Anouk Dekker

Anouk Dekker
Anouk Dekker training with Netherlands in November 2018
Personal information
Full name Marieke Anouk Dekker
Date of birth (1986-11-15) 15 November 1986 (age 37)
Place of birth Almelo, Netherlands
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position(s) Defender, midfielder, forward
Team information
Current team
 Braga
Number 4
Youth career
SVZW
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005–2007 FFC Heike Rheine 31 (4)
2007–2015 FC Twente 168 (67)
2016–2021 Montpellier 86 (13)
2021– Braga 30 (6)
International career‡
2009–2021 Netherlands 87 (7)
Medal record
Women's football
Representing the  Netherlands
FIFA Women's World Cup
Silver medal – second place 2019 France Team
UEFA Women's Championship
Gold medal – first place 2017 Netherlands Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17 Feb 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16 December 2017

Marieke Anouk Dekker (Dutch pronunciation: [maːˈrikə ʔaːˈnuɡ ˈdɛkər]; born 15 November 1986) is a Dutch footballer who plays for Braga. She is a member of the Netherlands national team.[2]

Club career

Dekker playing for FC Twente in 2013

She played for FFC Heike Rheine in the Frauen-Bundesliga from 2005 to 2007[3] before moving to Dutch club FC Twente, which played in the Eredivisie and later the BeNe League, in 2007. After almost nine seasons with FC Twente, she moved to the Division 1 Féminine side Montpellier HSC in January 2016. She played in France for 4+1⁄2 years before moving to Portugal to play for SC Braga in the summer of 2021.

International career

On 21 November 2009, Netherlands national team coach Vera Pauw awarded Dekker her first senior cap, versus Belarus.[4]

She was called up to be part of the national team squad for UEFA Women's Euro 2013 in Sweden.[5] Despite suffering a facial injury in the last warm-up friendly, a 3–0 win over Northern Ireland, Dekker retained her place in the squad.[6]

Dekker was also part of the Dutch teams of the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup[1] and the winning team of the UEFA Women's Euro 2017,[7] she played all matches in both tournaments and was named in the 2017 UEFA Team of the Tournament. After the tournament, the whole team was honoured by the Prime Minister Mark Rutte and Minister of Sport Edith Schippers and made Knights of the Order of Orange-Nassau.[8]

Dekker was selected in the final squad for the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup in France.[9] She scored in the last group game helping to secure a 2–1 win against Canada. The win left Netherlands top of group E.[10]

International goals

Scores and results list the Netherlands goal tally first.[11]
G Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 13 June 2010 Oosterenkstadion, Zwolle, Netherlands  Belgium 1–0 4–1 Friendly
2 19 June 2010  Norway 2–2 2–2 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
3 26 October 2013 Estádio José de Carvalho, Maia, Portugal  Portugal 3–0 7–0 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
4 17 September 2014 Nadderud Stadion, Bekkestua, Norway  Norway 1–0 2–0
5 7 February 2015 Polman Stadion, Almelo, Netherlands  Thailand 5–0 7–0 Friendly
6 8 March 2017 Estádio Algarve, Faro-Loulé, Portugal  Japan 1–0 3–2 2017 Algarve Cup
7 20 June 2019 Stade Auguste-Delaune, Reims, France  Canada 1–0 2–1 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup

Personal life

Dekker has a twin brother, Xander.[12]

Honours

Club

Twente

*During the BeNe League period (2012 to 2015), the highest placed Dutch team is considered as national champion by the Royal Dutch Football Association.[13]

Montpellier

International

Netherlands

Individual

References

  1. ^ a b "2015 World Cup" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 April 2016. Retrieved 9 June 2015.
  2. ^ "Profile". FIFA.com. Archived from the original on 10 June 2015. Retrieved 24 June 2015.
  3. ^ "Anouk Dekker Profile". DFB (in German). Retrieved 16 December 2017.
  4. ^ "Anouk Dekker" (in Dutch). Vrouwenvoetbal Nederland. 22 July 2013. Retrieved 27 July 2013.
  5. ^ "Trio miss cut in Netherlands squad". uefa.com. 30 June 2013. Retrieved 12 July 2013.
  6. ^ "Geblesseerde leeuwin Anouk Dekker mee naar EK" (in Dutch). RTL Nieuws. 4 July 2013. Retrieved 27 July 2013.
  7. ^ "Wiegman kiest Oranjeselectie voor WEURO 2017". onsoranje.nl (in Dutch). 14 June 2017. Retrieved 16 December 2017.
  8. ^ "Voetbalsters Oranje geridderd in Den Haag (in Dutch)". NOS.nl. 25 October 2017.
  9. ^ "Sarina Wiegman names Netherlands Women's World Cup squad". KNVB. 10 April 2019.
  10. ^ "Watch: Fifa Women's World Cup – Netherlands beat Canada to top Group E". 19 June 2019. Retrieved 20 June 2019.
  11. ^ "Profile". onsoranje.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 16 December 2017.
  12. ^ "Exclusive Interview: Netherlands midfielder Anouk Dekker". 20 February 2018. Retrieved 1 May 2019.
  13. ^ "Eredivisie Vrouwen". KNVB (in Dutch). Retrieved 16 December 2017.

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