Sisca Folkertsma

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Sisca Folkertsma
Folkertsma in 2018
Personal information
Full name Sippie Catharine Folkertsma[1]
Date of birth (1997-05-21) 21 May 1997 (age 26)
Place of birth Sloten, Netherlands
Height 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
Feyenoord
Number 8
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2015 SC Heerenveen 60 (14)
2015–2017 PSV 48 (10)
2017–2018 Ajax 13 (1)
2018–2021 Twente 39 (3)
2021–2023 Bordeaux 15 (1)
2023- Feyenoord 0 (0)
International career
2012 Netherlands U15 3 (1)
2013 Netherlands U16 6 (2)
2013 Netherlands U17 7 (3)
2014–2016 Netherlands U19 22 (17)
2016– Netherlands 16 (0)
Medal record
Women's football
Representing the  Netherlands
UEFA Women's Championship
Winner 2017 Netherlands
UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship
Winner 2014 Norway
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 4 July 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 26 October 2021

Sippie Catharine "Sisca" Folkertsma (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈsɪskaː ˈfɔlkərtsmaː]; born 21 May 1997) is a Dutch footballer who plays as a forward for Dutch Vrouwen Eredivisie club Feyenoord and the Netherlands national team.[2] She was member of the team that became champions at the UEFA Women's Euro 2017.[3] 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.[4]

Career[edit]

In June 2021, while she was preparing for the 2020 Olympics it was revealed Folkertsma had agreed contract terms with French club Bordeaux.[5] In May 2023, Dutch club Feyenoord announced that it had reached a deal with Folkertsma for her to join the club from the start of the upcoming season.[6]

Career statistics[edit]

International[edit]

As of match played 26 October 2021[2]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Netherlands 2016 1 0
2017 6 0
2018 0 0
2019 1 0
2020 1 0
2021 7 0
Total 16 0

Honours[edit]

Netherlands

Individual

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Squad list - Women's Olympic Football Tournament Tokyo 2020" (PDF). FIFA. 7 July 2021.
  2. ^ a b Sisca Folkertsma at Soccerway
  3. ^ "Oranje Leeuwinnen Ajax krijgen warm welkom". 9 August 2017. Retrieved 6 May 2022.
  4. ^ "Voetbalsters Oranje geridderd in Den Haag (in Dutch)". NOS.nl.
  5. ^ "Sisca Folkertsma rejoint Bordeaux". 29 June 2021. Retrieved 6 May 2022.
  6. ^ "Feyenoord haalt Oranje-international Folkertsma terug naar Nederland" [Feyenoord brings Dutch-national Folkerstma back to the Netherlands]. 30 May 2023. Retrieved 4 July 2022.

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