Summary
Kelly Zeeman (born 19 November 1993) is a Dutch professional footballer. She played as a defensive midfielder or centre-back for Eredivisie club Ajax and the Netherlands national team.[1]
 Zeeman with Ajax in 2016 | |||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 19 November 1993 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Amsterdam, Netherlands | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Defensive midfielder, centre-back | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
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| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2012–2013 | Telstar | 21 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
| 2013–2022 | Ajax | 119 | (19) | ||||||||||||||
| 2021 | → SC Heerenveen (loan) | 10 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2009 | Netherlands U16 | 3 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2009–2010 | Netherlands U17 | 8 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
| 2011 | Netherlands U19 | 2 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2013–2018 | Netherlands | 24 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 December 2021 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 2 March 2018 | |||||||||||||||||
Club career edit
Zeeman played for Telstar in the BeNe League in the 2012–13 season.[2] In June 2013, she moved to Ajax along with Claudia van den Heiligenberg.[2]
In January 2021, Zeeman joined SC Heerenveen on a loan deal until 30 June 2021. This made her the first Dutch player to be loaned out in Eredivisie.[3]
International career edit
Zeeman earned her first cap for the national team on 9 February 2013, in a 3–2 friendly win against Belgium.[4]
In June 2017, she was called up by head coach Sarina Wiegman to be part of the Netherlands squad for the UEFA Women's Euro 2017 on home soil.[5] Zeeman made two substitute appearances during the tournament, which the Dutch won to claim their first Women's Euro trophy.[4]
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.[6]
Career statistics edit
International edit
- As of match played 2 March 2018[4]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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| Netherlands | 2013 | 4 | 0 |
| 2016 | 7 | 0 | |
| 2017 | 10 | 0 | |
| 2018 | 3 | 0 | |
| Total | 24 | 0 | |
Honours edit
Ajax
- Women's Eredivisie: 2016–17, 2017–18
- KNVB Women's Cup: 2013–14, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2021–22[1]
Netherlands
Individual
References edit
- ^ a b Kelly Zeeman at Soccerway
- ^ a b "Internationals Heiligenberg en Zeeman naar Ajax" (in Dutch). Vrouwenvoetbalnieuws. 3 June 2013. Retrieved 6 July 2017.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Kelly Zeeman op huurbasis naar sc Heerenveen". 21 January 2021. Retrieved 6 May 2022.
- ^ a b c "Kelly Zeeman" (in Dutch). OnsOranje. Retrieved 6 July 2017.
- ^ "Wiegman kiest Oranjeselectie voor WEURO 2017" (in Dutch). OnsOranje. 14 June 2017. Retrieved 6 July 2017.
- ^ "Voetbalsters Oranje geridderd in Den Haag (in Dutch)". NOS.nl. 25 October 2017.
- ^ "Finale Algarve Cup tussen Oranjevrouwen en Zweden afgelast". NU.nl (in Dutch). 7 March 2018. Retrieved 5 April 2023.
External links edit
- Kelly Zeeman at WorldFootball.net
- Senior national team profile at Onsoranje.nl (in Dutch)
- Under-19 national team profile at Onsoranje.nl (in Dutch)
- Under-17 national team profile at Onsoranje.nl (in Dutch)
- Under-16 national team profile at Onsoranje.nl (in Dutch)