Sippie Catharine "Sisca" Folkertsma (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈsɪskaː ˈfɔlkərtsmaː]; born 21 May 1997) is a Dutch footballer who plays as a forward for Dutch Vrouwen Eredivisie club Feyenoord and the Netherlands national team.[2] She was member of the team that became champions at the UEFA Women's Euro 2017.[3] 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.[4]
.jpg) Folkertsma in 2018 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Sippie Catharine Folkertsma[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 21 May 1997 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Sloten, Netherlands | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Feyenoord | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2012–2015 | SC Heerenveen | 60 | (14) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015–2017 | PSV | 48 | (10) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017–2018 | Ajax | 13 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018–2021 | Twente | 39 | (3) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021–2023 | Bordeaux | 15 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023- | Feyenoord | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2012 | Netherlands U15 | 3 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2013 | Netherlands U16 | 6 | (2) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2013 | Netherlands U17 | 7 | (3) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2014–2016 | Netherlands U19 | 22 | (17) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016– | Netherlands | 16 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 4 July 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 26 October 2021 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Career edit
In June 2021, while she was preparing for the 2020 Olympics it was revealed Folkertsma had agreed contract terms with French club Bordeaux.[5] 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.[6]
Career statistics edit
International edit
- As of match played 26 October 2021[2]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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| Netherlands | 2016 | 1 | 0 |
| 2017 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 7 | 0 | |
| Total | 16 | 0 | |
Honours edit
Netherlands
Individual
References edit
- ^ "Squad list - Women's Olympic Football Tournament Tokyo 2020" (PDF). FIFA. 7 July 2021.
- ^ a b Sisca Folkertsma at Soccerway
- ^ "Oranje Leeuwinnen Ajax krijgen warm welkom". 9 August 2017. Retrieved 6 May 2022.
- ^ "Voetbalsters Oranje geridderd in Den Haag (in Dutch)". NOS.nl.
- ^ "Sisca Folkertsma rejoint Bordeaux". 29 June 2021. Retrieved 6 May 2022.
- ^ "Feyenoord haalt Oranje-international Folkertsma terug naar Nederland" [Feyenoord brings Dutch-national Folkerstma back to the Netherlands]. 30 May 2023. Retrieved 4 July 2022.
External links edit
- Sisca Folkertsma at WorldFootball.net
- Senior national team profile at Onsoranje.nl (in Dutch)
- Under-19 national team profile at Onsoranje.nl (in Dutch)
- Under-17 national team profile at Onsoranje.nl (in Dutch)
- Under-16 national team profile at Onsoranje.nl (in Dutch)
- Under-15 national team profile at Onsoranje.nl (in Dutch)
- Sisca Folkertsma at Olympedia
- Sisca Folkertsma at Olympics.com
- Sisca Folkertsma at TeamNL (archive) (in Dutch)
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