerway.com.
  11. ↑ "Heerenveen vs Achilles '29 - 27 November 2018". int.soccerway.com.
  12. ↑ "Kerstin Casparij zet voetbalcarrière voort bij FC Twente". Archived from the original on 15 January 2023. Retrieved 4 July 2022.
  13. ↑ "Ajax vs Twente - 6 September 2020". int.soccerway.com.
  14. ↑ "Twente vs PEC Zwolle - 11 September 2020". int.soccerway.com.
  15. ↑ "Oranje Leeuwin Kerstin Casparij maakt droomtransfer naar Manchester City: 'Ik ben dolgelukkig'". 26 July 2022. Retrieved 26 July 2022.
  16. ↑ "Kerstin Casparij: Man City sign Dutch defender to replace Barcelona-bound Lucy Bronze". Sky Sports.
  17. ↑ "Chelsea vs Manchester City - 25 September 2022". int.soccerway.com.
  18. ↑ "LEWIS AND CASPARIJ PICK UP COMMUNITY AWARD". Man City.
  19. ↑ "Kerstin Casparij maakt debuut in Oranje". 23 October 2021. Retrieved 4 July 2022.
  20. ↑ Mark White (5 June 2023). "Netherlands Women's World Cup 2023 squad: 30-player preliminary team named". fourfourtwo.com. Retrieved 19 June 2023.
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