Aniek Nouwen

Aniek Nouwen (born 9 March 1999) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a defender for Women's Super League club Chelsea and the Netherlands national team.

Aniek Nouwen
Nouwen in 2019
Personal information
Full name Aniek Nouwen[1]
Date of birth (1999-03-09) 9 March 1999
Place of birth Helmond, Netherlands
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 Chelsea
Number 5
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2021 PSV 101 (19)
2021– Chelsea 17 (1)
2023 → AC Milan (loan) 11 (0)
International career‡
2014–2015 Netherlands U16 13 (1)
2014–2016 Netherlands U17 12 (3)
2016–2018 Netherlands U19 16 (2)
2018 Netherlands U20 6 (1)
2019– Netherlands 43 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 July 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11 August 2023

Club career

PSV, 2016–2021

Since 2016, Nouwen played professionally for PSV at the Eredivisie, where she recorded 69 appearances and 15 goals for the team.[2] In 2017 and 2018, she and her team were runners-up of the KNVB Women's Cup, the cup competition for women's football in the Netherlands.

Chelsea, 2021–present

On 12 May 2021, Nouwen agreed pre-contract terms on a three-year deal with Chelsea which commits her to the club until the summer of 2024.[3] She joined them ahead of the 2021/22 campaign.

On 10 October 2021, Nouwen made her first league start for Chelsea in a 3–0 victory against Leicester City a game in which she would play 90 minutes.

On 26 February 2022, Nouwen scored her first goal for Chelsea in a FA Cup fifth round tie against Leicester City a game in which Chelsea would go onto win 7–0.

A month later on 27 March 2022, Nouwen scored her first league goal for Chelsea once again Leicester City were the opponents a game that saw Chelsea win 9–0 away from home.

On 8 May 2022, Nouwen won her first league title as Chelsea lifted the FA WSL trophy on the final day with a 4–2 victory against Manchester United.

On 15 May 2022, Nouwen lifted her second trophy with Chelsea as they defeated Manchester City for the FA Cup, Nouwen played 69 minutes.

Loan to Milan, 2023

On 21 January 2023, it was announced that Nouwen had joined Italian side Milan on loan for the remainder of the 2022–23 season,[4] While at the same time it was announced she had signed a new deal to remain at Chelsea until 2025.[5]

International career

Nouwen played for Netherlands U17 team at the 2015 UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship qualification and at the 2016 UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship qualification. In both occasions, the Dutch team failed to qualify to the tournament's Elite round.[2] She also played for the Netherlands U19 team at the 2017 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship and at the 2018 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship. In 2017, the team reached the semi-finals where they lost 3–2 to Spain. In 2018, the team was eliminated in the Group Stage due to the goal difference criteria. Nouwen played in all matches for the Netherlands in both tournaments.[2] In 2018, Nouwen was called to represent the Netherlands U20 team at the 2018 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup. Again, she played all of her team's matches in the tournament. The Dutch team was eliminated in quarter-finals after losing 2–1 for England.

On 4 March 2019, Nouwen made her debut for the Netherlands senior national team when she started and played 63 minutes in the 1–0 defeat for Poland.[6] Two days later, on 6 March, she recorded her second international cap when she replaced Siri Worm in the 66th minute of the match against China PR.[7]

On 23 October 2020, Nouwen scored her first goal for the Netherlands senior national team in a 7–0 victory over Estonia which saw the side qualify for the Women's Euros in 2022. Her second came on 28 June 2022 in a 3–0 victory over Belarus in a World Cup qualifying game.

On 31 May 2023, she was named as part of the Netherlands provisional squad for the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup.[8]

Career statistics

International
As of match played 11 August 2023[2]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Netherlands
201950
202051
2021140
2022131
202360
Total432
Scores and results list Netherlands' goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Nouwen goal.
List of international goals scored by Aniek Nouwen
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
123 October 2020Euroborg, Groningen, Netherlands Estonia6–07–02022 UEFA Women's Euro qualification
228 June 2022De Grolsch Veste, Enschede, Netherlands Belarus2–03–02023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification

Honours

Chelsea

References
  1. "FIFA Women's World Cup Australia & New Zealand 2023 – Squad List: Netherlands (NED)" (PDF). FIFA. 11 July 2023. p. 18. Retrieved 11 July 2023.
  2. "A. Nouwen". Soccerway. Retrieved 3 July 2019.
  3. "Chelsea transfer agreed for PSV and Netherlands defender". Chelsea F.C. Retrieved 12 May 2021.
  4. "Aniek Nouwen joins AC Milan". Milan. 21 January 2023.
  5. "Aniek Nouwen extends Chelsea contract and heads out on loan". Chelsea F.C. 21 January 2023.
  6. "Netherlands vs. Poland 0 – 1". Soccerway. Retrieved 3 July 2019.
  7. "China PR vs. Netherlands 1 – 1". Soccerway. Retrieved 3 July 2019.
  8. Mark White (5 June 2023). "Netherlands Women's World Cup 2023 squad: 30-player preliminary team named". fourfourtwo.com. Retrieved 19 June 2023.
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