Sisca Folkertsma

{{short description|Dutch footballer|bot=PearBOT 5}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2017}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Sisca Folkertsma

| image = Sisca Folkertsma in 2018 (cropped).jpg

| image_size =

| caption = Folkertsma in 2018

| fullname = Sippie Catharine Folkertsma{{cite web|url=https://fdp.fifa.org/assetspublic/ce5/pdf/SquadLists-English.pdf|title=Squad list - Women's Olympic Football Tournament Tokyo 2020|publisher=FIFA|date=7 July 2021}}

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1997|5|21|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Sloten, Netherlands

| height = 1.71 m

| position = Forward

| currentclub = PSV

| clubnumber = 6

| youthyears1 =

| youthclubs1 =

| years1 = 2012–2015

| clubs1 = SC Heerenveen

| caps1 = 60

| goals1 = 14

| years2 = 2015–2017

| clubs2 = PSV

| caps2 = 48

| goals2 = 10

| years3 = 2017–2018

| clubs3 = Ajax

| caps3 = 13

| goals3 = 1

| years4 = 2018–2021

| clubs4 = Twente

| caps4 = 39

| goals4 = 3

| years5 = 2021–2023

| clubs5 = Bordeaux

| caps5 = 15

| goals5 = 1

| years6 = 2023-2024

| clubs6 = Feyenoord

| caps6 = 15

| goals6 = 0

| years7 = 2024-

| clubs7 = PSV

| caps7 = 6

| goals7 = 1

| nationalyears1 = 2012

| nationalteam1 = Netherlands U15

| nationalcaps1 = 3

| nationalgoals1 = 1

| nationalyears2 = 2013

| nationalteam2 = Netherlands U16

| nationalcaps2 = 6

| nationalgoals2 = 2

| nationalyears3 = 2013

| nationalteam3 = Netherlands U17

| nationalcaps3 = 7

| nationalgoals3 = 3

| nationalyears4 = 2014–2016

| nationalteam4 = Netherlands U19

| nationalcaps4 = 22

| nationalgoals4 = 17

| nationalyears5 = 2016–

| nationalteam5 = Netherlands

| nationalcaps5 = 16

| nationalgoals5 = 0

| club-update =18:05, 10 November 2024

| ntupdate = 26 October 2021

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

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

{{Medal|Competition|UEFA Women's Championship}}

{{Medal|Winner|2017 Netherlands|}}

{{MedalCompetition|UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship}}

{{Medal|Winner|2014 Norway|}}

}}

Sippie Catharine "Sisca" Folkertsma ({{IPA|nl|ˈsɪskaː ˈfɔlkərtsmaː}}; born 21 May 1997) is a Dutch footballer who plays as a forward for Dutch Vrouwen Eredivisie club PSV and the Netherlands national team.{{Soccerway|278014}}

Career

=SC Heerenveen=

Folkertsma made her league debut against Utrecht on 30 November 2012.{{cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2012/11/30/europe/bene-league/fc-utrecht/sc-heerenveen/1343232/|title=Utrecht vs Heerenveen - 30 November 2012|website=int.soccerway.com}} She scored her first league goal against VV Alkmaar on 22 March 2013, scoring in the 90th+3rd minute.{{cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2013/03/22/europe/bene-league/sc-heerenveen/telstar-vrouwenvoetbal-noord-holland/1432555/|title=Heerenveen vs Alkmaar - 22 March 2013|website=int.soccerway.com}}

=PSV=

Folkertsma made her league debut against PEC Zwolle on 21 August 2015.{{cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2015/08/21/netherlands/vrouwen-eredivisie/fc-zwolle/psvfc-eindhoven/2077580/|title=PEC Zwolle vs PSV - 21 August 2015|website=int.soccerway.com}} She scored her first league goal against ADO Den Haag on 28 August 2015, scoring in the 11th minute.{{cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2015/08/28/netherlands/vrouwen-eredivisie/psvfc-eindhoven/ado-den-haag/2077584/|title=PSV vs ADO Den Haag - 28 August 2015|website=int.soccerway.com}} Folkerstma scored a hattrick against Alkmaar on 16 October 2015.{{cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2015/10/16/netherlands/vrouwen-eredivisie/psvfc-eindhoven/telstar-vrouwenvoetbal-noord-holland/2077602/|title=PSV vs Alkmaar - 28 August 2015|website=int.soccerway.com}}

=Ajax=

On 16 June 2017, Folkertsma was announced at Ajax.{{cite web|url=https://www.omropfryslan.nl/nl/nieuws/725842/voetbalster-sisca-folkertsma-maakt-overstap-naar-ajax|title=Voetbalster Sisca Folkertsma maakt overstap naar Ajax|language=Dutch|website=omropfryslan.nl|date=16 June 2017 }} She made her league debut against Achilles '29 on 3 September 2017.{{cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2017/09/03/netherlands/vrouwen-eredivisie/afc-ajax/achilles-29/2504777/|title=Ajax vs Achilles '29 - 3 September 2017|website=int.soccerway.com}} Folkertsma scored her first league goal against ADO Den Haag on 15 December 2017, scoring in the 20th minute.{{cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2017/12/15/netherlands/vrouwen-eredivisie/ado-den-haag/afc-ajax/2504818/|title=ADO Den Haag vs Ajax - 15 December 2017|website=int.soccerway.com}}

=Twente=

Folkertsma made her league debut against PSV on 7 September 2018.{{cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2018/09/07/netherlands/vrouwen-eredivisie/fc-twente/psvfc-eindhoven/2814295/|title=Twente vs PSV - 7 September 2018|website=int.soccerway.com}} She scored her first league goal against PEC Zwolle on 14 September 2018, scoring in the 36th minute.{{cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2018/09/14/netherlands/vrouwen-eredivisie/fc-zwolle/fc-twente/2814299/|title=PEC Zwolle vs Twente - 14 September 2018|website=int.soccerway.com}} On 16 April 2019, it was announced that her contract had been extended.{{cite web|url=https://www.omropfryslan.nl/nl/nieuws/880170/voetbalster-sisca-folkertsma-verlengt-bij-fc-twente|title=Voetbalster Sisca Folkertsma verlengt bij FC Twente|language=Dutch|website=omfropfrylan.nl|date=16 April 2019 }}

=Bordeaux=

In June 2021, while she was preparing for the 2020 Olympics it was revealed Folkertsma had agreed contract terms with French club Bordeaux.{{cite web|title=Sisca Folkertsma rejoint Bordeaux|url=https://www.girondins.com/en/news/31809/sisca-folkertsma-rejoint-bordeaux|date=29 June 2021|access-date=6 May 2022}} She made her league debut against Saint-Étienne on 28 August 2021.{{cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2021/08/28/france/feminine-division-1/rc-saint-etienne/es-blanquefort/3567517/|title=Saint-Étienne vs Bordeaux - 28 August 2021|website=int.soccerway.com}} Folkertsma scored her first league goal against Soyaux on 4 September 2021, scoring in the 2nd minute.{{cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2021/09/04/france/feminine-division-1/es-blanquefort/association-sportive-jeunesse-de-soyaux/3567522/|title=Bordeaux vs Soyaux - 4 September 2021|website=int.soccerway.com}}

=Feyenoord=

In May 2023, Dutch club Feyenoord announced that it had reached a deal with Folkertsma for her to join the club from the start of the upcoming season.{{cite web |url=https://nos.nl/artikel/2477098-feyenoord-haalt-oranje-international-folkertsma-terug-naar-nederland |title=Feyenoord haalt Oranje-international Folkertsma terug naar Nederland |trans-title=Feyenoord brings Dutch-national Folkerstma back to the Netherlands |date=30 May 2023 |access-date=4 July 2022}} She made her league debut against Twente on 1 October 2023.{{cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2023/10/01/netherlands/vrouwen-eredivisie/fc-twente/feyenoord-rotterdam/4172515/|title=Twente vs Feyenoord - 1 October 2023|website=int.soccerway.com}} She will share captain duties with Jacintha Weimar and Esmee de Graaf from the 2024-25 season.{{cite web|url=https://www.feyenoord.nl/nieuws/nieuwsoverzicht/aanvoerder-fv1-040923|title=Sisca Folkertsma nieuwe aanvoerder Feyenoord V1|language=Dutch|website=feyenoord.nl}}

International career

Folkertsma score a hattrick against Cyprus U19s on 15 September 2015.{{cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2015/09/15/europe/uefa-u19-championship-women-qualification/netherlands-under-19/cyprus-under-19/2023245/|title=Netherlands U19 vs Cyprus U19 - 15 September 2015|website=int.soccerway.com}} She also scored a hattrick against Czech Republic U19s on 5 April 2016.{{cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2016/04/05/europe/uefa-u19-championship-women-qualification/netherlands-under-19/czech-republic-under-19/2168880/|title=Netherlands U19 vs Czechia U19 - 5 April 2016|website=int.soccerway.com}}

She was a member of the team that became champions at the UEFA Women's Euro 2017.{{cite web|title=Oranje Leeuwinnen Ajax krijgen warm welkom|url=https://www.parool.nl/sport/oranje-leeuwinnen-ajax-krijgen-warm-welkom~bf555f25/|date=9 August 2017|access-date=6 May 2022}} 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 }}

On 28 March 2023, Folkertsma was called up to the national team.{{cite web|url=https://www.onsoranje.nl/nieuws/nederlands-vrouwenelftal/80730/folkertsma-terug-bij-oranjevrouwen-kaptein-nieuw-gezicht|title=FOLKERTSMA TERUG BIJ ORANJEVROUWEN; KAPTEIN NIEUW GEZICHT|language=Dutch|website=www.onsoranje.nl}}

Career statistics

=International=

{{updated|match played 26 October 2021}}

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"

|+ Appearances and goals by national team and year

National teamYearAppsGoals
rowspan="6"|Netherlands

|2016

10
201760
201800
201910
202010
202170
colspan="2"|Total160

Honours

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