Eline Koster (born 14 January 1997) is a Dutch former footballer who played as a midfielder for the ADO Den Haag women's team for three seasons in the Eredivisie women's league. She also played for two seasons with Excelsior (Barendrecht).
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 14 January 1997 [1] | ||
| Place of birth | Heinenoord, Netherlands | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| ADO Den Haag | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2018 | ADO Den Haag | 16 | (2) |
| 2018–2020 | Excelsior | 34 | (5) |
| 2020–2021 | ADO Den Haag[2] | 25 | (3) |
| International career | |||
| 2013 | Netherlands U17 | 2 | (0) |
| 2015 | Netherlands U19 | 1 | (2) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Early life and training
editKoster was born in Heinenoord.[1] At the age of 10, she was scouted by the Royal Dutch Football Association (KNVB), while playing in a school football tournament.[3] She went on to play with boys at regional football club SV Heinenoord for six years, because there were no girls' teams.[3] In November 2011, she was pre-selected for the Netherlands U15 team.[3]
Club career
editKoster trained at the Centrum voor Topsport in Amsterdam, and joined ADO Den Haag in 2016.[4] After playing for the ADO women's team for two seasons, she transferred to Excelsior (Barendrecht) to gain more playing time.[4] Her success as an all-rounder at Excelsior led ADO to recruit her back in 2020.[4]
During her final season with ADO, Koster scored three times in the Eredivisie Cup.[5] Her final match as a footballer was in ADO's cup final against PSV Einhoven in June 2021.[4]
International career
editOn 27 July 2013, Koster made her international debut as a substitute in a Netherlands U17 match against Belgium.[6] She went on to play for the Netherlands women's national U19 team.[4]
Personal life
editIn 2020, Koster completed her studies as a physiotherapist, and started working part-time.[7][4] In 2021, she decided to retire from football at the age of 24 to work full-time for financial reasons.[4]
References
edit- ^ a b "Nederland – e. Koster – Profiel met nieuws, statistieken en geschiedenis". Soccerway.
- ^ "Mesker en Koster kiezen voor maatschappelijke carrière". ADO Den Haag Vrouwen. Retrieved 8 May 2023.
- ^ a b c "Eline Koster voelt zich thuis in Oranje". Hoeksche Waard Exclusief (in Dutch). 21 April 2015. p. 33. Retrieved 8 May 2023.
- ^ a b c d e f g Droppert, Klaas-Jan (2 June 2021). "Eline Koster loopt tegen de beperkingen van het vrouwenvoetbal op: 'Ik wil ook wel eens op mezelf gaan wonen'". Algemeen Dagblad (in Dutch). Retrieved 8 May 2023.
- ^ Blankenstein, Rob (April 2021). "Eline Koster is klaar voor ontmoeting met Ajax vrouwen". Haagse Topsport. Retrieved 8 May 2023.
- ^ "Eline Koster – Jeugd vrouwen onder 17". KNVB (in Dutch). Retrieved 8 May 2023.
- ^ Gelink, Roeland (19 November 2020). "VEELZIJDIGE ELINE KOSTER WIL OOK ALS FYSIOTHERAPEUT SCOREN". Vlietnieuws (in Dutch). Retrieved 8 May 2023.
External links
edit- 10 Questions with Eline Koster (Video in Dutch)