Sheila van den Bulk

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| fullname = Michaela Wilhelmina Alida van den Bulk{{NFF}}

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|1989|4|6}}

| birth_place = Rotterdam, Netherlands

| height = 1.67 m

| position = Midfielder

| currentclub = Eskilstuna United DFF

| clubnumber = 19

| youthyears1 = 1995–2007

| youthclubs1 = CVV Berkel

| years1 = 2008–2013

| clubs1 = ADO Den Haag

| caps1 = 85

| goals1 = 20

| years2 = 2013

| clubs2 = Sandviken

| caps2 = 11

| goals2 = 0

| years3 = 2014–2015

| clubs3 = Kolbotn

| caps3 = 41

| goals3 = 8

| years4 = 2016–2021

| clubs4 = Djurgården

| caps4 = 93

| goals4 = 18

| years5 = 2022–2024

| clubs5 = Kristianstads DFF

| caps5 = 40

| goals5 = 9

| years6 = 2024

| clubs6 = Vittsjö GIK

| caps6 = 6

| goals6 = 0

| nationalyears1 = 2005–2008

| nationalteam1 = Netherlands U19

| nationalcaps1 = 20

| nationalgoals1 = 3

| nationalyears2 = 2016–

| nationalteam2 = Netherlands

| nationalcaps2 = 5

| nationalgoals2 = 0

| club-update = 20:12, 24 May 2024 (UTC)

| nationalteam-update = 8 March 2018

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

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| years7 = 2024–

| clubs7 = Eskilstuna United

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Michaela Wilhelmina Alida "Sheila" van den Bulk (born 6 April 1989) is a Dutch football midfielder who currently plays for Eskilstuna United.

Career

=Sandviken=

Van den Bulk made her league debut against Stabæk on 4 August 2013.{{citeweb|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2013/08/04/norway/toppserien/stabak-idrettsforening/idrettslaget-sandviken/1438551/|title=Stabæk vs Sandviken – 4 August 2013|website=int.soccerway.com}}

=Kolbotn=

Van den Bulk made her league debut against Vålerenga on 21 April 2014.{{citeweb|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2014/04/21/norway/toppserien/valerenga-if-oslo/kolbotn-idrettslag/1618073/|title=Vålerenga vs Kolbotn – 21 April 2014|website=int.soccerway.com}} She scored her first league goal against Medkila on 27 April 2014, scoring in the 8th minute.{{citeweb|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2014/04/27/norway/toppserien/kolbotn-idrettslag/medkila-il/1618079/|title=Kolbotn vs Medkila – 27 April 2014|website=int.soccerway.com}}

=Djurgården=

Van den Bulk made her league debut against Eskilstuna United on 17 April 2016.{{citeweb|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2016/04/17/sweden/damallsvenskan/eskilstuna-united/djurgardens-dff/2179112/|title=Eskilstuna United vs Djurgården – 17 April 2016|website=int.soccerway.com}} She scored her first league goal against Piteå on 1 September 2016, scoring a penalty in the 6th minute.{{citeweb|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2016/09/01/sweden/damallsvenskan/djurgardens-dff/pitea-if/2179185/|title=Djurgården vs Piteå – 1 September 2016|website=int.soccerway.com}}

=Kristianstads=

Van den Bulk was announced at Kristianstads on 25 November 2021.{{citeweb|url=https://www.kdff.nu/nyheter/?ID=319151&NID=850332|title=Välkommen Sheila!|language=Swedish|website=KDFF}} She scored on her league debut against IFK Kalmar on 27 March 2022, scoring a penalty in the 27th minute.{{citeweb|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2022/03/27/sweden/damallsvenskan/kristianstad-damfotbollsforening/ildrottsforeningen-kamraterna-kalmar/3731399/|title=Kristianstad vs Kalmar – 27 March 2022|website=int.soccerway.com}}

=Vittsjö=

On 11 April 2024, it was announced that Van den Bulk had joined Vittsjö.{{citeweb|url=https://www.vrouwenvoetbalnieuws.nl/van-den-bulk-tekent-bij-zweedse-club-na-particuliere-sponsoring/|title=Van den Bulk tekent bij Zweedse club na particuliere sponsoring|language=Dutch|first=Amber|last=van Lieshout|website=Vrouwen Voetbal Nieuws}} She made her league debut against AIK Fotboll on 20 April 2024.{{citeweb|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2024/04/20/sweden/damallsvenskan/vittsjo-gik/aik-solna/4284552/|title=Vittsjö vs AIK – 20 April 2024|website=int.soccerway.com}}

= Eskilstuna =

In August 2024, Eskilstuna United announced the signing of Van den Bulk.{{Cite web |date=2024-08-21 |title=Nederländsk landslagsspelare, startskottet för Eskilstuna Uniteds satsning mot OBOS damallsvenskan 2026 |url=https://eskilstunaunited.se/aktuellt/nederlandsk-landslagsspelare-startskottet-for-eskilstuna-uniteds-satsning-mot-obos-damallsvenskan-2026/ |access-date=2024-08-26 |website=Eskilstuna United |language=sv-SE}}

International career

On 4 June 2016, she made her debut for the Dutch national team, in a friendly match against South Africa.{{cite web |url=https://www.onsoranje.nl/nieuws/nederlands-vrouwenelftal/66118/leeuwinnen-verslaan-zuid-afrika |title=Leeuwinnen verslaan Zuid-Afrika |language=Dutch |work=onsoranje.nl |date=4 June 2016 |access-date=15 December 2017}}{{cite web |title=Profile |url=https://www.onsoranje.nl/teams/207834/speler/19174 |language=Dutch |work=onsoranje.nl |access-date=15 December 2017}}

She was part of the Dutch team which won the UEFA Women's Euro 2017.{{cite web |url=https://www.onsoranje.nl/nieuws/nederlands-vrouwenelftal/69717/wiegman-kiest-oranje-selectie-voor-weuro-2017 |title=Wiegman kiest Oranjeselectie voor WEURO 2017 |language=Dutch |work=onsoranje.nl |date=14 June 2017 |access-date=15 December 2017}} After the tournament, the whole team was honoured by the Prime Minister Mark Rutte and Minister of Sport Edith Schippers and made Knights of the Order of Orange-Nassau.{{cite web|url=https://nos.nl/artikel/2199703-voetbalsters-oranje-geridderd-in-den-haag.html|title=Voetbalsters Oranje geridderd in Den Haag (in Dutch)|website=NOS.nl|date=25 October 2017 }}

Honours

;Netherlands

UEFA European Women's Championship: 2017
Algarve Cup: 2018{{cite web|url=https://www.nu.nl/voetbal/5166413/finale-algarve-cup-tussen-oranjevrouwen-en-zweden-afgelast.html|title=Finale Algarve Cup tussen Oranjevrouwen en Zweden afgelast|publisher=nu.nl|language=Dutch|access-date=7 March 2018}}

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