Inessa Kaagman

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Inessa Kaagman

| image = Inessa Kaagman - signeersessie - 20180527.png

| image_size =

| caption = Kaagman with Ajax in 2018

| fullname = Inessa Kaagman

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1996|4|17|df=y}}

| birth_place = Hoorn, Netherlands

| height = 1.70 m

| position = Midfielder

| currentclub = Ajax

| clubnumber = 15

| youthyears1 = 2008–2013

| youthclubs1 = Hollandia

| years1 = 2013–2018

| clubs1 = Ajax

| caps1 = 102

| goals1 = 15

| years2 = 2018–2020

| clubs2 = Everton

| caps2 = 31

| goals2 = 5

| years3 = 2020–2022

| clubs3 = Brighton & Hove Albion

| caps3 = 42

| goals3 = 12

| years4 = 2022–2024

| clubs4 = PSV

| caps4 = 19

| goals4 = 5

| years5 = 2024-

| clubs5 = Ajax

| caps5 = 2

| goals5 = 0

| nationalyears1 = 2011

| nationalteam1 = Netherlands U15

| nationalcaps1 = 5

| nationalgoals1 = 0

| nationalyears2 = 2011–2013

| nationalteam2 = Netherlands U17

| nationalcaps2 = 15

| nationalgoals2 = 1

| nationalyears3 = 2013–2015

| nationalteam3 = Netherlands U19

| nationalcaps3 = 21

| nationalgoals3 = 5

| nationalyears4 = 2019–

| nationalteam4 = Netherlands

| nationalcaps4 = 12

| nationalgoals4 = 0

| club-update = 15 September 2023

| nationalteam-update = 29 November 2021

| medaltemplates = {{Medal|Sport|Women's football}}

{{Medal|Country|the {{NED}}}}

}}

Inessa Kaagman (born 17 April 1996) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Eredivisie club Ajax and the Netherlands national team.{{cite news|title=Netherlands - I. Kaagman|url=https://int.women.soccerway.com/players/inessa-kaagman/240929/|access-date=14 September 2018|work=Soccerway|date=14 September 2018}}

Club career

=Ajax=

Kaagman joined Ajax in 2013, having spent her youth with Hollandia.{{cite news|title=Kaagman naar Ajax vrouwen|url=https://www.nhnieuws.nl/nieuws/102413/Kaagman-naar-Ajax-vrouwen|access-date=14 September 2018|work=NH Nieuws|date=13 April 2013}} She made her senior on 30 August 2013 during a BeNe League draw away to Club Brugge, the first of eighteen appearances during the 2013–14 season. She scored twice in eleven matches in 2014–15, prior to netting four goals in twenty-four matches in the newly reformed Eredivisie. In the following two campaigns, Kaagman scored nine more goals; including her last for Ajax on 6 May 2018 against PEC Zwolle. She won two Eredivisie titles with Ajax.

=Everton=

On 22 May 2018, Kaagman joined English FA WSL club Everton in a player exchange deal involving Marthe Munsterman.{{cite news|title=Everton Ladies: Inessa Kaagman joins from Ajax to replace Marthe Munsterman|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/44210221|access-date=14 September 2018|work=BBC Sport|date=22 May 2018}}{{cite news|title=Ajax raakt Inessa Kaagman kwijt aan Everton|url=https://www.hetamsterdamschevoetbal.nl/ajax-raakt-inessa-kaagman-kwijt-aan-everton/|access-date=14 September 2018|work=Het Amsterdamsche Voetbal|date=22 May 2015}} She made her debut for the club on 26 August 2018 in a 1–0 defeat against second-tier side Durham{{cite web |last1=Gold |first1=Rachel Rose |title=Everton Ladies begin Continental Cup with a disappointing loss |url=https://royalbluemersey.sbnation.com/2018/8/27/17785076/everton-ladies-durham-continental-cup-1-0-loss-match-recap |website=Royal Blue Mersey |language=en |date=27 August 2018}} in the League Cup and scored her first Everton goal in the same competition on 16 September in a 3–2 home win against Reading.{{cite web |title=Everton 3-2 Readingm match report |url=https://womenscompetitions.thefa.com/Article/20180916-Everton-v-Reading |website=womenscompetitions.thefa.com |language=en}} On 2 December 2018, Kaagman scored from 30 yards in a 2–1 win over Merseyside rivals Liverpool, the first goal scored under new manager Willie Kirk. The strike was voted as the team's goal of the season at the end of the campaign.{{cite web |title=WATCH: Kaagman On Women's World Cup Final And Idol Iniesta |url=https://www.evertonfc.com/news/1495657/watch-kaagman-on-womens-world-cup-final-and-idol-iniesta |website=www.evertonfc.com |language=en}}{{cite web |title=Everton Women 2-1 Liverpool Women: Toffees boss Willie Kirk wins first game in charge |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/46333063 |website=BBC Sport |language=en-gb |date=2 December 2018}} On 21 May 2020, Kaagman left Everton following the expiration of her contract.{{cite web |last1=Frith |first1=Wilf |title=Inessa Kaagman to leave Everton Women |url=https://shekicks.net/inessa-kaagman-to-leave-everton-women/ |website=SheKicks |date=21 May 2020}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.evertonfc.com/news/1671470/dutch-midfielder-to-leave-everton|title=Dutch Midfielder To Leave Everton|website=Everton|language=en|access-date=2020-05-27}}

=Brighton & Hove Albion=

After departing Everton, Kaagman moved across the WSL to sign with Brighton & Hove Albion on 17 July 2020; penning a one-year contract.{{Cite web|url=https://www.brightonandhovealbion.com/news/1730504/albion-go-dutch-with-latest-signing|title=Albion go Dutch with latest signing|website=Brighton & Hove Albion|language=en|access-date=2020-07-17}} She scored on her debut against Birmingham City on 6 July 2020.{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/53962763|title=Kaagman scores as Brighton beat Birmingham |work=BBC Sport }}

=PSV=

After 4 years in England Kaagman moved back to the Netherlands and signed for PSV.{{cite web | url=https://www.vrouwenvoetbalnieuws.nl/breaking-psv-neemt-kaagman-over-van-brighton-hove-albion/ | title=BREAKING | PSV neemt Kaagman over van Brighton & Hove Albion }}

International career

Kaagman represented the Netherlands at youth level, firstly with the U15s.{{cite news|title=Ajax Midfielder To Join Blue Girls|url=http://www.evertonfc.com/news/2018/05/22/kaagman|access-date=14 September 2018|work=Everton|date=22 May 2015}} She won nine caps for the U17s in qualification for the UEFA Women's Under-17 Championships between 2012 and 2013. In July 2014, Kaagman was part of the Dutch squad that won the 2014 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship in Norway, she scored once (vs. Belgium in the groups) They failed to qualify for the 2015 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship, but Kaagman scored three qualifying goals. Kaagman received a call-up to the seniors for a 2019 World Cup qualifier against Norway in August 2018 but didn't feature.{{cite news|title=Kaagman Earns Maiden Holland Call-Up|url=http://www.evertonfc.com/news/2018/08/22/kaagman-earns-maiden-holland-call-up|access-date=14 September 2018|work=Everton|date=22 August 2018|archive-date=29 June 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190629141547/http://www.evertonfc.com/news/2018/08/22/kaagman-earns-maiden-holland-call-up|url-status=dead}}

Kaagman made her senior international debut on 19 January 2019 against South Africa, featuring for the first half of a victory at the Cape Town Stadium in front of 27,000 fans.{{cite news|title=Kaagman Never Expected Holland Debut In Front Of 27,000 People|url=http://www.evertonfc.com/news/2019/02/13/inessa-kaagman|access-date=24 March 2019|work=Everton|date=13 February 2019|archive-date=24 March 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190324135421/http://www.evertonfc.com/news/2019/02/13/inessa-kaagman|url-status=dead}} She was selected for the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup by manager Sarina Wiegman.{{cite news|title=Sarina Wiegman names Netherlands Women's World Cup squad|url=https://www.knvb.com/news/knvb/womens-football/903/sarina-wiegman-names-netherlands-women%E2%80%99s-world-cup-squad|access-date=13 May 2019|work=KNVB|date=10 April 2019}}

Career statistics

=Club=

{{updated|21 October 2020}}.

rowspan="2"\|Club !rowspan="2"\|Season !colspan="3"\|League !colspan="2"\|Cup !colspan="2"\|League Cup !colspan="2"\|Continental !colspan="2"\|Total
class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" \|+ Club statistics
Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
rowspan="6"\|Ajax \|2013–14 \|rowspan="2\|BeNe League \|18	0	0	0	colspan="2"\|—	colspan="2"\|—	18	0
2014–15 \|11	2	0	0	colspan="2"\|—	colspan="2"\|—	11	2
2015–16 \|rowspan="3\|Eredivisie \|24	4	0	0	colspan="2"\|—	colspan="2"\|—	24	4
2016–17 \|26	2	0	0	colspan="2"\|—	colspan="2"\|—	26	2
2017–18 \|23	7	0	0	colspan="2"\|—	4Appearance(s) in the UEFA Women's Champions League	0	27	7
colspan="2"\|Total !102	15	0	0	0 !0	4	0	106	15
rowspan="3" \|Everton \|2018–19 \| rowspan="2" \|FA WSL \|19	4	1	0	3	1	colspan="2"\|—	23	5
2019–20 \|12	1	2	3	4	1	colspan="2" \|—	18	5
colspan="2" \|Total !31	5	3	3	7	2	0	0	41	10
rowspan="1" \|Brighton & Hove Albion \|2020–21 \| rowspan="1" \|FA WSL \|5	1	0	0	0	0	colspan="2"\|—	5	1
colspan="3" \|Career total !137	20	3	3	7	2	4	0	151	26

=International=

National team	Year	Apps
class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" \|+ Appearances and goals by national team and year
rowspan="4" \|Netherlands
2019	3	0
2020	7	0
2021	2	0
colspan="2"\|Total\|\|12\|\|0