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Wieke Kaptein

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Wieke Kaptein
Personal information
Full name Wieke Hendrikje Maria Kaptein[1]
Date of birth (2005-08-29) 29 August 2005 (age 19)
Place of birth Hengelo, Netherlands
Height 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Chelsea
Number 18
Youth career
Achilles '12
Twente
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021–2023 Twente 40 (3)
2023– Chelsea 5 (1)
2023–2024 → Twente (loan) 22 (3)
International career‡
2019 Netherlands U15 4 (0)
2021 Netherlands U16 3 (0)
2021–2022 Netherlands U17 5 (0)
2022–2023 Netherlands U19 7 (0)
2023– Netherlands 12 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 November 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 25 October 2024

Wieke Hendrikje Maria Kaptein (born 29 August 2005) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Women's Super League club Chelsea and the Netherlands national team.[2]

Club career

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Kaptein started playing football at Achilles '12. Already at the age of 15, she received a professional contract with FC Twente Enschede.[3]  Capping off her first season with the league title, she also featured in 2021/22 UEFA Women's Champions League qualifying, scoring the goal in the opening game against FC Nike Tbilisi to make it 9–0.[4]  Twente, however, lost out to Benfica in the Champions Path final. A year later, Benfica was the last stop on the way to the group stage.

In March 2023, Kaptein was voted one of the nine best talents in the world.[5]

International career

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Kaptein played some games for the Dutch junior teams from the U-15. With the U-17 team, she took part in the first and second qualifying rounds of the 2022 U-17 European Championship, which was successfully completed in April 2022, where she was captain in the second round.[6] However, she was not part of the squad for the finals in May 2022, because she was wanted for the end of the league season.[7] With the U-19 team, she qualified in October 2022 for the second qualifying round for the 2023 U-19 European Championship. She was not used in the second round in April 2023, as she was nominated for the senior national team games that took place at the same time.[8]

On 11 April 2023, she had her first senior cap. She came on as a substitute in the 81st minute for Lieke Martens in a friendly they won 4–1 against Poland.[9][10]

On 30 June 2023, she was nominated for the World Cup finals.[11] She was the youngest World Cup debutant ever for the Dutch national team.

Career statistics

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Club

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As of match played 10 November 2024[2]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] League cup[b] Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Twente 2021–22 Vrouwen Eredivisie 20 0 2 0 3 0 4 1 — 29 1
2022–23 Vrouwen Eredivisie 20 3 4 0 3 0 2 0 1[c] 0 30 3
Twente (loan) 2023–24 Vrouwen Eredivisie 22 3 2 0 1 0 4 0 1[c] 1 30 4
Total 62 6 8 0 7 0 8 1 2 1 89 8
Chelsea 2024–25 Women's Super League 5 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 — 7 1
Career total 67 7 8 0 7 0 10 0 2 1 96 9
  1. ^ Includes KNVB Women's Cup, Women's FA Cup
  2. ^ Includes Eredivisie Cup, Women's League Cup
  3. ^ a b Appearance(s) in Dutch Women's Super Cup

International

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As of match played 25 October 2024[2]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Netherlands 2023 5 0
2024 7 0
Total 12 0

Honours

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Twente

References

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  1. ^ "FIFA Women's World Cup Australia & New Zealand 2023 – Squad List: France (FRA)" (PDF). FIFA. 11 July 2023. p. 10. Retrieved 11 July 2023.
  2. ^ a b c Wieke Kaptein at Soccerway
  3. ^ Twente, F. C. "Wieke Kaptein en Sterre Kroezen naar FC Twente Vrouwen". FC Twente (in Dutch). Retrieved 11 July 2023.
  4. ^ "Twente vs. Samegrelo – 18 August 2021 – Soccerway". de.soccerway.com. Retrieved 11 July 2023.
  5. ^ Twente, F. C. "NXGN9 Award voor Wieke Kaptein". FC Twente (in Dutch). Retrieved 11 July 2023.
  6. ^ Twente, F. C. "Kroese, Kroezen en Kaptein met Oranje O17 naar het EK". FC Twente (in Dutch). Retrieved 11 July 2023.
  7. ^ Twente, F. C. "Wieke Kaptein geniet van elke wedstrijd". FC Twente (in Dutch). Retrieved 11 July 2023.
  8. ^ "Folkertsma terug bij Oranjevrouwen; Kaptein nieuw gezicht". www.onsoranje.nl. Retrieved 11 July 2023.
  9. ^ "Niederlande vs. Poland – 11 April 2023 – Soccerway". de.soccerway.com. Retrieved 11 July 2023.
  10. ^ Twente, F. C. "Wieke Kaptein maakt debuut bij winnend OranjeLeeuwinnen". FC Twente (in Dutch). Retrieved 11 July 2023.
  11. ^ "Andries Jonker maakt WK-selectie bekend". www.onsoranje.nl. Retrieved 11 July 2023.
  12. ^ "Het wonder van De Toekomst blijft uit: Twente Vrouwen voor achtste keer kampioen". 20 May 2022. Retrieved 15 July 2023.
  13. ^ "FC Twente Vrouwen benut derde kans wél en grijpt op slotdag negende landstitel" (in Dutch). 11 May 2024. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
  14. ^ "FC Twente-vrouwen veroveren KNVB-beker en geven seizoen toch nog glans" (in Dutch). 18 May 2023. Retrieved 15 July 2023.
  15. ^ "Vrouwen Twente winnen ook Eredivisie Cup na doelpuntenfestijn tegen Ajax: 4–3". 5 June 2022. Retrieved 15 July 2023.
  16. ^ "Voetbalsters FC Twente winnen Eredivisie Cup opnieuw". 29 May 2023. Retrieved 15 July 2023.
  17. ^ "FC Twente Vrouwen sleept Eredivisie Cup in blessuretijd binnen". 24 May 2024. Retrieved 24 May 2024.
  18. ^ "FC Twente wint ten koste van Ajax eerste editie van supercup voor vrouwen". NU.nl (in Dutch). 11 September 2022. Retrieved 15 July 2023.
  19. ^ "FC Twente Vrouwen maakt gehakt van Ajax Vrouwen en wint Super Cup" (in Dutch). 2 September 2023. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
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