Dutch footballer
Vanity Lewerissa
Lewerissa in 2021
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Full name
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Vanity Tonja Caroll Lewerissa
[1]
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Date of birth
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(
1991-04-01
)
1 April 1991
(age 33)
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Place of birth
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Maastricht
,
Netherlands
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Height
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1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)
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Position(s)
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Midfielder
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Current team
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Standard Liege
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Number
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21
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Years
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Team
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Apps
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(
Gls
)
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RVVH
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2010?2011
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VVV-Venlo
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18
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(6)
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2011?2015
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Standard Liege
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59
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(41)
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2015?2018
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PSV Eindhoven
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52
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(34)
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2018?2021
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Ajax
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38
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(13)
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2021?2024
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Standard Liege
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2015?2018
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Netherlands
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11
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(0)
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 00:08, 12 June 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22 December 2017
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Vanity Tonja Caroll Lewerissa
(born 1 April 1991) is a Dutch former
football
midfielder
.
[2]
She previously played in the
Belgian
1st Division
for
Standard Liege
, with whom she has also played the
Champions League
.
[3]
Career
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Lewerissa made her league debut against
Heerenveen
on 2 September 2010.
[4]
She scored her first league goals against
Willem II
on 21 October 2010, scoring a brace in the 23rd and 43rd minute.
[5]
First spell at Standard Liege
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Lewerissa scored on her league debut against
Zulte Waregem
on 25 August 2012, scoring in the 47th minute.
[6]
She scored a hattrick against
K.A.A Gent
on 29 November 2013.
[7]
Lewerissa scored a hattrick against
OH Leuven
on 24 February 2015.
[8]
On 30 July 2015, Lewerissa was announced at PSV.
[9]
She scored on her league debut against
PEC Zwolle
on 21 August 2015, scoring in the 68th minute.
[10]
She scored four goals against VV Alkmaar on 16 October 2015.
[11]
Ajax
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Lewerissa made her league debut against PEC Zwolle on 7 September 2018.
[12]
She scored her first league goal against
VV Alkmaar
on 30 September 2018, scoring in the 78th minute.
[13]
Lewerissa scored two goals for Ajax in her final game.
[14]
Lewerissa initially announced her retirement,
[15]
but changed her mind and signed with Standard Liege after leaving Ajax.
Second spell at Standard Liege
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In February 2022, Lewerissa was diagnosed with
breast cancer
.
[16]
In August 2022, she announced she was cancer-free.
[17]
On 29 May 2024, it was announced that Lewerissa had retired.
[18]
International career
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As a junior international she played the
2010 U-19 European Championship
.
[19]
She made her debut in the senior
Netherlands women's national football team
on 6 March 2015 in a match against
Finland
.
[20]
She was part of the squad at the
2015 FIFA Women's World Cup
.
[21]
Lewerissa was part of the winning team of the
UEFA Women's Euro 2017
.
[22]
After the 2017 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
.
[23]
On January 12, 2018, it was announced that Lewerissa was retiring from the national team.
[24]
Honours
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- Netherlands
- Individual
References
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External links
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