Aniek Nouwen
{{short description|Dutch football player}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2019}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Aniek Nouwen
| image = Aniek Nouwen on May 14, 2019.jpg
| caption = Nouwen in 2019
| full_name = Aniek Nouwen{{cite web |url=https://fdp.fifa.org/assetspublic/ce93/pdf/SquadLists-English.pdf |title=FIFA Women's World Cup Australia & New Zealand 2023 – Squad List: Netherlands (NED) |publisher=FIFA |page=18 |date=11 July 2023 |access-date=11 July 2023 |archive-date=11 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230711021725/https://fdp.fifa.org/assetspublic/ce93/pdf/SquadLists-English.pdf |url-status=live }}
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1999|03|09}}
| birth_place = Helmond, Netherlands
| height = 1.75 m
| currentclub = Crystal Palace
(on loan from Chelsea)
| clubnumber =
| position = Defender
| youthyears1 = –2016
| youthclubs1 = SV Deurne
| years1 = 2016–2021
| clubs1 = PSV
| caps1 = 101
| goals1 = 19
| years2 = 2021–2022
| clubs2 = Chelsea
| caps2 = 18
| goals2 = 1
| years3 = 2023
| clubs3 = → AC Milan (loan)
| caps3 = 11
| goals3 = 0
| nationalyears1 = 2014–2015
| nationalteam1 = Netherlands U16
| nationalcaps1 = 13
| nationalgoals1 = 1
| nationalyears2 = 2014–2016
| nationalteam2 = Netherlands U17
| nationalcaps2 = 12
| nationalgoals2 = 3
| nationalyears3 = 2016–2018
| nationalteam3 = Netherlands U19
| nationalcaps3 = 16
| nationalgoals3 = 2
| nationalyears4 = 2018
| nationalteam4 = Netherlands U20
| nationalcaps4 = 6
| nationalgoals4 = 1
| nationalyears5 = 2023
| nationalteam5 = Netherlands U23
| nationalcaps5 = 3
| nationalgoals5 = 0
| nationalyears6 = 2019–
| nationalteam6 = Netherlands
| nationalcaps6 = 43
| nationalgoals6 = 2
| club-update = 26 November 2023
| nationalteam-update = 1 December 2023
| years4 = 2025
| clubs4 = → Crystal Palace (loan)
| caps4 = 0
| goals4 = 0
}}
Aniek Nouwen ({{IPA|nl|ˈaːnik ˈnʌu̯ən|lang}}; born 9 March 1999) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a defender for Women's Super League club Crystal Palace, on loan from Chelsea, and the Netherlands national team.
Club career
= Early career =
Nouwen played with the SV Deurne boys' team for 11 years, before joining PSV aged 17.{{Cite web |date=2016-06-08 |title=Koopmans en Nouwen tekenen bij PSV |url=https://www.psv.nl/media/artikel/koopmans-en-nouwen-tekenen-bij-psv |access-date=2024-01-25 |website=www.psv.nl |language=nl |archive-date=29 January 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240129035815/https://www.psv.nl/media/artikel/koopmans-en-nouwen-tekenen-bij-psv |url-status=live }}
= PSV =
Since 2016, Nouwen played professionally for PSV at the Eredivisie, where she recorded 69 appearances and 15 goals for the team. In 2017 and 2018, she and her team were runners-up of the KNVB Women's Cup, the cup competition for women's football in the Netherlands.
= Chelsea =
On 12 May 2021, Nouwen agreed pre-contract terms on a three-year deal with Chelsea which commits her to the club until the summer of 2024.{{cite web |title=Chelsea transfer agreed for PSV and Netherlands defender |url=https://www.chelseafc.com/en/news/2021/05/12/chelsea-fc-transfer-agreed-with-netherlands-defender-aniek-nouwe?cardIndex=0-1 |publisher=Chelsea F.C. |access-date=12 May 2021 |archive-date=27 November 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211127023535/https://www.chelseafc.com/en/news/2021/05/12/chelsea-fc-transfer-agreed-with-netherlands-defender-aniek-nouwe?cardIndex=0-1 |url-status=live }} She joined them ahead of the 2021/22 campaign.
On 10 October 2021, Nouwen made her first league start for Chelsea in a 2–0 victory against Leicester City, a game in which she would play 90 minutes.{{Cite web |date=2021-10-10 |title=Womens Match Report: Chelsea 2-0 Leicester City |url=https://www.chelseafc.com/en/news/article/womens-match-report--chelsea-v-leicester-city- |access-date=2024-01-25 |website=Chelsea FC |language=en |archive-date=25 January 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240125191928/https://www.chelseafc.com/en/news/article/womens-match-report--chelsea-v-leicester-city- |url-status=live }}
On 26 February 2022, Nouwen scored her first goal for Chelsea in a FA Cup fifth round tie against Leicester City, a game in which Chelsea would go onto win 7–0.{{Cite web |date=2022-02-26 |title=Women's match report: Chelsea 7 Leicester City 0 |url=https://www.chelseafc.com/en/news/article/women-s-match-report--chelsea-vs-leicester-city |access-date=2024-01-25 |website=Chelsea FC |language=en |archive-date=16 May 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230516162334/https://www.chelseafc.com/en/news/article/women-s-match-report--chelsea-vs-leicester-city |url-status=live }}
A month later on 27 March 2022, Nouwen scored her first league goal for Chelsea. Once again Leicester City were the opponents, in a game that saw Chelsea win 9–0 away from home.{{Cite web |date=2022-03-27 |title=Women’s match report: Leicester City 0 Chelsea 9 |url=https://www.chelseafc.com/en/news/article/women-s-match-report--leicester-city-vs-chelsea |access-date=2024-01-25 |website=www.chelseafc.com |language=en-gb |archive-date=6 December 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221206233816/https://www.chelseafc.com/en/news/article/women-s-match-report--leicester-city-vs-chelsea |url-status=live }}
On 8 May 2022, Nouwen won her first league title as Chelsea lifted the FA WSL trophy on the final day with a 4–2 victory against Manchester United.
On 15 May 2022, Nouwen lifted her second trophy with Chelsea as they defeated Manchester City for the FA Cup, Nouwen played 69 minutes.{{Cite web |date=2022-05-15 |title=Women’s FA Cup final report: Chelsea 3 Manchester City 2 |url=https://www.chelseafc.com/en/news/article/women-s-fa-cup-final-report--chelsea-3-manchester-city-2 |access-date=2024-01-25 |website=Chelsea FC |language=en |archive-date=19 January 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240119115241/https://www.chelseafc.com/en/news/article/women-s-fa-cup-final-report--chelsea-3-manchester-city-2 |url-status=live }}
On 1 December 2023, Nouwen sustained an anterior cruciate ligament rupture in a friendly with the Netherlands under-23 team against Scotland under-23.{{cite web|url=https://www.chelseafc.com/en/news/article/aniek-nouwen-to-return-to-chelsea-following-acl-injury|title=Aniek Nouwen to return to Chelsea following ACL injury|date=7 December 2023|access-date=7 December 2023|website=chelseafc.com|archive-date=8 December 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231208081150/https://www.chelseafc.com/en/news/article/aniek-nouwen-to-return-to-chelsea-following-acl-injury|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://www.onsoranje.nl/teams/339323/uitslagen/wedstrijd/334274|title=Vriendschappelijk|date=1 December 2023|access-date=7 December 2023|website=onsoranje.nl|language=nl|archive-date=24 November 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231124035210/https://www.onsoranje.nl/teams/339323/uitslagen/wedstrijd/334274|url-status=live}}
On 6 January 2025, it was announced that Nouwen had signed a contract extension at Chelsea until summer 2026.{{Cite web |title=Aniek Nouwen extends contract with Chelsea |url=https://www.chelseafc.com/en/news/article/aniek-nouwen-extends-contract-with-chelsea |access-date=2025-02-23 |website=Chelsea Football Club |language=en-gb}}
== Milan (loan) ==
On 21 January 2023, it was announced that Nouwen had joined Italian side Milan on loan for the remainder of the 2022–23 season,{{cite web|url=https://www.acmilan.com/en/news/articles/media/2023-01-21/aniek-nouwen-joins-ac-milan|title=Aniek Nouwen joins AC Milan|website=Milan|date=21 January 2023|access-date=23 January 2023|archive-date=7 June 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230607015148/https://www.acmilan.com/en/news/articles/media/2023-01-21/aniek-nouwen-joins-ac-milan|url-status=live}} while at the same time it was announced she had signed a new deal to remain at Chelsea until 2025.{{cite web|url=https://www.chelseafc.com/en/news/article/aniek-nouwen-extends-chelsea-contract-and-heads-out-on-loan|title=Aniek Nouwen extends Chelsea contract and heads out on loan|publisher=Chelsea F.C.|date=21 January 2023|access-date=23 January 2023|archive-date=7 February 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230207010247/https://www.chelseafc.com/en/news/article/aniek-nouwen-extends-chelsea-contract-and-heads-out-on-loan|url-status=live}} Nouwen played all 90 minutes in each of her final 10 matches for Milan, and helped the club finish third in the Serie A.
== Crystal Palace (loan) ==
On 30 January 2025, it was announced that Nouwen had joined Crystal Palace on loan for the remainder of the 2024–25 season.{{Cite web |date=2025-01-30 |title=Crystal Palace sign Chelsea defender Nouwen on loan |url=https://sports.yahoo.com/crystal-palace-sign-chelsea-defender-223300387.html |access-date=2025-02-23 |website=Yahoo Sports |language=en-US}}
International career
Nouwen played for Netherlands U17 team at the 2015 UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship qualification and at the 2016 UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship qualification. In both occasions, the Dutch team failed to qualify to the tournament's Elite round.{{cite web |title=A. Nouwen |url=https://us.soccerway.com/players/aniek-nouwen/386761/ |website=Soccerway |access-date=3 July 2019 |archive-date=8 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230408073534/https://us.soccerway.com/players/aniek-nouwen/386761/ |url-status=live }} She also played for the Netherlands U19 team at the 2017 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship and at the 2018 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship. In 2017, the team reached the semi-finals where they lost 3–2 to Spain. In 2018, the team was eliminated in the Group Stage due to the goal difference criteria. Nouwen played in all matches for the Netherlands in both tournaments. In 2018, Nouwen was called to represent the Netherlands U20 team at the 2018 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup. Again, she played all of her team's matches in the tournament. The Dutch team was eliminated in quarter-finals after losing 2–1 for England.
On 4 March 2019, Nouwen made her debut for the Netherlands senior national team when she started and played 63 minutes in the 1–0 defeat for Poland.{{cite web |title=Netherlands vs. Poland 0 – 1 |url=https://us.soccerway.com/matches/2019/03/04/world/algarve-cup/netherlands/poland/2977884/ |website=Soccerway |access-date=3 July 2019 |archive-date=13 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230413002733/https://us.soccerway.com/matches/2019/03/04/world/algarve-cup/netherlands/poland/2977884/ |url-status=live }} Two days later, on 6 March, she recorded her second international cap when she replaced Siri Worm in the 66th minute of the match against China PR.{{cite web |title=China PR vs. Netherlands 1 – 1 |url=https://us.soccerway.com/matches/2019/03/06/world/algarve-cup/china-pr/netherlands/2994330/ |website=Soccerway |access-date=3 July 2019 |archive-date=14 August 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190814121903/https://us.soccerway.com/matches/2019/03/06/world/algarve-cup/china-pr/netherlands/2994330/ |url-status=live }}
On 23 October 2020, Nouwen scored her first goal for the Netherlands senior national team in a 7–0 victory over Estonia which saw the side qualify for the Women's Euros in 2022. Her second came on 28 June 2022 in a 3–0 victory over Belarus in a World Cup qualifying game.{{Cite web |last=Grondhuis |first=Francis |date=2020-10-23 |title=Geplaatst! OranjeLeeuwinnen verdedigen Europese titel op WEURO2022 |url=https://www.onsoranje.nl/nieuws/nederlands-vrouwenelftal/78495/geplaatst-oranjeleeuwinnen-verdedigen-europese-titel-op |access-date=2024-01-25 |website=www.onsoranje.nl |archive-date=22 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230422044711/https://www.onsoranje.nl/nieuws/nederlands-vrouwenelftal/78495/geplaatst-oranjeleeuwinnen-verdedigen-europese-titel-op |url-status=live }}
Nouwen was named to the Netherlands squad for the 2023 World Cup.{{Cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/soccer/team/squad/_/id/7151/netherlands|title=Netherlands Squad|website=espn.com|access-date=10 January 2024|archive-date=10 January 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240110174340/https://www.espn.com/soccer/team/squad/_/id/7151/netherlands|url-status=live}} She made two appearances during the tournament.
Career statistics
=Club=
{{updated|match played 26 November 2023}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+Appearances and goals by club, season and competition ! rowspan="2" |Club ! rowspan="2" |Season ! colspan="3" |League ! colspan="2" |National cup{{efn|Includes KNVB Women's Cup, Women's FA Cup}} ! colspan="2" |League cup{{efn|Includes Eredivisie Cup, FA Women's League Cup}} ! colspan="2" |Continental{{efn|Includes UEFA Women's Champions League}} ! colspan="2" |Total |
| Division
!Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals |
|---|
| rowspan="6" |PSV
|2016–17 |25 |3 |? |? |? |? | colspan="2" |— |25 |3 |
| 2017–18
|Eredivisie |22 |5 |? |? |? |? | colspan="2" |— |22 |5 |
| 2018–19
|Eredivisie |22 |7 |? |? |? |? | colspan="2" |— |22 |7 |
| 2019–20
|Eredivisie |12 |2 |? |? |? |? | colspan="2" |— |12 |2 |
| 2020–21
|Eredivisie |20 |2 |3 |0 |5 |0 |2 |0 |30 |2 |
| colspan="2" |Total
!101 !19 !3 !0 !5 !0 !2 !0 !111 !19 |
| rowspan="4" |Chelsea
|14 |1 |4 |1 |3 |0 |1 |0 |22 |1 |
| 2022–23
|Women's Super League |3 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |1 |0 |4 |0 |
| 2023–24
|Women's Super League |1 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |1 |0 |
| colspan="2" |Total
!18 !1 !4 !1 !3 !0 !2 !0 !27 !1 |
| AC Milan (loan)
|2022–23 |11 |0 |4 |0 | colspan="2" |— | colspan="2" |— |15 |0 |
| colspan="3" |Career total
!130 !20 !11 !1 !8 !0 !4 !0 !153 !20 |
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=International=
{{updated|match played 11 August 2023}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by national team and year | |||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| rowspan="5" |Netherlands
|2019 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2020 | 5 | 1 | |
| 2021 | 14 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 13 | 1 | |
| 2023 | 6 | 0 | |
| colspan="2"|Total||43||2 |
:Scores and results list Netherlands' goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Nouwen goal.
| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ List of international goals scored by Aniek Nouwen | ||||||
| class=unsortable scope="col"|No.
! class=unsortable scope="col"|Date ! class=unsortable scope="col"|Venue ! scope="col"|Opponent ! class=unsortable scope="col"|Score ! class=unsortable scope="col"|Result ! class=unsortable scope="col"|Competition | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align="center"|1 | 23 October 2020 | Euroborg, Groningen, Netherlands | {{fbw|EST}} | align="center"|6–0 | align="center"|7–0 | 2022 UEFA Women's Euro qualification |
| align="center"|2 | 28 June 2022 | De Grolsch Veste, Enschede, Netherlands | {{fbw|BLR}} | align="center"|2–0 | align="center"|3–0 | 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification |
Honours
PSV
- KNVB Women's Cup: 2021{{Cite web |date=2021-06-05 |title=ADO-vrouwen strijdend ten onder in bekerfinale |url=https://www.omroepwest.nl/sport/4407573/ado-vrouwen-strijdend-ten-onder-in-bekerfinale |access-date=2024-01-25 |website=www.omroepwest.nl |language=nl |archive-date=14 December 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211214163816/https://www.omroepwest.nl/sport/4407573/ado-vrouwen-strijdend-ten-onder-in-bekerfinale |url-status=live }}
Chelsea
References
{{reflist}}
External links
- {{sports links}}
- {{UEFA|250079342}}
- [https://www.onsoranje.nl/teams/207834/speler/20330 Senior national team profile] at Onsoranje.nl {{in lang|nl}}
- [https://www.onsoranje.nl/teams/339323/speler/20330 Under-23 national team profile] at Onsoranje.nl (in Dutch)
- [https://www.onsoranje.nl/teams/327978/speler/20330 Under-20 national team profile] at Onsoranje.nl {{in lang|nl}}
- [https://www.onsoranje.nl/teams/210484/speler/20330 Under-19 national team profile] at Onsoranje.nl {{in lang|nl}}
- [https://www.onsoranje.nl/teams/210486/speler/20330 Under-17 national team profile] at Onsoranje.nl {{in lang|nl}}
- [https://www.onsoranje.nl/teams/210487/speler/20330 Under-16 national team profile] at Onsoranje.nl {{in lang|nl}}
- {{TeamNL|aniek-nouwen|old_id=6848-aniek-nouwen}}
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