Loes Geurts
.jpg) Geurts in 2014 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 12 January 1986 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Wûnseradiel, Netherlands | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Team information | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Current team |
BK Häcken | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1992–1998 | R.E.S. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1998–1999 | Heerenveen | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1999–2004 | R.E.S. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| College career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2004–2006 | Western Illinois | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2006–2007 | FFC Heike Rheine | 27 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2007–2011 | AZ | 83 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2011–2012 |
Telstar | 5 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2012–2013 | Vittsjö | 43 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2014–2016 |
Kopparbergs/Göteborg FC | 32 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016–2017 |
Paris Saint-Germain | 6 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018– |
BK Häcken | 27 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2005– | Netherlands | 125 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 9 July 2018 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 7 March 2020 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Loes Geurts (Dutch pronunciation:
Club career
Geurts' career started at the youth team of club RES in
In 2007, Geurts returned to the Netherlands to play in the newly created professional league
She left Telstar for Sweden's
After five seasons during four years in Sweden, on 21 September 2016, it was announced she signed a two-year contract with
In August 2017, citing her "battery was empty", Geurts announced she was taking a break from football.[5][11][12]
On 31 January 2018, it was announced that Geurts was returning to Kopparbergs/Göteborg FC where she had previously played from 2014 to 2016.[13]
International career
On 20 August 2005, at the age of 19, Geurts was given her debut in the senior
In 2006, Geurts was elevated to first-choice goalkeeper for the Netherlands when Marleen Wissink retired.[16] Geurts played in every match as the Netherlands reached the semi-final of UEFA Women's Euro 2009.
In June 2013, national team coach Roger Reijners selected Geurts in the squad for UEFA Women's Euro 2013 in Sweden.[17] She was also part of the Dutch squads of the 2015[1] and 2019 World Cup as well as the winning team of the UEFA Women's Euro 2017.[18] 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.[19]
Honours
AZ Alkmaar
- Eredivisie: 2007–08, 2008–09, 2009–10
- KNVB Women's Cup: 2010–11
Netherlands
- UEFA European Women's Championship: 2017
Individual
- Knight of the Order of Orange-Nassau: 2017
References
- ^ a b 2015 World Cup
- ^ In isolation, Geurts is pronounced [ˈɣøːrts].
- ^ "Profile". FIFA.com. Archived from the original on 9 June 2015. Retrieved 24 June 2015.
- ^ "Loes Geurts". loesgeurts.com (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 10 April 2016. Retrieved 18 December 2017.
- ^ a b c "Loes Geurts stopt op het hoogste niveau". vrouwenvoetbalnieuws.nl (in Dutch). 14 August 2017. Retrieved 18 December 2017.
- ^ "Loes Geurts - Profile". DFB (in German). Retrieved 18 December 2017.
- ^ Newcomers Vittsjö sign Netherlands national team kepper Archived 10 June 2015 at the Wayback Machine. Wsoccernews
- ^ Höghäll, Marika (15 November 2013). "Vittsjö tappar sin landslagsmålvakt" (in Swedish). Skånska Dagbladet. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
- ^ "Loes Geurts au Paris Saint-Germain" (in French). Paris Saint-Germain. 21 September 2016. Retrieved 27 September 2016.
- ^ "Loes Geurts - Profile". footofeminin.fr (in French). Retrieved 18 December 2017.
- ^ "Loes Geurts kondigt voorlopig afscheid aan". onsoranje.nl (in Dutch). 14 August 2017. Retrieved 18 December 2017.
- ^ "Keepster Geurts heeft voorlopig genoeg van voetbal". NOS (in Dutch). 14 August 2017. Retrieved 18 December 2017.
- ^ "Loes Geurts återvänder till Kopparbergs/Göteborg FC". 31 January 2018. Retrieved 9 July 2018.
- ^ "Friezinnen in Oranje – Loes Geurts". Friese Voetballers. Retrieved 9 October 2011.
- ^ "Profile". onsoranje.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 18 December 2017.
- ^ "Loes Geurts". UEFA.com. UEFA. Archived from the original on 21 July 2013. Retrieved 21 July 2013.
- ^ "Trio miss cut in Netherlands squad". UEFA.com. UEFA. 30 June 2013. Retrieved 21 July 2013.
- ^ "Wiegman kiest Oranjeselectie voor WEURO 2017". onsoranje.nl (in Dutch). 14 June 2017. Retrieved 18 December 2017.
- ^ "Voetbalsters Oranje geridderd in Den Haag (in Dutch)". NOS.nl.
External links
- Loes Geurts – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Loes Geurts – UEFA competition record (archive)
- Player German domestic football stats at DFB (in German)
- Loes Geurts at the Swedish Football Association (in Swedish)
- Profile at Onsoranje.nl (in Dutch)
- Profile at vrouwenvoetbalnederland.nl (in Dutch)
- Loes Geurts at Soccerway
- Loes Geurts at Olympedia
- Loes Geurts at Olympics.com
- Loes Geurts at TeamNL (archive) (in Dutch)
