Chantal de Ridder

In this Dutch name, the surname is de Ridder, not Ridder.

Chantal Alida Maria de Ridder (born 19 January 1989) is a Dutch football striker, who played for BeNe League club AFC Ajax as well as the senior Netherlands women's national football team.

Chantal de Ridder

Personal information
Full name	Chantal Alida Maria de Ridder^[1]
Date of birth	(1989-01-19) 19 January 1989 (age 34)
Place of birth	Leiden, Netherlands
Height	1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s)	Striker
Youth career
1994–2001	Ter Leede
2001–2006	Foreholte
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2006–2007	Ter Leede
2007–2011	AZ	78	(45)
2011–2013	Turbine Potsdam	7	(0)
2013–2019	Ajax	90	(31)
International career^‡
2007–2013	Netherlands	46	(10)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 24 December 2015 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 24 December 2015

Club career

Before signing for Ajax in January 2013, De Ridder last played for Turbine Potsdam in Germany's Bundesliga.^[2] She had previously competed in the Netherlands' Eredivisie, winning four titles with Ter Leede and AZ. She scored her first goal for Turbine in the 10–0 2011–12 Champions League home win against Glasgow City.^[3]

Due to a long term knee injury suffered in December 2011, she only played seven Bundesliga matches. She left Potsdam in January 2013 and headed back to the Netherlands, intent on getting more match practice and breaking back into the Dutch team ahead of UEFA Women's Euro 2013.^[4]

International career

She was a member of the Dutch national team, and played in the 2009 European Championship^[5] after making her senior debut on 29 July 2007 against North Korea.^[6]

In June 2013 national team coach Roger Reijners selected De Ridder in the Netherlands squad for UEFA Women's Euro 2013 in Sweden.^[7]

International goals

Scores and results list the Netherlands goal tally first.^[6]

Goal	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	14 December 2008	Stade Paul Cosyns, Compiègne, France	France	2–0	2–0	Friendly
2.	12 March 2009	GSP Stadium, Nicosia, Cyprus	South Africa	5–0	5–0	2009 Cyprus Cup
3.	13 July 2009	Olympic Stadium, Amsterdam, Netherlands	South Africa	1–1	3–2	Four Nations Cup
4.	22 April 2010	Gradski Stadion, Kumanovo, Macedonia	North Macedonia	6–0	7–0	2011 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
5.	21 August 2010	Haradzki Stadium, Maladzechna, Belarus	Belarus	4–0	4–0
6.	12 December 2010	Estádio do Pacaembu, São Paulo, Brazil	Brazil	2–1	2–3	2010 City of São Paulo Tournament
7.	7 March 2011	Ammochostos Stadium, Larnaca, Cyprus	Switzerland	4–0	6–0	2011 Cyprus Cup
8.				6–0
9.	19 November 2011	Ivančna Gorica Stadium, Ivančna Gorica, Slovenia	Slovenia	2–0	2–0	2013 UEFA Women's Euro qualification
10.	24 November 2011	Kyocera Stadion, The Hague, Netherlands	Croatia	1–0	2–0

Honours

Ter Leede

• Dutch Championship (1): 2006–07
• Dutch Cup (1): 2006–07

AZ

• Eredivisie (3): 2007–08, 2008–09, 2009–10
• Dutch Cup (1): 2010–11

Turbine Potsdam

• Bundesliga (1): 2011–12

Ajax

• Eredivisie (1): 2016–17
• Dutch Cup (2): 2013–14, 2016–17

References

1. "UEFA Competitions Association player list" (PDF). UEFA. Retrieved 2011-04-17.
2. Turbine vor Verpflichtung von Chantal de Ridder Focus
3. Glasgow City beaten 10–0 by Potsdam in Champions League BBC
4. (in German). womensoccer.de. 8 January 2013. Archived from the original on 1 July 2017. Retrieved 8 January 2013.
5. Profile in UEFA's 2009 Euro archive webpage
6. "Profile". onsoranje.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 24 December 2017.
7. "Trio miss cut in Netherlands squad". UEFA.com. UEFA. 30 June 2013. Retrieved 27 July 2013.

External links

• Chantal de Ridder at DFB (also available in German)
• de Ridder profile on club website
• Chantal de Ridder – UEFA competition record ()
• de Ridder profile on women's Netherlands^{[permanent dead link]}