Ellen Jansen

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Ellen Jansen

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]

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Ellen Jansen
Jansen with Twente in 2014
Personal information
Date of birth (1992-10-06) 6 October 1992 (age 32)
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
2007 Netherlands U15 2 (2)
2008–2009 Netherlands U17 9 (2)
2009–2011 Netherlands U19 27 (18)
2010–2019 Netherlands 16 (2)
Medal record
Women's football
Representing the  Netherlands
FIFA Women's World Cup
2019 France
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13:52, 6 June 2024 (UTC)
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Club career

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 against 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]

International career

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]
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GoalDateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.20 October 2016Tony Macaroni Arena, Livingston, Scotland Scotland5–07–0Friendly
2.30 August 2019A. Le Coq Arena, Tallinn, Estonia Estonia7–07–0UEFA Women's Euro 2021 qualifying
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Honours

FC Twente

Netherlands

References

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