Stefanie van der Gragt

In this Dutch name, the surname is Van der Gragt, not Gragt.

Stefanie van der Gragt (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈsteːfaːni vɑn dər ˈɣrɑxt]; born 16 August 1992) is a Dutch former professional footballer who played as a defender for the Netherlands national team. She represented her country at the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup^[3] and 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup.^[4]

Stefanie van der Gragt

Van der Gragt in 2017
Personal information
Full name	Stefanie van der Gragt^[1]
Date of birth	(1992-08-16) 16 August 1992 (age 31)
Place of birth	Heerhugowaard, Netherlands
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)^[2]
Position(s)	Defender
Youth career
	Reiger Boys
	Kolping Boys
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2009–2011	AZ	7	(1)
2011–2015	Telstar	86	(13)
2015–2016	Twente	21	(2)
2016–2017	Bayern Munich	9	(0)
2017–2018	Ajax	20	(3)
2018–2020	Barcelona	14	(2)
2020–2022	Ajax	36	(5)
2022–2023	Inter Milan	17	(3)
International career
2006–2007	Netherlands U15	3	(0)
2008	Netherlands U16	4	(0)
2007–2009	Netherlands U17	15	(0)
2009–2010	Netherlands U19	14	(3)
2013–2023	Netherlands	107	(14)
Medal record Women's football Representing the  Netherlands FIFA Women's World Cup Runner-up 2019 France UEFA Women's Championship Winner 2017 Netherlands
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

Her career started at the youth teams of amateur club Reiger Boys in Heerhugowaard.^[5] She then played for Kolping Boys youth team, another amateur club in Oudorp.^[6]

A move to AZ Alkmaar in 2009 started her professional career, as she was able to play in the highest professional national league (Eredivisie). After two seasons at the club, in 2011, she joined Telstar where she played for the next four years. In 2015 she moved to FC Twente^[7] and after one season she joined the German Bundesliga team Bayern Munich.^[8] Due to injuries, she had few opportunities to play in Germany and in 2017 she moved back to the Netherlands, signing with Ajax.^[9]

On 4 July 2018, she joined Spanish side FC Barcelona.^[10] On 12 June 2020, she moved back to join AFC Ajax.^[11] On 5 August 2022, Van der Gragt joined Italian club Inter Milan.^[12]

In April 2023 she announced her retirement after the 2023 World Cup to join back AZ Alkmaar as manager.^[13]

International career

Her debut for the Netherlands women's national football team came on 8 March 2013 against Switzerland in a 2013 Cyprus Cup match.^[14]

She was also part of the Dutch teams of the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup^[3] and the winning team of the UEFA Women's Euro 2017,^[15] playing all matches in both tournaments. After the 2017 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.^[16]

At the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup,^[4] she scored in the Netherlands' quarter-final victory over Italy.^[17]

On 31 May 2023, she was named as part of the Netherlands provisional squad for the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup.^[18] She scored in the Netherlands' opening match of the tournament against Portugal which was the only goal of the match. It meant Van der Gragt scored in successive World Cups.^[19]

International goals

Scores and results list the Netherlands goal tally first.^[14]

G	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	5 March 2014	GSZ Stadium, Larnaca, Cyprus	Australia	2–0	2–2	2014 Cyprus Women's Cup
2	10 April 2016	Jan Louwers Stadion, Eindhoven, Netherlands	Canada	1–2	1–2	Friendly
3	20 January 2017	Pinatar Arena, San Pedro del Pinatar, Spain	Romania	4–1	7–1
4	19 October 2017	NV Arena, Sankt Pölten, Austria	Austria	1–0	2–0
5	24 November 2017	NTC Senec, Senec, Slovakia	Slovakia	1–0	5–0	2019 WC qualifying
6				5–0
7	28 February 2018	Bela Vista Municipal Stadium, Parchal, Portugal	Japan	5–1	6–2	2018 Algarve Cup
8	29 June 2019	Stade du Hainaut, Valenciennes, France	Italy	2–0	2–0	2019 FIFA Women's World Cup
9	3 September 2019	Abe Lenstra Stadion, Heerenveen	Turkey	1–0	3–0	UEFA Women's Euro 2022 qualifying
10	18 February 2021	Stade Roi Baudouin, Belgium	Belgium	3–1	6–1	Friendly
11	27 November 2021	Mestsky stadion, Ostrava	Czech Republic	2–2	2–2	2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualifying
12	13 July 2022	Leigh Sports Village, Leigh, England	Portugal	2–0	3–2	UEFA Women's Euro 2022
13	23 July 2023	Forsyth Barr Stadium, Dunedin, New Zealand	Portugal	1–0	1–0	FIFA Women's World Cup 2023
14	11 August 2023	Wellington Regional Stadium, Wellington, New Zealand	Spain	1–1	1–2	FIFA Women's World Cup 2023

Personal life

She had a daughter in 2020 and a son in 2023 with her girlfriend Maryze Borst.^[20]

Honours

AZ Alkmaar

• Eredivisie: 2009–10
• KNVB Women's Cup: 2010–11

FC Twente

• Eredivisie: 2015–16

AFC Ajax

• Eredivisie: 2017–18
• KNVB Women's Cup: 2017–18, 2021–22

FC Barcelona

• Primera División: 2019–20
• UEFA Women's Champions League: runner-up, 2018–19
• Supercopa Femenina: 2020
• Copa Catalunya: 2018, 2019

Netherlands

• UEFA Women's Euro: 2017
• Algarve Cup: 2018^[21]
• FIFA Women's World Cup: Silver Medal 2019

Individual

• Knight of the Order of Orange-Nassau: 2017

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. (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-04-10. Retrieved 2015-06-08.
3. . FIFA.com. Archived from the original on June 10, 2015. Retrieved 24 June 2015.
4. . FIFA.com. Archived from the original on June 3, 2019. Retrieved 29 November 2019.
5. "De roots van Stefanie van der Gragt en Wesley Hoedt". onsoranje.nl (in Dutch). 20 July 2017. Retrieved 18 December 2017.
6. "Kolping boys trots op Heerhugowaardse Stefanie van der Gragt". Alkmaar Centraal (in Dutch). 7 August 2017. Retrieved 18 December 2017.
7. "Stefanie van der Gragt en Renate Jansen naar FC Twente Vrouwen". FC Twente (in Dutch). 11 May 2015. Retrieved 18 December 2017.
8. . vrouwenvoetbalnieuws.nl (in Dutch). 15 June 2016. Archived from the original on 2017-12-22. Retrieved 18 December 2017.
9. . V.V. Dirkshorn (in Dutch). 16 October 2017. Archived from the original on 22 December 2017. Retrieved 18 December 2017.
10. "Van der Gragt, first signing for Barça Women for 2018/19". www.fcbarcelona.com. Retrieved 2022-06-27.
11. "Van der Gragt keert terug bij Ajax". 12 Jun 2020.
12. "Van der Gragt joins Inter". www.inter.it. Retrieved 2022-08-05.
13. "Van der Gragt attached to AZ until mid-2026". www.az.nl (in Dutch).
14. "Profile". onsoranje.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 18 December 2017.
15. "Wiegman kiest Oranjeselectie voor WEURO 2017". onsoranje.nl (in Dutch). 14 June 2017. Retrieved 18 December 2017.
16. "Voetbalsters Oranje geridderd in Den Haag (in Dutch)". NOS.nl. 25 October 2017.
17. "Dutch head into World Cup semis after 2–0 win over Italy". Euronews. 29 June 2019. Retrieved 30 June 2019.
18. Mark White (2023-06-05). "Netherlands Women's World Cup 2023 squad: 30-player preliminary team named". fourfourtwo.com. Retrieved 2023-06-19.
19. "Portugal - Netherlands". ESPN. 23 July 2023.
20. "Oranje Leeuwin Stefanie van der Gragt moeder geworden". shownieuws.nl (in Dutch). 12 November 2020.
21. "Finale Algarve Cup tussen Oranjevrouwen en Zweden afgelast" (in Dutch). nu.nl. 7 March 2018. Retrieved 7 March 2018.

External links

• Profile at Onsoranje.nl (in Dutch)
• Profile at onsorange.nl (in Dutch)
• at vrouwenvoetbalnederland.nl (in Dutch)
• Stefanie van der Gragt – UEFA competition record ()
• Stefanie van der Gragt at DFB (also available in German)
• Stefanie van der Gragt at Soccerway
• Stefanie van der Gragt at Olympedia  
• Stefanie van der Gragt at Olympics.com
• Stefanie van der Gragt at TeamNL () (in Dutch)