Kayleigh van Dooren

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Kayleigh Marit Ellen van Dooren (born 31 July 1999) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Eredivisie club Twente and the Netherlands national team.[1]

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Kayleigh van Dooren
Personal information
Full name Kayleigh Marit Ellen van Dooren
Date of birth (1999-07-31) 31 July 1999 (age 25)
Place of birth Veldhoven, Netherlands
Height 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Twente
Number 10
Youth career
2004–2014 RKVVO
2014–2018 CTO Eindhoven
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2021 PSV 50 (16)
2021– Twente 54 (23)
International career
2014 Netherlands U15 2 (0)
2015 Netherlands U16 7 (0)
2015–2016 Netherlands U17 8 (3)
2016–2018 Netherlands U19 15 (3)
2019–2021 Netherlands U23 12 (1)
2022– Netherlands 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 29 March 2025
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11 November 2022
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Club career

Van Dooren started her career with her hometown club RKVVO in 2004. She joined CTO Eindhoven in 2014.[2]

In May 2018, Van Dooren signed a two-year contract with Eredivisie club PSV.[3] She made her league debut on 7 September 2018 in a 1–0 defeat against Twente.[4] She scored her first league goal on 14 September 2018 in a 5–0 win against VV Alkmaar.[5] After a successful season in which she scored eight goals from 22 league matches, she extended her contract with the club until the end of the 2020–21 season.[6] She scored a hat-trick against Excelsior on 27 September 2019.[7] She scored a further hat-trick against Excelsior on 1 November 2020.[8]

Van Dooren joined Twente in June 2021 on a two-year deal.[9] On 27 August 2021, she scored on her league debut against Alkmaar in a 8–0 win.[10] She scored a hat-trick against Heerenveen on 16 October 2022.[11] On 31 May 2023, she signed a two-year contract extension with the club.[12] After being out injured for 15 months, she returned to the pitch in February 2024.[13] On 31 August 2024, she helped her club to win the third consecutive Dutch Women's Super Cup title by scoring a hat-trick in a 6–1 win against Ajax.[14]

International career

Van Dooren has represented Netherlands at various youth levels.[15] In February 2022, she received her first call-up to the Netherlands national team for the 2022 Tournoi de France.[16] She made her debut on 19 February in a 3–0 win against Finland.[17]

Personal life

Van Dooren completed her master's degree in Business Administration from the University of Twente.[18]

Career statistics

Club

As of 29 March 2025[1]
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Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup League cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
PSV 2018–19 Eredivisie 22810238
2019–20 Eredivisie 1131262187
2020–21 Eredivisie 175305320278
Total 50165211520006823
Twente 2021–22 Eredivisie 24132120303114
2022–23 Eredivisie 760000211[a]0107
2023–24 Eredivisie 502021000091
2024–25 Eredivisie 18421001091[a]33117
Total 542362411510238139
Career total 1043911415617102314962
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  1. Appearance in Dutch Women's Super Cup

International

As of match played 11 November 2022[1]
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Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Netherlands 202240
202400
Total40
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Honours

PSV

Twente

References

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