Shanice van de Sanden
Dutch footballer (born 1992)
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- Shanice Janice van de Sanden (born 2 October 1992) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a forward for Eredivisie club PSV and the Netherlands national team.
- In May 2010, she moved to SC Heerenveen, where she played for one season before joining FC Twente in May 2011.
- On 29 August 2017, after two seasons at Liverpool where she played a total of 28 matches (in all competitions), she moved to France and joined Division 1 Féminine club Olympique Lyonnais.
- On 16 July 2022, Van de Sanden rejoined Liverpool.
- She was part of the Dutch squad in the UEFA Women's Euro 2009 and the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup.
Shanice Janice van de Sanden (born 2 October 1992) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a forward for Eredivisie club PSV and the Netherlands national team.
Club career
Her career started at amateur club VVIJ in IJsselstein, before moving to FC Utrecht in 2008 where she also played for its farm team SV Saestum.
In May 2010, she moved to SC Heerenveen, where she played for one season before joining FC Twente in May 2011.
After four and a half seasons at FC Twente, she signed with Liverpool of the English WSL1 on 4 February 2016.
On 29 August 2017, after two seasons at Liverpool where she played a total of 28 matches (in all competitions), she moved to France and joined Division 1 Féminine club Olympique Lyonnais.
In September 2020 it was announced that Van de Sanden would be moving to Germany to play for Wolfsburg with immediate effect.
On 16 July 2022, Van de Sanden rejoined Liverpool.
International career
Aged 16, she made her debut for the senior Netherlands women's national football team on 14 December 2008 in a friendly match 2–0 win over France. She was part of the Dutch squad in the UEFA Women's Euro 2009 and the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup.
In June 2017, she was in the 23 players squad which won the UEFA Women's Euro 2017. 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.
Later that year, she was shortlisted for the UEFA Women's Player of the Year Award.
Van de Sanden was selected in the final squad for the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup in France.
On 31 May 2023, she was named as part of the Netherlands provisional squad for the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup.
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