Sisca Folkertsma

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Sisca Folkertsma
Folkertsma in 2018
Personal information
Full name Sippie Catharine Folkertsma[1]
Date of birth (1997-05-21) 21 May 1997 (age 27)
Place of birth Sloten, Netherlands
Height 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
Feyenoord
Number 8
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2015 SC Heerenveen 60 (14)
2015–2017 PSV 48 (10)
2017–2018 Ajax 13 (1)
2018–2021 Twente 39 (3)
2021–2023 Bordeaux 15 (1)
2023- Feyenoord 15 (0)
International career
2012 Netherlands U15 3 (1)
2013 Netherlands U16 6 (2)
2013 Netherlands U17 7 (3)
2014–2016 Netherlands U19 22 (17)
2016– Netherlands 16 (0)
Medal record
Women's football
Representing the  Netherlands
UEFA Women's Championship
Winner 2017 Netherlands
UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship
Winner 2014 Norway
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:30, 3 June 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 26 October 2021

Sippie Catharine "Sisca" Folkertsma (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈsɪskaː ˈfɔlkərtsmaː]; born 21 May 1997) is a Dutch footballer who plays as a forward for Dutch Vrouwen Eredivisie club Feyenoord and the Netherlands national team.[2]

Career[edit]

SC Heerenveen[edit]

Folkertsma made her league debut against Utrecht on 30 November 2012.[3] She scored her first league goal against VV Alkmaar on 22 March 2013, scoring in the 90th+3rd minute.[4]

PSV[edit]

Folkertsma made her league debut against PEC Zwolle on 21 August 2015.[5] She scored her first league goal against ADO Den Haag on 28 August 2015, scoring in the 11th minute.[6] Folkerstma scored a hattrick against Alkmaar on 16 October 2015.[7]

Ajax[edit]

On 16 June 2017, Folkertsma was announced at Ajax.[8] She made her league debut against Achilles '29 on 3 September 2017.[9] Folkertsma scored her first league goal against ADO Den Haag on 15 December 2017, scoring in the 20th minute.[10]

Twente[edit]

Folkertsma made her league debut against PSV on 7 September 2018.[11] She scored her first league goal against PEC Zwolle on 14 September 2018, scoring in the 36th minute.[12] On 16 April 2019, it was announced that her contract had been extended.[13]

Bordeaux[edit]

In June 2021, while she was preparing for the 2020 Olympics it was revealed Folkertsma had agreed contract terms with French club Bordeaux.[14] She made her league debut against Saint-Étienne on 28 August 2021.[15] Folkertsma scored her first league goal against Soyaux on 4 September 2021, scoring in the 2nd minute.[16]

Feyenoord[edit]

In May 2023, Dutch club Feyenoord announced that it had reached a deal with Folkertsma for her to join the club from the start of the upcoming season.[17] She made her league debut against Twente on 1 October 2023.[18] She will share captain duties with Jacintha Weimar and Esmee de Graaf from the 2024-25 season.[19]

International career[edit]

Folkertsma score a hattrick against Cyprus U19s on 15 September 2015.[20] She also scored a hattrick against Czech Republic U19s on 5 April 2016.[21]

She was a member of the team that became champions at the UEFA Women's Euro 2017.[22] 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.[23]

On 28 March 2023, Folkertsma was called up to the national team.[24]

Career statistics[edit]

International[edit]

As of match played 26 October 2021[2]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Netherlands 2016 1 0
2017 6 0
2018 0 0
2019 1 0
2020 1 0
2021 7 0
Total 16 0

Honours[edit]

Netherlands

Individual

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Squad list - Women's Olympic Football Tournament Tokyo 2020" (PDF). FIFA. 7 July 2021.
  2. ^ a b Sisca Folkertsma at Soccerway
  3. ^ "Utrecht vs Heerenveen - 30 November 2012". int.soccerway.com.
  4. ^ "Heerenveen vs Alkmaar - 22 March 2013". int.soccerway.com.
  5. ^ "PEC Zwolle vs PSV - 21 August 2015". int.soccerway.com.
  6. ^ "PSV vs ADO Den Haag - 28 August 2015". int.soccerway.com.
  7. ^ "PSV vs Alkmaar - 28 August 2015". int.soccerway.com.
  8. ^ "Voetbalster Sisca Folkertsma maakt overstap naar Ajax". omropfryslan.nl (in Dutch).
  9. ^ "Ajax vs Achilles '29 - 3 September 2017". int.soccerway.com.
  10. ^ "ADO Den Haag vs Ajax - 15 December 2017". int.soccerway.com.
  11. ^ "Twente vs PSV - 7 September 2018". int.soccerway.com.
  12. ^ "PEC Zwolle vs Twente - 14 September 2018". int.soccerway.com.
  13. ^ "Voetbalster Sisca Folkertsma verlengt bij FC Twente". omfropfrylan.nl (in Dutch).
  14. ^ "Sisca Folkertsma rejoint Bordeaux". 29 June 2021. Retrieved 6 May 2022.
  15. ^ "Saint-Étienne vs Bordeaux - 28 August 2021". int.soccerway.com.
  16. ^ "Bordeaux vs Soyaux - 4 September 2021". int.soccerway.com.
  17. ^ "Feyenoord haalt Oranje-international Folkertsma terug naar Nederland" [Feyenoord brings Dutch-national Folkerstma back to the Netherlands]. 30 May 2023. Retrieved 4 July 2022.
  18. ^ "Twente vs Feyenoord - 1 October 2023". int.soccerway.com.
  19. ^ "Sisca Folkertsma nieuwe aanvoerder Feyenoord V1". feyenoord.nl (in Dutch).
  20. ^ "Netherlands U19 vs Cyprus U19 - 15 September 2015". int.soccerway.com.
  21. ^ "Netherlands U19 vs Czechia U19 - 5 April 2016". int.soccerway.com.
  22. ^ "Oranje Leeuwinnen Ajax krijgen warm welkom". 9 August 2017. Retrieved 6 May 2022.
  23. ^ "Voetbalsters Oranje geridderd in Den Haag (in Dutch)". NOS.nl.
  24. ^ "FOLKERTSMA TERUG BIJ ORANJEVROUWEN; KAPTEIN NIEUW GEZICHT". www.onsoranje.nl (in Dutch).

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