Marjolijn van den Bighelaar

Marjolijn van den Bighelaar (born 28 November 1990) is a Dutch former footballer who played as a forward.

Club career Willem II Van den Bighelaar made her league debut against FC Utrecht on 1 October 2009. She scored her first goal against ADO Den Haag on 30 November 2009, scoring in the 58th minute.

ADO Den Haag Van den Bighelaar scored on her league debut against PEC Zwolle on 2 September 2011, scoring in the 74th minute.

PSV Van den Bighelaar scored on her league debut against ADO Den Haag on 24 August 2012, scoring in the 53rd and 55th minute.

Ajax Van den Bighelaar made her league debut against OH Leuven on 3 September 2013. She scored her first league goal against Alkmaar on 13 September 2013, scoring in the 89th minute. Van den Bighelaar scored a hattrick against PEC Zwolle on 29 November 2019. She announced her retirement on 17 November 2022, retiring as Ajax's all time top scorer. In 2024, Romée Leuchter became Ajax's all time top scorer after passing Van den Bighelaar's 79 goal record with 81 goals.

International career

Van den Bighelaar was a notable absentee from Sarina Wiegman's Euro 2017 squad.

Coaching career

On January 25 2023, it was announced that van den Bighelaar would become the Coordinator of the Women's Football Academy at FC Utrecht.

Personal life

Van den Bighelaar has one daughter.