Esmee Brugts

Esmee Virginia Brugts (born 28 July 2003) is a Dutch professional football player who plays as a forward for Liga F club Barcelona and the Netherlands national team.

Esmee Brugts
Personal information
Full name Esmee Virginia Brugts[1]
Date of birth (2003-07-28) 28 July 2003
Place of birth Heinenoord, Netherlands
Position(s) Midfielder, forward
Team information
Current team
 Barcelona
Youth career
2008–2016 SV Heinenoord
2016–2020 FC Binnenmaas
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020–2023 PSV 58 (16)
2023- Barcelona 4 (0)
International career‡
2018 Netherlands U-15[2] 3 (1)
2018 Netherlands U-16[3] 4 (0)
2018–2020 Netherlands U-17[4] 19 (13)
2020 Netherlands U-18[5] 3 (2)
2021 Netherlands U-19[6] 2 (2)
2021 Netherlands U-23[7] 3 (1)
2022– Netherlands[8] 20 (6)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 October 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10:12, 1 August 2023 (UTC)

Club career

Brugts started playing football with boys as a five-year-old for SV Heinenoord. She moved to FC Binnenmaas eight years later to play there for four years. She was highly sought after when she signed her first contract with PSV at age 16 in 2020. On 13 August 2020, she made her debut for PSV in a pre-season match against Olympique Lyonnais.[9] In her first season at PSV she played 13 league games, scoring three goals. In the final of the KNVB Women's Cup she played the whole match, with PSV defeating ADO Den Haag 1–0.[9] In her second season she played in the final of the 2022 KNVB Women's Cup, losing 2–1 to Ajax.[10]

In August 2023 she signed a four-year contract with Barcelona.[11]

International career

Brugts has played for several Netherlands youth teams.[2][5] On 16 February 2022, she collected her first senior cap for the Netherlands in a game against Brazil during the 2022 Tournoi de France. She came on the field as a substitute for Victoria Pelova six minutes before the end of the match.[12] She scored her first goal for the national team on 8 April 2022 in a match against Cyprus.[13] On 6 September 2022, she scored a goal in the 93rd minute of the stoppage time in a 1–0 victory over Iceland, to qualify her country as top of Group C to the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup.[14]

On 31 May 2023, she was named as part of the Netherlands provisional squad for the FIFA Women's World Cup.[15] She played at all five games for the Netherlands during the World Cup, scoring twice against Vietnam in the final group game.[16]

Career statistics
"Score" represents the score in the match after Brugts' goal. "Score" and "Result" list the Netherlands' goal tally first. Cap represents the player's appearance in an international level match at senior level.[17]
G C Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition R
138 April 2022Euroborg, Groningen, Netherlands Cyprus12–012–02023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification[17]
2116 September 2022Stadion Galgenwaard, Utrecht, Netherlands Iceland1–01–0[18]
31311 November 2022 Costa Rica4–04–0Friendly[19]
41521 February 2023National Stadium, Ta' Qali, Ta' Qali, Malta Austria4–04–0Friendly[20]
5201 August 2023Forsyth Barr Stadium, Dunedin, New Zealand Vietnam3–07–02023 FIFA Women's World Cup
66–0

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. "OnsOranje". www.onsoranje.nl.
  3. "OnsOranje". www.onsoranje.nl.
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  5. "OnsOranje". www.onsoranje.nl.
  6. "OnsOranje". www.onsoranje.nl.
  7. "OnsOranje". www.onsoranje.nl.
  8. "OnsOranje". www.onsoranje.nl.
  9. "24 Esmee Brugts". Soccerdonna (in German). Retrieved 9 April 2022.
  10. Tomasowa, Jordi (18 April 2022). "Ajax Vrouwen nemen revanche voor Ten Hag en verslaan PSV in bekerfinale". msn.com.
  11. https://www.vrouwenvoetbalnieuws.nl/breaking-esmee-brugts-tekent-contract-bij-fc-barcelona/
  12. "Brazilië – Nederland". www.onsoranje.nl.
  13. "OranjeLeeuwinnen evenaren record met 12-0 winst tegen Cyprus". Ons Oranje (in Dutch). Royal Dutch Football Association. 8 April 2022. Retrieved 9 April 2022.
  14. "Netherlands 1–0 Iceland". UEFA. 6 September 2022.
  15. Mark White (5 June 2023). "Netherlands Women's World Cup 2023 squad: 30-player preliminary team named". fourfourtwo.com. Retrieved 19 June 2023.
  16. "Esmee Brugts". onsoranje.nl. Retrieved 27 August 2023.
  17. "Esmee Brugts". Ons Oranje (in Dutch). Royal Dutch Football Association. Retrieved 9 April 2022.
  18. "Brugts schiet Oranjeleeuwinnen blessuretijd naar WK". Ons Oranje (in Dutch). Royal Dutch Football Association. Retrieved 6 September 2022.
  19. https://www.espn.com/football/match?gameId=654684
  20. https://ru.soccerway.com/matches/2023/02/21/world/friendly-women/austria/netherlands/4028877/


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