Sari van Veenendaal
Dutch footballer
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- Sari van Veenendaal ( Dutch pronunciation: [ˈsaːri vɑɱ ˈveːnə(n)ˌdaːl] ; born 3 April 1990) is a Dutch former professional footballer.
- Club career The Netherlands Born in Nieuwegein, the Netherlands, Van Veenendaal firstly played as a professional footballer in 2007 for FC Utrecht, as an understudy to Angela Christ.
- Whilst featuring for the Tukkers, Van Veenendaal won the Eredivisie of the 2010–11 season.
- Arsenal Van Veenendaal signed for the English club Arsenal in 2015.
- Next season, Arsenal won the 2016 FA Women's Cup with the club beating Chelsea 1–0 in the final.
Sari van Veenendaal (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈsaːri vɑɱ ˈveːnə(n)ˌdaːl]; born 3 April 1990) is a Dutch former professional footballer. She was part of the Netherlands squad that won UEFA Women's Euro 2017.
Club career
The Netherlands
Born in Nieuwegein, the Netherlands, Van Veenendaal firstly played as a professional footballer in 2007 for FC Utrecht, as an understudy to Angela Christ. In 2010, she moved to FC Twente. Whilst featuring for the Tukkers, Van Veenendaal won the Eredivisie of the 2010–11 season. She was also successful in picking up the BeNe League titles of 2013, 2014 and 2015 in all.
Arsenal
Van Veenendaal signed for the English club Arsenal in 2015. In her first season there, Arsenal won the 2015 FA WSL Cup. Next season, Arsenal won the 2016 FA Women's Cup with the club beating Chelsea 1–0 in the final. Another FA WSL cup was conquered in the 2017–18 season, when the club defeated Manchester City Women in the final and Van Veenendaal posted a clean sheet.
Atlético Madrid
In July 2019, Van Veenendaal left Arsenal upon the expiry of her contract and joined Atlético Madrid.
PSV
In May 2020, Van Veenendaal joined PSV on a free transfer. In July 2022, Van Veenendaal announced her immediate retirement.
International career
Van Veenendaal won her first cap for the senior national team on 7 March 2011, a 6–0 win over Switzerland at the Cyprus Cup.
She was called up to be part of the national team for the UEFA Women's Euro 2013 and the FIFA Women's World Cup 2015.
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