Kerstin Casparij
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]
| Casparij with Manchester City in 2023. | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Kerstin Yasmijn Casparij[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 19 August 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Alphen aan den Rijn, Netherlands | ||
| Position(s) | left-back, central midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Manchester City | ||
| Number | 18 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (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 | 34 | (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 14:41, 11 May 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 9 April 2024 | |||
Club career edit
Casparij made her debut for Heerenveen in the Eredivisie at the age of 15. After two years, she moved to VV Alkmaar for a season before returning to Heerenveen for another two seasons.[3] She joined Twente in 2020.[4]
On 26 July 2022, Casparij joined Women's Super League club Manchester City on a three-year deal.[5]
International career edit
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.[6]
On 31 May 2023, she was named as part of the Netherlands provisional squad for the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup.[7]
Career statistics edit
Club edit
- As of match played 5 May 2024[2]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Continental | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Heerenveen | 2015–16 | Eredivisie | 13 | 0 | ? | ? | — | — | 13 | 0 | ||
| 2016–17 | Eredivisie | 22 | 1 | ? | ? | — | — | 22 | 1 | |||
| Total | 35 | 1 | ? | ? | — | — | 35 | 1 | ||||
| VV Alkmaar | 2017–18 | Eredivisie | 22 | 2 | ? | 0 | — | — | 22 | 2 | ||
| Heerenveen | 2018–19 | Eredivisie | 23 | 5 | ? | 0 | — | — | 23 | 5 | ||
| 2019–20 | Eredivisie | 11 | 1 | ? | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 12 | 1 | ||
| Total | 34 | 6 | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | — | 35 | 6 | |||
| FC Twente | 2020–21 | Eredivisie | 20 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | —- | 26 | 5 | |
| 2021–22 | Eredivisie | 22 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 31 | 1 | |
| Total | 42 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 57 | 6 | ||
| Manchester City | 2022–23 | Women's Super League | 17 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 0 |
| 2023–24 | Women's Super League | 17 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | 25 | 0 | ||
| Total | 34 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 50 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 167 | 13 | 8 | 0 | 19 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 199 | 15 | ||
- ^ Includes KNVB Women's Cup, Women's FA Cup
- ^ Includes Eredivisie Cup, FA WSL Cup
International edit
- As of match played 9 April 2024[2]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Netherlands | 2021 | 3 | 0 |
| 2022 | 15 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 14 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 4 | 0 | |
| Total | 36 | 0 | |
Honours edit
Twente
- Eredivisie: 2020–21, 2021–22
- Eredivisie Cup: 2021–22
References edit
- ^ "FIFA Women's World Cup Australia & New Zealand 2023 – Squad List: Netherlands (NED)" (PDF). FIFA. 11 July 2023. p. 18. Retrieved 11 July 2023.
- ^ a b c Kerstin Casparij at Soccerway
- ^ "16-jarige Casparij maakt overstap van Heerenveen naar Alkmaar". 9 June 2017. Retrieved 4 July 2022.
- ^ . Archived from the original on 15 January 2023. Retrieved 4 July 2022.
- ^ "Oranje Leeuwin Kerstin Casparij maakt droomtransfer naar Manchester City: 'Ik ben dolgelukkig'". 26 July 2022. Retrieved 26 July 2022.
- ^ "Kerstin Casparij maakt debuut in Oranje". 23 October 2021. Retrieved 4 July 2022.
- ^ Mark White (5 June 2023). "Netherlands Women's World Cup 2023 squad: 30-player preliminary team named". fourfourtwo.com. Retrieved 19 June 2023.
External links edit
- Kerstin Casparij at WorldFootball.net
- Senior national team profile at Onsoranje.nl (in Dutch)
- Under-23 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)
- Under-15 national team profile at Onsoranje.nl (in Dutch)