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Lineth Beerensteyn

Lineth Enid Fabienne Beerensteyn (born 11 October 1996) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a forward for Frauen-Bundesliga club VfL Wolfsburg and the Netherlands national team.

Lineth Beerensteyn
Beerensteyn with Bayern Munich in 2018
Personal information
Full name Lineth Enid Fabienne Beerensteyn[1]
Date of birth (1996-10-11) 11 October 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth The Hague, Netherlands
Height 1.61 m (5 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 VfL Wolfsburg
Number 9
Youth career
DHC Delft
ADO Den Haag
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2016 ADO Den Haag 85 (39)
2016–2017 Twente 21 (9)
2017–2022 Bayern Munich 87 (17)
2018 Bayern Munich II 1 (1)
2022–2024 Juventus 44 (18)
2024– VfL Wolfsburg 9 (7)
International career‡
2011 Netherlands U15 2 (0)
2012 Netherlands U16 4 (0)
2012–2013 Netherlands U17 8 (0)
2014–2015 Netherlands U19 11 (3)
2016– Netherlands 108 (35)
Medal record
Women's football
Representing the  Netherlands
FIFA Women's World Cup
Runner-up 2019 France
UEFA Women's Championship
Winner 2017 Netherlands
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 9 November 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16 July 2024

Club career

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ADO Den Haag

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Beerensteyn started playing football in Delft, not far from her birthplace, with the local Delfia Hollandia Combinatie. In 2011 she moved to the youth department of ADO Den Haag and was promoted to the first team a year later.[2] Beerensteyn made her league debut against Heerenveen on 7 September 2012.[3] She scored her first league goal against Utrecht on 14 December 2012, scoring in the 22nd minute.[4] Beerensteyn scored a hattrick against PEC Zwolle on 27 February 2015.[5] She scored a hattrick against PEC Zwolle (women)|PEC Zwolle on 6 November 2015.[6] In four seasons - the first three in the BeNe League - she played 85 league games, scored 77 goals and won the club cup 2013 and 2016.

FC Twente

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For the 2016/17 season she was signed by league rivals FC Twente.[7] Beerensteyn made her league debut against Ajax on 2 September 2016.[8] She scored her first league goal against PSV on 23 September 2016, scoring in the 66th minute.[9] She played 21 league games in the Eredivisie, scoring eight goals, as well as playing three games in the season's final championship round, in which she scored one goal.

Bayern Munich

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On 31 May 2017, Beerensteyn joined Bundesliga club Bayern Munich, signing a three-year contract set to be activated on 1 July.[10] She scored on her league debut for Bayern Munich on 24 September 2017 (3rd matchday) in a 2-0 win in the Bundesliga home game against promoted team 1. FC Köln, coming on as a substitute for Jill Roord in the 62nd minute and scoring in the 90th minute.[11]

Juventus

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On 21 June 2022, Beerensteyn joined Serie A club Juventus, signing a contract until 30 June 2025.[12] She scored on her league debut against Como on 27 August 2022, scoring in the 51st and 86th minute.[13] With the Italian club, she qualified for the group phase of the 2022–23 UEFA Champions League, but missed the quarter-finals due to a goalless draw in the last group game against record winners Olympique Lyon. She appeared in nine games and scored two goals.

Beerensteyn left Juventus at the end of the 2023–24 season, having scored 22 goals in 66 appearances for the club.[14][15]

Wolfsburg

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On 17 June 2024, it was announced that Beerensteyn would join Frauen-Bundesliga club VfL Wolfsburg on a free transfer on 1 July, signing a two-year contract.[16]

International career

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Beerensteyn made her national debut for the first time in 2011 and played two international matches for the Netherlands youth national team in the U-15 age group.[17]  From 2012 to 2016, further appearances followed in the U-16, U-17, and U-19 age groups. With the U-19 national team she took part in the European Championship held in Norway from 15 to 27 July 2014, which ended with her team winning the European championship title for the first time.

She made her senior national team debut on 4 June 2016 in Waalwijk, in a 1-0 friendly win against South Africa, before being substituted for Daniëlle van de Donk in the 78th minute.[18] She scored her first senior international goal on 20 October 2016 in Livingston in a 7-0 win in the friendly against the Scottish national team with the goal to make it 2-0 in the 45th minute.[19]

At the Euro 2017 in her home country, which ended with her team's final victory, she had two short appearances in the group games and one short appearance in the quarter-finals against Sweden.[20] 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.[21]

She scored a goal at the 2018 Algarve Cup against Japan on 28 February 2018, scoring in the 8th minute.[22] The Dutch shared the title with the Swedish due to the final not being held because of a flooded pitch.[23]

At the 2019 World Cup, she was used in all seven of the Netherlands' games, coming on as a substitute five times. Beerensteyn scored the winning goal in the third group game against Canada.[24] In the end, the Dutch reached the final for the first time, but lost 2-0 to defending champions USA.[25]

She was nominated for the national team squad for the 2020 Olympic football tournament that took place in Japan from 21 July to 7 August 2021, which had been postponed by a year due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[26]  She was used in the three group games, in which she scored three goals, and in the quarterfinals against world champions USA, which the Dutch lost on penalties.[27]

She was used five times in qualifying for the 2023 World Cup and scored two goals. Beerensteyn scored against Cyprus on 8 April 2022, scoring in the 53rd minute.[28] She scored against Belarus on 28 June 2022, scoring in the 85th minute.[29]

On 31 May 2022 she was nominated for the Euro 2022.[30]  At the European Championships she was used in the three group games and in the quarter-finals, which was lost in extra time against France.

On 30 June 2023 she was nominated for the World Cup,[31] played in each of her team's five games and was eliminated with her team in the quarter-finals against Spain after extra time. She scored one goal during the tournament.[32]

Personal life

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Born in the Netherlands, Beerensteyn is of Surinamese descent.[33]

Career statistics

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International

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Scores and results list the Netherlands' goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Beerensteyn goal.
List of international goals scored by Lineth Beerensteyn[34]
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 20 October 2016 Tony Macaroni Arena, Livingston, Scotland   Scotland 2–0 7–0 Friendly
2 20 January 2017 Pinatar Arena, San Pedro del Pinatar, Spain   Romania 1–1 7–1
3 24 January 2017   Russia 3–0 4–0
4 28 February 2018 Bela Vista Municipal Stadium, Parchal, Portugal   Japan 2–0 6–2 2018 Algarve Cup
5 10 April 2018 Tallaght Stadium, Dublin, Republic of Ireland   Republic of Ireland 1–0 2–0 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
6 8 June 2018 Shamrock Park, Portadown, Northern Ireland   Northern Ireland 1–0 5–0
7 5 October 2018 Rat Verlegh Stadion, Breda, Netherlands   Denmark 1–0 2–0 2019 FIFA World Cup qualifier
8 9 October 2018 Viborg Stadium, Viborg, Denmark   Denmark 1–0 2–0
9 2–0
10 20 June 2019 Stade Auguste-Delaune, Reims, France   Canada 2–1 2–1 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup
11 4 October 2019 Mestni Stadion, Slovenia   Slovenia 2–0 4–2 UEFA Women's Euro 2022 qualifying
12 13 April 2021 De Goffert, Nijmegen, Netherlands   Australia 4–0 5–0 Friendly
13 21 July 2021 Miyagi Stadium, Rifu, Japan   Zambia 8–1 10–3 2020 Olympic Games
14 27 July 2021 Nissan Stadium, Yokohama, Japan   China 2–1 8–2
15 3–1
16 16 February 2022 Stade Michel d'Ornano, Caen, France   Brazil 1–0 1–0 2022 Tournoi de France
17 22 February 2022   France 2–1 3–1
18 8 April 2022 Euroborg, Groningen, Netherlands   Cyprus 6–0 12–0 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
19 12 April 2022 ADO Den Haag Stadium, The Hague, Netherlands   South Africa 2–1 5–1 Friendly
20 28 June 2022 De Grolsch Veste, Enschede, Netherlands   Belarus 3–0 3–0 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
21 15 November 2022 MAC³PARK Stadion, Zwolle, Netherlands   Denmark 2–0 2–0 Friendly
22 21 February 2023 National Stadium, Ta' Qali, Ta' Qali, Malta   Austria 1–0 4–0
23 3–0
24 11 April 2023 Sparta Stadion Het Kasteel, Rotterdam, Netherlands   Poland 2–1 4–1
25 6 August 2023 Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney, Australia   South Africa 2–0 2–0 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup
26 27 October 2023 Goffertstadion, Nijmegen, Netherlands   Scotland 3–0 4–0 2023–24 UEFA Women's Nations League
27 4–0
28 1 December 2023 Wembley Stadium, London, England   England 1–0 2–3
29 2–0
30 5 December 2023 Koning Willem II Stadion, Tilburg, Netherlands   Belgium 1–0 4–0
31 2–0
32 9 April 2024 Rat Verlegh Stadion, Breda, Netherlands   Norway 1–0 1–0 UEFA Women's Euro 2025 qualifying
33 31 May 2024 Sparta Stadion Het Kasteel, Rotterdam, Netherlands   Finland 1–0 1–0
34 4 June 2024 Tammelan Stadion, Tampere, Finland   Finland 1–0 1–1

Honours

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ADO Den Haag

Bayern Munich

Netherlands U19

Netherlands

Individual

References

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  1. ^ "FIFA Women's World Cup France 2019 – List of Players: Netherlands" (PDF). FIFA. 27 May 2019. p. 15. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 July 2019. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
  2. ^ "Profile". Archived from the original on 24 September 2017. Retrieved 2 December 2023.
  3. ^ "ADO Den Haag vs Heerenveen - 7 September 2012". int.soccerway.com.
  4. ^ "ADO Den Haag vs Utrecht - 14 December 2012". int.soccerway.com.
  5. ^ "PEC Zwolle vs ADO Den Haag - 27 February 2015". int.soccerway.com.
  6. ^ "PEC Zwolle vs ADO Den Haag - 6 November 2015". int.soccerway.com.
  7. ^ "Profile".
  8. ^ "Ajax vs Twente - 2 September 2016". int.soccerway.com.
  9. ^ "PSV vs Twente - 23 September 2016". int.soccerway.com.
  10. ^ "FC BAYERN VERPFLICHTET LINETH BEERENSTEYN". DFB (in German). 31 May 2017.
  11. ^ "Bayern Munich vs Köln - 24 September 2017". int.soccerway.com.
  12. ^ "WELCOME TO JUVENTUS WOMEN, LINETH!". Juventus.com. 22 June 2022.
  13. ^ "Como vs Juventus - 27 August 2022". int.soccerway.com.
  14. ^ "Grazie di tutto e buona fortuna, Lineth!". Juventus.com (in Italian). 20 May 2024. Retrieved 15 June 2024.
  15. ^ "La Juventus saluta Lineth Beerensteyn". L Football (in Italian). 20 May 2024. Retrieved 15 June 2024.
  16. ^ "Vertrag bis 2026". VfL Wolfsburg (in German). 17 June 2024. Retrieved 17 June 2024.
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  26. ^ "Beerensteyn, Glas, Jakobsson & Kumagai – Four FCB players nominated for Tokyo".
  27. ^ "USA WINS BACK-TO-BACK WOMEN'S WORLD CUP TITLES WITH 2-0 TRIUMPH AGAINST THE NETHERLANDS". US Soccer.
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  31. ^ Mark White (5 June 2023). "Netherlands Women's World Cup 2023 squad: 30-player preliminary team named". fourfourtwo.com. Retrieved 19 June 2023.
  32. ^ "Ergebnisse & Spielpläne".
  33. ^ "Trotse Pa en ma Beerensteyn kraken voor hun dochter - Suriname trots! Wereldkampioen voetbal Nederland (foto's en video's)". 7 July 2019.
  34. ^ "Profile". onsoranje.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 15 December 2017.
  35. ^ "Finale Algarve Cup tussen Oranjevrouwen en Zweden afgelast" (in Dutch). nu.nl. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
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