Wieke Kaptein
Personal information
Full name Wieke Hendrikje Maria Kaptein[1]
Date of birth (2005-08-29) 29 August 2005
Place of birth Hengelo, Netherlands
Height 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Twente
(on loan from Chelsea)
Number 20
Youth career
Achilles '12
Twente
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021–2023 Twente 40 (3)
2023– Chelsea 0 (0)
2023– → Twente (loan) 6 (2)
International career‡
2019 Netherlands U15 4 (0)
2021 Netherlands U16 3 (0)
2021–2022 Netherlands U17 5 (0)
2022– Netherlands U19 7 (0)
2023– Netherlands 5 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 November 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 31 October 2023

Wieke Hendrikje Maria Kaptein (born 29 August 2005) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Eredivisie club Twente, on loan from Chelsea, and the Netherlands national team.[2]

Club career

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

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 is the youngest player in the squad and has the fewest caps of any outfield player.

Career statistics

International

As of match played 31 October 2023[2]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Netherlands 202350
Total50

Honours

Twente

References

  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. 1 2 Wieke Kaptein at Soccerway
  3. ↑ Twente, F. C. "Wieke Kaptein en Sterre Kroezen naar FC Twente Vrouwen". FC Twente (in Dutch). Retrieved 2023-07-11.
  4. ↑ "Twente vs. Samegrelo – 18 August 2021 – Soccerway". de.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2023-07-11.
  5. ↑ Twente, F. C. "NXGN9 Award voor Wieke Kaptein". FC Twente (in Dutch). Retrieved 2023-07-11.
  6. ↑ Twente, F. C. "Kroese, Kroezen en Kaptein met Oranje O17 naar het EK". FC Twente (in Dutch). Retrieved 2023-07-11.
  7. ↑ Twente, F. C. "Wieke Kaptein geniet van elke wedstrijd". FC Twente (in Dutch). Retrieved 2023-07-11.
  8. ↑ "Folkertsma terug bij Oranjevrouwen; Kaptein nieuw gezicht". www.onsoranje.nl. Retrieved 2023-07-11.
  9. ↑ "Niederlande vs. Poland – 11 April 2023 – Soccerway". de.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2023-07-11.
  10. ↑ Twente, F. C. "Wieke Kaptein maakt debuut bij winnend OranjeLeeuwinnen". FC Twente (in Dutch). Retrieved 2023-07-11.
  11. ↑ "Andries Jonker maakt WK-selectie bekend". www.onsoranje.nl. Retrieved 2023-07-11.
  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 veroveren KNVB-beker en geven seizoen toch nog glans" (in Dutch). 18 May 2023. Retrieved 15 July 2023.
  14. ↑ "Vrouwen Twente winnen ook Eredivisie Cup na doelpuntenfestijn tegen Ajax: 4–3". 5 June 2022. Retrieved 15 July 2023.
  15. ↑ "Voetbalsters FC Twente winnen Eredivisie Cup opnieuw". 29 May 2023. Retrieved 15 July 2023.
  16. ↑ "FC Twente wint ten koste van Ajax eerste editie van supercup voor vrouwen". NU.nl (in Dutch). 11 September 2022. Retrieved 15 July 2023.
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