Lize Kop
 Kop with Netherlands in 2018 | |||||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Lize Kop[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 17 March 1998 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Wormer, Netherlands | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||||||||||||||||
| Team information | |||||||||||||||||
Current team | Leicester City | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 23 | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
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| Ajax | |||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2017–2023 | Ajax | 82 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2023– | Leicester City | 10 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2014 | Netherlands U16 | 4 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2014–2015 | Netherlands U17 | 5 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2015–2017 | Netherlands U19 | 16 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2018 | Netherlands U20 | 6 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2019 | Netherlands U23 | 2 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2019– | Netherlands | 12 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 29 September 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 25 October 2024 | |||||||||||||||||
Lize Kop (born 17 March 1998) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Women's Super League club Leicester City and the Netherlands national team. She previously played for Dutch Eredivisie club Ajax.[2]
Club career
[edit]Ajax
[edit]Kop made her league debut against Achilles '29 on 3 September 2017.[3] On 24 January 2023, she played her 100th game for the club in a match against ADO Den Haag.[4]
Leicester City
[edit]On 16 August 2023, Kop signed for Women's Super League club Leicester City on a three-year deal.[5] She made her league debut against Everton on 28 January 2024.[6]
International career
[edit]Kop was selected for the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup.[7][8] She made her international debut in 2019 against Poland in the Algarve Cup.[9] On 10 April 2019, Kop was named in the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup squad.[10] On 16 June 2021, she was included in the 2020 Summer Olympics squad.[11] On 31 May 2023, she was named as part of the Netherlands provisional squad for the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup.[12] On 24 September 2023, Kop had to withdraw from training camp due to lack of fitness.[13] On 27 May 2024, Kop, Caitlin Dijkstra, and Romée Leuchter had to drop out due to injury.[14]
Career statistics
[edit]International
[edit]- As of match played 25 October 2024[15]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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| Netherlands | 2019 | 1 | 0 |
| 2020 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 5 | 0 | |
| Total | 12 | 0 | |
Honours
[edit]- Ajax
- Eredivisie: 2017–18, 2022–23
- KNVB Women's Cup: 2017–18, 2018–19, 2021–22
- Eredivisie Cup: 2020–21
- Netherlands
- FIFA Women's World Cup runner-up: 2019[16]
- Algarve Cup: 2018[17]
References
[edit]- ^ "FIFA Women's World Cup Australia & New Zealand 2023 – Squad List: Netherlands (NED)" (PDF). FIFA. 11 July 2023. p. 18. Retrieved 11 July 2023.
- ^ uefa.com. "Women's World Cup - Lize Kop". UEFA.com. Retrieved 6 June 2019.
- ^ "Ajax vs Achilles '29 - 3 September 2017". int.soccerway.com.
- ^ "Honderd duels voor Kop: 'De ups en downs hebben mij gevormd tot de keeper die ik nu ben'". www.ajax.nl (in Dutch).
- ^ LCFC (16 August 2023). "LCFC Women Confirm Lize Kop Signing". lcfc.com. Retrieved 16 August 2023.
- ^ "Everton vs Leicester City - 28 January 2024". int.soccerway.com.
- ^ "Sarina Wiegman names Netherlands Women's World Cup squad | KNVB". www.knvb.com. Retrieved 6 June 2019.
- ^ FIFA.com. "FIFA Women's World Cup France 2019™ - Players - Lize KOP - Lize Kop". www.fifa.com. Archived from the original on 6 June 2019. Retrieved 6 June 2019.
- ^ "Netherlands vs Poland - 4 March 2019". int.soccerway.com.
- ^ "Wiegman maakt 23-koppige WK-selectie bekend". www.onsoranje.nl (in Dutch).
- ^ "Toernooidebutanten in Olympische selectie OranjeLeeuwinnen". www.onsoranje.nl (in Dutch).
- ^ Mark White (5 June 2023). "Netherlands Women's World Cup 2023 squad: 30-player preliminary team named". fourfourtwo.com. Retrieved 19 June 2023.
- ^ van Lieshout, Amber. "BREAKING Oranje-doelvrouw niet fit genoeg, verlaat trainingskamp". www.vrouwenvoetbalnieuws.nl (in Dutch).
- ^ van Lieshout, Amber (27 May 2024). "BREAKING | Drietal haakt geblesseerd af bij OranjeLeeuwinnen". Vrouwenvoetbalnieuws (in Dutch). Retrieved 27 September 2024.
- ^ Lize Kop at Soccerway
- ^ "Dutch women downhearted but have makings of future champions". The Guardian. 7 July 2019. Retrieved 5 April 2023.
- ^ "Finale Algarve Cup tussen Oranjevrouwen en Zweden afgelast". NU.nl (in Dutch). 7 March 2018. Retrieved 5 April 2023.
External links
[edit]- Senior national team profile at Onsoranje.nl (in Dutch)
- Under-23 national team profile at Onsoranje.nl (in Dutch)
- Under-20 national team profile at Onsoranje.nl (in Dutch)
- Under-19 national team profile at Onsoranje.nl (in Dutch)
- Under-17 national team profile at Onsoranje.nl (in Dutch)
- Under-16 national team profile at Onsoranje.nl (in Dutch)
- Lize Kop at Olympedia
- Lize Kop at Olympics.com
- Lize Kop at TeamNL (archive) (in Dutch)
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Categories:
- 1998 births
- Living people
- People from Oldenzaal
- Dutch women's footballers
- Leicester City W.F.C. players
- AFC Ajax (women) players
- Eredivisie (women) players
- Netherlands women's youth international footballers
- Netherlands women's international footballers
- 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup players
- Women's association football goalkeepers
- Footballers at the 2020 Summer Olympics
- Olympic footballers for the Netherlands
- Footballers from North Holland
- Footballers from Overijssel
- 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup players
- Dutch expatriate women's footballers
- 21st-century Dutch sportswomen