Renate Jansen (born 7 December 1990) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a striker for Eredivisie club PSV and the Netherlands national team. She has scored the most goals in the history of the top Dutch women's league.[1]

Renate Jansen
Jansen in 2017
Personal information
Date of birth (1990-12-07) 7 December 1990 (age 34)
Place of birth Abbenes, Netherlands
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
PSV
Number 11
Youth career
1995–2005 SV Abbenes
2005–2007 VV Kagia
2007–2008 Ter Leede / HvA
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2015 ADO Den Haag 240 (130)
2015–2024 Twente 154 (85)
2024- PSV 6 (2)
International career
2005 Netherlands U15 5 (0)
2005–2007 Netherlands U17 23 (2)
2007–2009 Netherlands U19 17 (3)
2010– Netherlands 68 (8)
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 00:15, 22 November 2022 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 29 November 2024

Club career

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Jansen's career started at the youth teams of SV Abbenes in her native Abbenes.[2] In 2005, she started to play in the B1 (boys team) of VV Kagia [nl] in Lisserbroek.[3] In 2007, she left the club and joined Ter Leede,[4] and later joined HvA.[5]

ADO Den Haag

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In the summer of 2008, she signed with ADO Den Haag of the Eredivisie.[6] In the 2011–12 season, her team won the double, winning the league and the KNVB Women's Cup.[7][8] The next season, the new BeNe League, with clubs from Belgium and the Netherlands, replaced the national leagues of both countries. That season, Jansen scored during her UEFA Women's Champions League debut match against Rossiyanka.[9]

On 19 April 2014, she played her 150th official match for ADO (131 league, 16 cup, 2 Champions League, and 1 BeNe Super Cup) against FC Twente; since her club debut on 21 August 2008, she had missed just three matches and scored 87 goals (71 league, 15 cup, and 1 Champions League).[5]

FC Twente

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After seven seasons at ADO, where she scored 109 goals in 181 games in all competitions, she joined FC Twente in the summer of 2015.[10] Twente won the league title in her first season, 2015–16.[11] She was third on her team and in the league in goal scored, with 13. She was second the Eredivisie in goals scored in 2020–21 with 12 goals and third the following year with 17 goals. She also scored 14 goals in 29 Champions League matches with the Eschede club.[12]

On 10 April 2024, Jansen announced she would leave the club at the end of the season, hoping to play for a club in another country.[13]

In June 2024, Jansen signed a two-year contract with PSV, arriving from Twente on a free transfer.[14]

International career

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Jansen made her debut for the Dutch national team on 1 April 2010 against Slovakia. She was part of training camps with the national team and played in friendlies until 2017, when she was included in the squad for the 2017 Algarve Cup. Her big break into a major tournament coming soon after, as she was selected for the UEFA Women's Euro 2017,[15] where she played four matches, coming in as a substitute in the tournament won by the Dutch.[16]

After the tournament, the entire team was honoured by the Prime Minister Mark Rutte and Minister of Sport Edith Schippers and made Knights of the Order of Orange-Nassau.[17]

She appeared in one match in the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup, coming on as a substitute in the 87th minute in a victory over Canada.[18]

On 31 May 2023, she was named as part of the Netherlands provisional squad for the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup.[19] In September 2023, Jansen scored the winning goal in the 90th minute against England in the UEFA Women's Nations League, keeping the Dutch team's chances alive in the tournament.[20]

International goals

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Scores and results list the Netherlands goal tally first.[16]
Goal Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 20 May 2015 Sparta Stadion, Rotterdam, Netherlands   Estonia 6–0 7–0 Friendly
2. 7–0
3. 1 March 2017 Estádio Municipal de Albufeira, Albufeira, Portugal   China 1–0 1–0 2017 Algarve Cup
4. 18 February 2021 King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels, Belgium   Belgium 6–1 6–1 Friendly
5. 26 September 2023 Stadion Galgenwaard, Utrecht, Netherlands   England 2–1 2–1 2023–24 UEFA Women's Nations League
6. 26 October 2024 De Vijverberg, Doetinchem, Netherlands   Indonesia 11–0 15–0 Friendly
7. 13–0
8. 15–0

Honours

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ADO Den Haag
FC Twente
Netherlands
Individual

References

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  1. ^ "Women Eredivisie - All-time Topscorers". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 19 September 2024.
  2. ^ "Renate Jansen in EK-selectie". 433magazine.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 20 December 2017.
  3. ^ Beukers, Ruben (16 August 2017). "Interview Europees Kampioene Renate Jansen". vv KAGIA (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 22 December 2017. Retrieved 20 December 2017.
  4. ^ Meijer, Manon (8 March 2016). "Historisch jaar voor de Ter Leede vrouwen". Ter Leede (in Dutch). Retrieved 20 December 2017.
  5. ^ a b "Renate Jansen is nieuwe Miss ADO". adovrouwen.nl (in Dutch). 19 April 2014. Archived from the original on 22 December 2017. Retrieved 20 December 2017.
  6. ^ "Speler informatie: Renate Jansen - Eredivisie 2008-2009". vrouwenvoetbalnederland.nl (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 22 December 2017. Retrieved 20 December 2017.
  7. ^ Pronk, Mitchel (27 April 2012). "Vrouwen ADO DH kampioen op Ladies Day!" (in Dutch). adodenhaag.nl. Archived from the original on 13 December 2013. Retrieved 28 April 2012.
  8. ^ "Historische dubbel voor ADO-Vrouwen" (in Dutch). KNVB. 28 May 2012. Archived from the original on 22 February 2013. Retrieved 23 October 2012.
  9. ^ "Profile". UEFA. Retrieved 20 December 2017.
  10. ^ "ADO ladies lose three top players". ADOforexpats.com. Retrieved 22 July 2015.
  11. ^ "FC Twente Vrouwen landskampioen". FC Twente (in Dutch). 20 May 2016. Retrieved 20 December 2017.
  12. ^ "Netherlands - R. Jansen - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Women Soccerway". int.women.soccerway.com. Retrieved 19 September 2024.
  13. ^ "Renate Jansen vertrekt na dit seizoen bij FC Twente Vrouwen". FC Twente (in Dutch). 10 April 2024. Retrieved 19 September 2024. [I would like to embark on a new adventure. I hope for a foreign club, the coming period will show whether that is possible]
  14. ^ "Transfer | Renate Jansen signs two-year contract with PSV". www.psv.nl. 28 June 2024. Retrieved 19 September 2024.
  15. ^ "Wiegman kiest Oranjeselectie voor WEURO 2017". onsoranje.nl (in Dutch). 14 June 2017. Retrieved 20 December 2017.
  16. ^ a b "Profile". onsoranje.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 20 December 2017.
  17. ^ "Voetbalsters Oranje geridderd in Den Haag (in Dutch)". NOS.nl.
  18. ^ "Netherlands vs. Canada - 20 June 2019 - Women Soccerway". int.women.soccerway.com. Retrieved 19 September 2024.
  19. ^ Mark White (5 June 2023). "Netherlands Women's World Cup 2023 squad: 30-player preliminary team named". fourfourtwo.com. Retrieved 19 June 2023.
  20. ^ Lawson, Sophie (27 September 2023). "Netherlands beat England with Renate Jansen winner". ESPN. Retrieved 28 September 2023.
  21. ^ "Finale Algarve Cup tussen Oranjevrouwen en Zweden afgelast" (in Dutch). nu.nl. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
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