Kirsten van de Ven
Encyclopedia
Kirsten van de Ven is a Dutch
professional football player who plays as a midfielder
in the Damallsvenskan
for Tyresö FF
. She previously played for Willem II Tilburg. Trained at a university level at the United States
, she formerly played for two seasons for Florida State University
's women soccer team.
She has played for the Netherlands national team
since 2005. Van de Ven played for the Netherlands in the 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup qualifying rounds. On 23 August 2009 she scored the first goal of the UEFA Women's Euro 2009 at the inaugural match against Ukraine
, which marked Netherlands' debut at a final stage.
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
professional football player who plays as a midfielder
Midfielder
A midfielder is an association football position. Some midfielders play a more defensive role, while others blur the boundaries between midfielders and forwards. The number of midfielders a team uses during a match may vary, depending on the team's formation and each individual player's role...
in the Damallsvenskan
Damallsvenskan
The Damallsvenskan, Swedish for ladies' all-Swedish, is the highest division of women's football in Sweden. It is also referred as to the women's Allsvenskan, this term being used alone to refer to the men's division....
for Tyresö FF
Tyresö FF
For the club's ladies team, see Tyresö FF .Tyresö FF is a Swedish football club located in Tyresö which is a municipality in Stockholm County in east central Sweden.-Background:...
. She previously played for Willem II Tilburg. Trained at a university level at the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
, she formerly played for two seasons for Florida State University
Florida State University
The Florida State University is a space-grant and sea-grant public university located in Tallahassee, Florida, United States. It is a comprehensive doctoral research university with medical programs and significant research activity as determined by the Carnegie Foundation...
's women soccer team.
She has played for the Netherlands national team
Netherlands women's national football team
The Netherlands women's national football team represents the Netherlands in international women's football. The team played the first women's international recognized by FIFA, on 17 April 1971 against France.-World Cup record:-Current squad:...
since 2005. Van de Ven played for the Netherlands in the 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup qualifying rounds. On 23 August 2009 she scored the first goal of the UEFA Women's Euro 2009 at the inaugural match against Ukraine
Ukraine women's national football team
The Ukraine women's national football team represents Ukraine in international women's football. The team is administered by the Football Federation of Ukraine....
, which marked Netherlands' debut at a final stage.