Ellen_Jansen
Ellen Jansen
Dutch footballer
Ellen Jansen (born 6 October 1992) is a Dutch former professional footballer. She last played as a forward for Spanish Primera División club Valencia CF and the Netherlands women's national team. Jansen was seen as a talented player during her playing days.[1]
.jpg) Jansen with Twente in 2014 | |||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | (1992-10-06) 6 October 1992 (age 31) | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Markelo, Netherlands | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||||||||||||||||
| Team information | |||||||||||||||||
Current team | Valencia | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 17 | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2008–2018 | FC Twente | 151 | (94) | ||||||||||||||
| 2018–2020 | Ajax | 35 | (15) | ||||||||||||||
| 2020– | Valencia | 57 | (10) | ||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2010–2011 | Netherlands U19 | 8 | (7) | ||||||||||||||
| 2010– | Netherlands | 18 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13:52, 6 June 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 8 March 2018 | |||||||||||||||||
Twente
Jansen scored a hattrick against Beerschot on 19 April 2013.[2]
On 17 December 2013, it was announced that Jansen, along with eight other players, had extended their contracts.[3]
She scored a hattrick against Royal Antwerp on 15 November 2013.[4] Jansen scored a hattrick againt K.A.A Gent on 13 December 2013.[5] She scored another hattrick against Gent on 30 May 2014.[6]
Jansen scored her 100th goal against Achilles '29 in January 2017, also scoring a hattrick in the same game.[7] She played her 200th league match against PEC Zwolle.[8]
During her time at Twente, she was seen as a 'goal machine'.[9]
Ajax
On 24 May 2018, it was announced that Jansen had joined Ajax.[10] She scored on her league debut against PEC Zwolle on 7 September 2018, scoring a brace in the 16th and 34th minute.[11]
Valencia
On 15 July 2020, it was announced that Jansen had joined Valencia.[12] She made her league debut against Sporting de Huelva on 4 October 2020.[13] Jansen scored her first league goal against UD Tenerife on 18 October 2020, scoring in the 21st minute.[14]
On 1 July 2022, it was announced that Jansen had retired to focus on her social career.[15]
On 12 December 2010, she made her debut for the Dutch national team, in the 2010 International Women's Football Tournament of City of São Paulo match against Brazil.[16]
In October 2016, Jansen was called up to the national squad.[17] She scored her first international goal against Scotland on 20 October 2016, scoring in the 72nd minute.[18]
She was selected for friendly matches in June 2017.[19]
On 20 February 2018, it was announced that Jansen had been called up to the Algarve Cup.[20]
International goals
- Scores and results list the Netherlands goal tally first.[21]
| Goal | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 20 October 2016 | Tony Macaroni Arena, Livingston, Scotland |  Scotland | 5–0 | 7–0 | Friendly |
| 2. | 30 August 2019 | A. Le Coq Arena, Tallinn, Estonia |  Estonia | 7–0 | 7–0 | UEFA Women's Euro 2021 qualifying |
- FC Twente
- Eredivisie: 2010–11, 2015–16
- BeNe League: 2012–13, 2013–14
- KNVB Women's Cup: 2014–15
Netherlands
- FIFA Women's World Cup runner-up: 2019[22]
- N/A, Hamisi. "Top 15 Players of Netherlands Women's Soccer Team". www.discoverwalks.com.
- "Twente v Beerschot - 19 April 2013". int.soccerway.com.
- N/A, Martin. "Negen speelsters verlengen contract bij FC Twente". www.twenteinsite.nl (in Dutch).
- "Twente vs Antwerp - 15 November 2013". int.soccerway.com.
- "Gent vs Twente - 13 December 2013". int.soccerway.com.
- "Twente vs Gent - 30 May 2014". int.soccerway.com.
- "ELLEN JANSEN: HONDERD GOALS VOOR FC TWENTE, PSV VERSLAAT TELSTAR". www.knvb.nl (in Dutch).
- "Stroot: 'Ellen Jansen beste persoonlijkheid van eredivisie'". www.tubantia.nl (in Dutch).
- N/A, Martin. "Doelpuntenmachine peinst niet over vertrek: "Heb een te leuk leven"". www.twenteinsite.nl (in Dutch).
- "Ellen Jansen van FC Twente naar Ajax". www.rtvoost.nl (in Dutch).
- "Ajax vs PEC Zwolle - 7 September 2018". int.soccerway.com.
- "Ellen Jansen gaat voor Spaans avontuur bij Valencia". www.rtvoost.nl (in Dutch).
- "Sporting de Huelva vs Valencia - 4 October 2020". int.soccerway.com.
- "UD Tenerife vs Valencia - 18 October 2020". int.soccerway.com.
- "Voetbalster Ellen Jansen zet punt achter carrière". www.rtvoost.nl (in Dutch).
- Blessuretijd nekt Oranjevrouwen Archived 2 October 2016 at the Wayback Machine in onsoranje.nl (in Dutch)
- N/A, Martin. "Viertal FC Twente opgenomen in definitieve selectie Oranje". www.twenteinsite.nl (in Dutch).
- "Scotland vs Netherlands - 20 October 2016". int.soccerway.com.
- N/A, Martin. "Zestal speelsters FC Twente geselecteerd voor oefeninterlands Oranje". www.twenteinsite.nl (in Dutch).
- N/A, Martin. "Drietal FC Twente-speelsters geselecteerd voor bekertoernooi Oranje". www.twenteinsite.nl (in Dutch).
- "Profile". onsoranje.nl (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 1 December 2016. Retrieved 25 January 2017.
- "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" (in Dutch). nu.nl. 7 March 2018. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
- Profile (in Dutch) at Onsoranje.nl
- Profile at onsoranje.nl (in Dutch)
- Ellen Jansen at Soccerway