Anouk Dekker

Marieke Anouk Dekker RON (Dutch pronunciation: [maːˈrikə ʔaːˈnuk ˈdɛkər]; born 15 November 1986) is a Dutch footballer who plays for Montpellier in the Division 1 Feminine. She is a member of the Netherlands national team.[2]

Anouk Dekker
Anouk Dekker training with Netherlands in November 2018
Personal information
Full name Marieke Anouk Dekker
Date of birth (1986-11-15) 15 November 1986
Place of birth Almelo, Netherlands
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position(s) Defender, midfielder, forward
Club information
Current team
 Montpellier
Number 6
Youth career
SVZW
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005–2007 FFC Heike Rheine 31 (4)
2007–2015 FC Twente 168 (67)
2016– Montpellier 57 (9)
National team‡
2009– Netherlands 85 (7)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 08:09, 4 June 2015 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 16 December 2017

Club career
Dekker playing for FC Twente in 2013

She played for FFC Heike Rheine in the Frauen-Bundesliga from 2005 to 2007[3] before moving to Dutch club FC Twente, which played in the Eredivisie and later the BeNe League, in 2007. After almost nine seasons with FC Twente, she moved to the Division 1 Féminine side Montpellier HSC in January 2016 for the conclusion of the 2015–16 season. In January 2017 Dekker signed a new 2.5-year contract.

International career

On 21 November 2009, Netherlands national team coach Vera Pauw awarded Dekker her first senior cap, versus Belarus.[4]

She was called up to be part of the national team squad for UEFA Women's Euro 2013 in Sweden.[5] Despite suffering a facial injury in the last warm-up friendly, a 3–0 win over Northern Ireland, Dekker retained her place in the squad.[6]

Dekker was also part of the Dutch teams of the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup[1] and the winning team of the UEFA Women's Euro 2017,[7] she played all matches in both tournaments and was named in the 2017 UEFA Team of the Tournament.

Dekker was selected in the final squad for the 2019 FIFA Women’s World Cup in France.[8] She scored in the last group game helping to secure a 2-1 win against Canada. The win left Netherlands top of group E.[9]

International goals
Scores and results list the Netherlands goal tally first.[10]
GoalDateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.13 June 2010Oosterenkstadion, Zwolle, Netherlands Belgium1–04–1Friendly
2.19 June 2010 Norway2–22–22011 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
3.26 October 2013Estádio José de Carvalho, Maia, Portugal Portugal3–07–02015 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
4.17 September 2014Nadderud Stadion, Bekkestua, Norway Norway1–02–0
5.7 February 2015Polman Stadion, Almelo, Netherlands Thailand5–07–0Friendly
6.8 March 2017Estádio Algarve, Faro-Loulé, Portugal Japan1–03–22017 Algarve Cup
7.20 June 2019Stade Auguste-Delaune, Reims, France Canada1–02–12019 FIFA Women's World Cup

Personal life

Dekker has a twin brother, Xander.[11]

Honours

Club

Twente

*During the BeNe League period (2012 to 2015), the highest placed Dutch team is considered as national champion by the Royal Dutch Football Association.[12]

Montpellier

International

Netherlands

References
  1. "2015 World Cup" (PDF).
  2. "Profile". FIFA.com. Retrieved 24 June 2015.
  3. "Anouk Dekker Profile". DFB (in German). Retrieved 16 December 2017.
  4. "Anouk Dekker" (in Dutch). Vrouwenvoetbal Nederland. 22 July 2013. Retrieved 27 July 2013.
  5. "Trio miss cut in Netherlands squad". uefa.com. Retrieved 12 July 2013.
  6. "Geblesseerde leeuwin Anouk Dekker mee naar EK" (in Dutch). RTL Nieuws. 4 July 2013. Retrieved 27 July 2013.
  7. "Wiegman kiest Oranjeselectie voor WEURO 2017". onsoranje.nl (in Dutch). 14 June 2017. Retrieved 16 December 2017.
  8. "Sarina Wiegman names Netherlands Women's World Cup squad". KNVB. 10 April 2019.
  9. "Watch: Fifa Women's World Cup - Netherlands beat Canada to top Group E". 19 June 2019. Retrieved 20 June 2019.
  10. "Profile". onsoranje.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 16 December 2017.
  11. "Exclusive Interview: Netherlands midfielder Anouk Dekker". 20 February 2018. Retrieved 1 May 2019.
  12. "Eredivisie Vrouwen". KNVB (in Dutch). Retrieved 16 December 2017.
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