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Sari van Veenendaal

b. 1990

Dutch association football player

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Born 1990. Sari van Veenendaal is a Dutch association football player.

Sari van Veenendaal (; born 3 April 1990) is a Dutch former professional footballer. She was part of the Netherlands squad that won UEFA Women's Euro 2017.

Club career The Netherlands Born in Nieuwegein, the Netherlands, Van Veenendaal firstly played as a professional footballer in 2007 for FC Utrecht, as an understudy to Angela Christ. In 2010, she moved to FC Twente. Whilst featuring for the Tukkers, Van Veenendaal won the Eredivisie of the 2010–11 season. She was also successful in picking up the BeNe League titles of 2013, 2014 and 2015 in all.

Arsenal Van Veenendaal signed for the English club Arsenal in 2015. In her first season there, Arsenal won the 2015 FA WSL Cup. Next season, Arsenal won the 2016 FA Women's Cup with the club beating Chelsea 1–0 in the final. Another FA WSL cup was conquered in the 2017–18 season, when the club defeated Manchester City Women in the final and Van Veenendaal posted a clean sheet.

Atlético Madrid In July 2019, Van Veenendaal left Arsenal upon the expiry of her contract and joined Atlético Madrid.

PSV In May 2020, Van Veenendaal joined PSV on a free transfer. In July 2022, Van Veenendaal announced her immediate retirement.

International career Van Veenendaal won her first cap for the senior national team on 7 March 2011, a 6–0 win over Switzerland at the Cyprus Cup.

She was called up to be part of the national team for the UEFA Women's Euro 2013 and the FIFA Women's World Cup 2015.

Van Veenendaal was part of the national team for the UEFA Women's Euro 2017. The Netherlands won the tournament. Van Veenendaal started in all six matches in the competition, and allowed just three goals, helping them to win each of the Netherlands' matches. She was named to the Best XI of the tournament. 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.

Honours FC Utrecht KNVB Women's Cup: 2009–10

FC Twente Algarve Cup: 2018 FIFA Women's World Cup: runner-up 2019 Tournoi de France: runner-up 2020 Individual UEFA European Women's Championship Team of the Tournament: 2017 FIFA Women's World Cup Golden Glove: 2019 The Best FIFA Women's Goalkeeper: 2019 IFFHS World's Best Woman Goalkeeper: 2019 IFFHS Women's World Team: 2019 Orders Knight of the Order of Orange-Nassau: 2017

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Knight of the Order of Orange-Nassau

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Sari van Veenendaal?

Dutch association football player

When was Sari van Veenendaal born?

Sari van Veenendaal was born on 3 April 1990 in Nieuwegein.

What is Sari van Veenendaal's occupation?

Sari van Veenendaal is an association football player.

What nationality is Sari van Veenendaal?

Sari van Veenendaal is Dutch.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Sari van Veenendaal

· Wikidata: Q2500753

· DBpedia: Sari van Veenendaal

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