Linda Bakker (born 13 February 1993) is a Dutch professional footballer who last played as midfielder for Valencia CF.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 13 February 1993 | ||
| Place of birth | Rustenburg, Netherlands | ||
| Height | 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| sc Dynamo | |||
| SVW '27 | |||
| VV Reiger Boys | |||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011 | Loyola Marymount Lions | 20 | (2) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2009–2010 | VV Reiger Boys | ||
| 2010–2011 | AZ Alkmaar | 18 | (2) |
| 2012–2014 | Ajax | 44 | (5) |
| 2014–2017 | SC Telstar | 70 | (24) |
| 2017–2021 | Ajax | 72 | (10) |
| 2021–2023 | Valencia | 23 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2010 | Netherlands U17 | 6 | (1) |
| 2010–2011 | Netherlands U19 | 13 | (5) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:24, 14 May 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 14:29, 11 December 2021 (UTC) | |||
Club career
editAZ Alkmaar
editShe joined AZ Alkmaar of the Eredivisie for 2010–11 season.[1] Bakker made her league debut against PEC Zwolle on 2 September 2010.[2] She made her league debut against Willem II on 4 November 2010, scoring in the 90th minute.[3]
Loyola Marymount Lions
editIn 2011 she spent time at Loyola Marymount University and played college soccer for the "Lions". She started all 20 of the team's matches in her freshman season and scored two goals.[4]
First spell at Ajax
editBakker made her league debut against Heerenveen on 24 August 2012.[5] She scored her first league goal against Utrecht on 31 August 2012, scoring in the 29th minute.[6]
SC Telstar
editBakker made her league debut against Club Brugge on 29 August 2014.[7] She scored her first league goal against PSV on 2 September 2014, scoring in the 6th minute.[8]
Second spell at Ajax
editDuring her second spell at Ajax, Bakker made her league debut against Achilles '29 on 3 September 2017.[9] She scored her first league goal against Alkmaar on 27 October 2017, scoring in the 63rd minute.[10]
Valencia
editShe transferred to Valencia CF in July 2021.[11] Bakker made her league debut against FC Barcelona on 25 September 2021.[12] She scored her first league goal against Real Betis on 2 November 2022, scoring in the 10th minute.[13]
International career
editAt youth level Bakker played six times for the Netherlands women's national under-17 football team, scoring one goal[14] and 13 times for the Netherlands women's national under-19 football team, scoring five goals.[15]
References
edit- ^ "10. Linda Bakker" (in Dutch). Vrouwenvoetbal Nederland. Retrieved 11 December 2021.
- ^ "PEC Zwolle vs AZ - 2 September 2010". int.soccerway.com.
- ^ "AZ vs Willem II - 4 November 2010". int.soccerway.com.
- ^ "10 Linda Bakker". Loyola Marymount University. Retrieved 11 December 2021.
- ^ "Ajax vs Heerenveen - 24 August 2012". int.soccerway.com.
- ^ "Utrecht vs Ajax - 31 August 2012". int.soccerway.com.
- ^ "Club Brugge vs Alkmaar - 29 August 2014". int.soccerway.com.
- ^ "Alkmaar vs PSV - 2 September 2014". int.soccerway.com.
- ^ "Ajax vs Achilles '29 - 3 September 2017". int.soccerway.com.
- ^ "Alkmaar vs Ajax - 27 October 2017". int.soccerway.com.
- ^ Torres, David (14 July 2021). "Bakker, el primer fichaje para el Valencia" (in Spanish). El Desmarque. Retrieved 11 December 2021.
- ^ "Barcelona vs Valencia - 25 September 2021". int.soccerway.com.
- ^ "Valencia vs Real Betis - 2 November 2022". int.soccerway.com.
- ^ "Linda Bakker". Ons Oranje (in Dutch). Royal Dutch Football Association. Retrieved 11 December 2021.
- ^ "Linda Bakker". Ons Oranje (in Dutch). Royal Dutch Football Association. Retrieved 11 December 2021.
External links
edit- Linda Bakker at Soccerway
- Profile at La Liga
- Profile at BDF Futbol