Wieke Kaptein

Wieke Hendrikje Maria Kaptein (born 29 August 2005) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Women's Super League club Chelsea and the Netherlands national team.^[2]

Wieke Kaptein

Personal information
Full name	Wieke Hendrikje Maria Kaptein[1]
Date of birth	(2005-08-29) 29 August 2005 (age 19)
Place of birth	Hengelo, Netherlands
Height	1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Chelsea
Number	18
Youth career
	Achilles '12
	Twente
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2021–2023	Twente	40	(3)
2023–	Chelsea	7	(2)
2023–2024	→ Twente (loan)	22	(3)
International career‡
2019	Netherlands U15	4	(0)
2021	Netherlands U16	3	(0)
2021–2022	Netherlands U17	5	(0)
2022–2023	Netherlands U19	7	(0)
2023–	Netherlands	14	(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14 December 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 3 December 2024

Club career

Kaptein started playing football at Achilles '12. Already at the age of 15, she received a professional contract with FC Twente Enschede.^[3]  Capping off her first season with the league title, she also featured in 2021/22 UEFA Women's Champions League qualifying, scoring the goal in the opening game against FC Nike Tbilisi to make it 9–0.^[4]  Twente, however, lost out to Benfica in the Champions Path final. A year later, Benfica was the last stop on the way to the group stage.

In March 2023, Kaptein was voted one of the nine best talents in the world.^[5]

International career

Kaptein played some games for the Dutch junior teams from the U-15. With the U-17 team, she took part in the first and second qualifying rounds of the 2022 U-17 European Championship, which was successfully completed in April 2022, where she was captain in the second round.^[6] However, she was not part of the squad for the finals in May 2022, because she was wanted for the end of the league season.^[7] With the U-19 team, she qualified in October 2022 for the second qualifying round for the 2023 U-19 European Championship. She was not used in the second round in April 2023, as she was nominated for the senior national team games that took place at the same time.^[8]

On 11 April 2023, she had her first senior cap. She came on as a substitute in the 81st minute for Lieke Martens in a friendly they won 4–1 against Poland.^[9][10]

On 30 June 2023, she was nominated for the World Cup finals.^[11] She was the youngest World Cup debutant ever for the Dutch national team.

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 17 December 2024^[2]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup[a]		League cup[b]		Europe		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Twente	2021–22	Vrouwen Eredivisie	20	0	2	0	3	0	4	1	—		29	1
	2022–23	Vrouwen Eredivisie	20	3	4	0	3	0	2	0	1[c]	0	30	3
Twente (loan)	2023–24	Vrouwen Eredivisie	22	3	2	0	1	0	4	0	1[c]	1	30	4
	Total		62	6	8	0	7	0	10	1	2	1	89	8
Chelsea	2024–25	Women's Super League	7	2	0	0	0	0	6	1	—		13	3
Career total			69	8	8	0	7	0	16	2	2	1	102	11

1. Includes KNVB Women's Cup, Women's FA Cup
2. Includes Eredivisie Cup, Women's League Cup
3. Appearance(s) in Dutch Women's Super Cup

International

As of match played 3 December 2024^[2]

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Netherlands	2023	5	0
	2024	9	1
Total		14	1

International goals

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	29 November 2024	Sparta Stadion Het Kasteel, Rotterdam, Netherlands	China	1–1	4–1	Friendly

Honours

Twente

• Eredivisie: 2021–22,^[12] 2023–24^[13]
• KNVB Women's Cup: 2022–23^[14]
• Eredivisie Cup: 2021–22,^[15] 2022–23,^[16] 2023–24^[17]
• Dutch Women's Super Cup: 2022,^[18] 2023^[19]

References

1. "FIFA Women's World Cup Australia & New Zealand 2023 – Squad List: France (FRA)" (PDF). FIFA. 11 July 2023. p. 10. Archived (PDF) from the original on 11 July 2023. Retrieved 11 July 2023.
2. Wieke Kaptein at Soccerway
3. Twente, F. C. "Wieke Kaptein en Sterre Kroezen naar FC Twente Vrouwen". FC Twente (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 2 July 2023. Retrieved 11 July 2023.
4. "Twente vs. Samegrelo – 18 August 2021 – Soccerway". de.soccerway.com. Archived from the original on 2 July 2023. Retrieved 11 July 2023.
5. Twente, F. C. "NXGN9 Award voor Wieke Kaptein". FC Twente (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 2 July 2023. Retrieved 11 July 2023.
6. Twente, F. C. "Kroese, Kroezen en Kaptein met Oranje O17 naar het EK". FC Twente (in Dutch). Retrieved 11 July 2023.
7. Twente, F. C. "Wieke Kaptein geniet van elke wedstrijd". FC Twente (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 2 July 2023. Retrieved 11 July 2023.
8. "Folkertsma terug bij Oranjevrouwen; Kaptein nieuw gezicht". www.onsoranje.nl. Archived from the original on 29 March 2023. Retrieved 11 July 2023.
9. "Niederlande vs. Poland – 11 April 2023 – Soccerway". de.soccerway.com. Archived from the original on 2 July 2023. Retrieved 11 July 2023.
10. Twente, F. C. "Wieke Kaptein maakt debuut bij winnend OranjeLeeuwinnen". FC Twente (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 2 July 2023. Retrieved 11 July 2023.
11. "Andries Jonker maakt WK-selectie bekend". www.onsoranje.nl. Archived from the original on 24 July 2023. Retrieved 11 July 2023.
12. "Het wonder van De Toekomst blijft uit: Twente Vrouwen voor achtste keer kampioen". 20 May 2022. Archived from the original on 26 June 2022. Retrieved 15 July 2023.
13. "FC Twente Vrouwen benut derde kans wél en grijpt op slotdag negende landstitel" (in Dutch). 11 May 2024. Archived from the original on 12 May 2024. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
14. "FC Twente-vrouwen veroveren KNVB-beker en geven seizoen toch nog glans" (in Dutch). 18 May 2023. Archived from the original on 18 May 2023. Retrieved 15 July 2023.
15. "Vrouwen Twente winnen ook Eredivisie Cup na doelpuntenfestijn tegen Ajax: 4–3". 5 June 2022. Archived from the original on 25 September 2022. Retrieved 15 July 2023.
16. "Voetbalsters FC Twente winnen Eredivisie Cup opnieuw". 29 May 2023. Archived from the original on 29 May 2023. Retrieved 15 July 2023.
17. "FC Twente Vrouwen sleept Eredivisie Cup in blessuretijd binnen". 24 May 2024. Retrieved 24 May 2024.
18. "FC Twente wint ten koste van Ajax eerste editie van supercup voor vrouwen". NU.nl (in Dutch). 11 September 2022. Archived from the original on 11 September 2022. Retrieved 15 July 2023.
19. "FC Twente Vrouwen maakt gehakt van Ajax Vrouwen en wint Super Cup" (in Dutch). 2 September 2023. Archived from the original on 2 September 2023. Retrieved 12 May 2024.

External links

• Wieke Kaptein at WorldFootball.net
• Senior national team profile at Onsoranje.nl (in Dutch)
• Under-19 national team profile at Onsoranje.nl (in Dutch)
• Under-17 national team profile at Onsoranje.nl (in Dutch)
• Under-16 national team profile at Onsoranje.nl (in Dutch)
• Under-15 national team profile at Onsoranje.nl (in Dutch)