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Eshly Bakker

Eshly Bakker (born 10 February 1993) is a Dutch footballer who plays as midfielder or forward for Linköping FC in Sweden and the Netherlands national team.[1][2]

Eshly Bakker
Bakker in 2021
Personal information
Full name Eshly Bakker
Date of birth (1993-02-10) 10 February 1993 (age 31)
Place of birth Amsterdam, Netherlands
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder / Forward
Team information
Current team
 Linköping FC
Youth career
RKSV Pancratius
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2012 ADO Den Haag 13 (6)
2012–2016 AFC Ajax 82 (26)
2016–2017 FC Twente 23 (8)
2017–2018 MSV Duisburg 11 (0)
2018–2023 Ajax 90 (23)
2023–2024 Utrecht 20 (9)
2024– Linköping FC
International career‡
2008 Netherlands U-15 2 (2)
2009 Netherlands U-16 4 (1)
2008–2010 Netherlands U-17 11 (1)
2010–2012 Netherlands U-19 8 (9)
2014– Netherlands 14 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 01:08, 13 May 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17 December 2017

Club career

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ADO Den Haag

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Born in Amsterdam,[1] she started her career at amateur club RKSV Pancratius from Badhoevedorp. In 2010, aged 17 she moved to Eredivisie club ADO Den Haag.[3] Bakker made her league debut against Willem II on 2 September 2010.[4] She scored her first league goals against Heerenveen on 7 October 2011, scoring in the 18th and 82nd minute.[5] She won the women's Dutch League (Eredivisie) and Cup in the 2011–12 season with ADO Den Haag at the age of 19.

Ajax

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Bakker made her league debut against Heerenveen on 24 August 2012.[6] She scored her first league goal against Beerschot AD on 26 April 2013, scoring in the 69th minute.[7] Her second Dutch Cup title came in the 2013–14 season. Bakker scored a hattrick against Gent on 6 June 2014.[8]

FC Twente

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Bakker made her league debut against Ajax on 2 September 2016.[9] She scored her first league goal against ADO Den Haag on 16 October 2016, scoring in the 52nd minute.[10] Bakker scored a hattrick against PEC Zwolle on 2 December 2016.[11]

MSV Duisburg

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Bakker joined German women's Bundesliga club MSV Duisburg on 16 June 2017.[12] She made her league debut against Freiburg on 3 September 2017.[13] Bakker scored her first goal for the club in the DFB-Pokal Frauen against Arminia Bielefeld on 8 October 2017, scoring in the 87th minute.[14]

Second spell at Ajax

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Bakker made her league debut against PEC Zwolle on 7 September 2018.[15] She scored her first league goal against Achilles '29 on 4 November 2018, scoring in the 58th minute.[16] Bakker scored a hattrick against Excelsior on 14 December 2018.[17] She won the Goal of the Month award for March 2021, for her goal against Excelsior.[18] On 9 July 2021, it was announced that Bakker had extended her contract until 2022.[19] She reached 200 matches played for Ajax on 30 October 2022.[20] Bakker left Ajax in 2023, having played the most games in the history of the club.[21]

Utrecht

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Bakker was announced at Utrecht on 19 June 2023.[22] She scored on her league debut against Feyenoord on 10 September 2023.[23] On 10 March 2024, during a match against Ajax, Bakker's twin held up a banner asking Eshly to be a witness at their wedding, which brought Bakker to tears.[24] She led the team with 10 goals on the season.

Linköping FC

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On August 16, 2024, Bakker made a transfer to Swedish team Linköping FC. The move was the first time FC Utrecht received a transfer fee.[25]

International career

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Bakker progressed through the national youth teams, where she played for the under-15,[26] under-16,[27] under-17 (including the 2010 UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship)[28] and under-19.[29]

She made her debut for the Netherlands senior national team on 5 April 2014, in a 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification match against Greece, coming on as a substitute and scoring the last goal of the 6–0 win.[30]

International goals

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Scores and results list the Netherlands goal tally first.[31]
Goal Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 5 April 2014 Pankritio Stadium, Heraklion, Greece   Greece 6–0 6–0 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
2. 10 April 2014 Stadion De Braak, Helmond, Netherlands   Albania 9–1 10–1 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
3. 7 February 2015 Polman Stadion, Almelo, Netherlands   Thailand 3–0 7–0 Friendly

Honours

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ADO Den Haag
Ajax

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Eshly Bakker profile" (PDF). MSV Duisburg (in German). Retrieved 17 December 2017.
  2. ^ "Eshly Bakker vervangt Martens" (in Dutch). onsoranje.nl. 15 October 2016. Archived from the original on 18 October 2016. Retrieved 19 October 2016.
  3. ^ "Eshly Bakker naar ADO". vrouwenvoetbalnederland.nl (in Dutch). 5 June 2010. Archived from the original on 4 June 2012. Retrieved 18 January 2018.
  4. ^ "ADO Den Haag vs Willem II - 2 September 2010". int.soccerway.com.
  5. ^ "Herenveen vs ADO Den Haag - 7 October 2011". int.soccerway.com.
  6. ^ "Ajax vs Heerenveen - 24 August 2012". int.soccerway.com.
  7. ^ "Ajax vs Beerschot - 26 April 2013". int.soccerway.com.
  8. ^ "Gent v Ajax - 6 June 2014". int.soccerway.com.
  9. ^ "Ajax vs Twente - 2 September 2016". int.soccerway.com.
  10. ^ "Twente vs ADO Den Haag - 2 September 2016". int.soccerway.com.
  11. ^ "PEC Zwolle vs Twente - 2 December 2016". int.soccerway.com.
  12. ^ "MSV-Frauen: Eshly Bakker wechselt in ZebraStreifen". MSV Duisburg (in German). 16 June 2017. Retrieved 17 December 2017.
  13. ^ "Freiburg vs MSV Duisburg - 3 September 2017". int.soccerway.com.
  14. ^ "Arminia Bielefeld vs MSV Duisburg - 8 October 2017". int.soccerway.com.
  15. ^ "Ajax vs PEC Zwolle - 7 September 2018". int.soccerway.com.
  16. ^ "Ajax vs Achilles '29 - 4 November 2018". int.soccerway.com.
  17. ^ "Excelsior vs Ajax - 14 December 2018". int.soccerway.com.
  18. ^ "Eshly Bakker wint Goal of the Month: 'Ben er enorm trots op'". Ajax (in Dutch).
  19. ^ "Van der Most en Bakker langer bij Ajax Vrouwen". Ajax (in Dutch).
  20. ^ "Eshly Bakker over haar 200 duels in het Ajax-shirt: 'Droom die is uitgekomen'". Ajax (in Dutch).
  21. ^ "Eshly Bakker vertrekt bij Ajax Vrouwen". Ajax (in Dutch).
  22. ^ "International Eshly Bakker versterkt FC Utrecht Vrouwen". FC Utrecht (in Dutch).
  23. ^ "Utrecht vs Feyenoord - 10 September 2023". int.soccerway.com.
  24. ^ "Tranen bij FC Utrecht-speelster Eshly Bakker na spandoek van tweelingzus: 'Wil je mijn getuige zijn?". AD (in Dutch).
  25. ^ "Topscorer Eshly Bakker vervolgt loopbaan in Zweden". FC Utrecht. Retrieved 10 September 2024.
  26. ^ "Profile U-15". onsoranje.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 18 January 2018.
  27. ^ "Profile U-16". onsoranje.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 18 January 2018.
  28. ^ "Profile U-17". onsoranje.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 18 January 2018.
  29. ^ "Profile U-19". onsoranje.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 18 January 2018.
  30. ^ "Beenbreuk overschaduwt zege". onsoranje.nl (in Dutch). 5 April 2014. Retrieved 17 December 2017.
  31. ^ "Profile". onsoranje.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 17 December 2017.
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