Kelly Zeeman

Kelly Zeeman

Zeeman with Ajax in 2016
Personal information
Date of birth	(1993-11-19) 19 November 1993 (age 31)
Place of birth	Amsterdam, Netherlands
Height	1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Defensive midfielder, centre-back
Youth career
	SV Marken
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2012–2013	Telstar	21	(2)
2013–2022	Ajax	119	(19)
2021	→ SC Heerenveen (loan)	10	(0)
International career^‡
2009	Netherlands U16	3	(1)
2009–2010	Netherlands U17	8	(2)
2011	Netherlands U19	2	(0)
2013–2018	Netherlands	24	(0)
Medal record Women's football Representing the  Netherlands UEFA Women's Championship 2017 Netherlands
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 December 2021 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 2 March 2018

Kelly Zeeman (born 19 November 1993) is a Dutch professional footballer. She played as a defensive midfielder or centre-back for Eredivisie club Ajax and the Netherlands national team.^[1]

Club career

Zeeman played for Telstar in the BeNe League in the 2012–13 season.^[2] In June 2013, she moved to Ajax along with Claudia van den Heiligenberg.^[2]

In January 2021, Zeeman joined SC Heerenveen on a loan deal until 30 June 2021. This made her the first Dutch player to be loaned out in Eredivisie.^[3]

International career

Zeeman earned her first cap for the national team on 9 February 2013, in a 3–2 friendly win against Belgium.^[4]

In June 2017, she was called up by head coach Sarina Wiegman to be part of the Netherlands squad for the UEFA Women's Euro 2017 on home soil.^[5] Zeeman made two substitute appearances during the tournament, which the Dutch won to claim their first Women's Euro trophy.^[4]

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.^[6]

Career statistics

International

As of match played 2 March 2018^[4]

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Netherlands	2013	4	0
	2016	7	0
	2017	10	0
	2018	3	0
Total		24	0

Honours

Ajax

• Women's Eredivisie: 2016–17, 2017–18
• KNVB Women's Cup: 2013–14, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2021–22^[1]

Netherlands

• UEFA Women's Championship: 2017
• Algarve Cup: 2018^[7]

Individual

• Knight of the Order of Orange-Nassau: 2017

References

1. Kelly Zeeman at Soccerway
2. "Internationals Heiligenberg en Zeeman naar Ajax" (in Dutch). Vrouwenvoetbalnieuws. 3 June 2013. Retrieved 6 July 2017.^{[permanent dead link‍]}
3. "Kelly Zeeman op huurbasis naar sc Heerenveen". 21 January 2021. Retrieved 6 May 2022.
4. "Kelly Zeeman" (in Dutch). OnsOranje. Retrieved 6 July 2017.
5. "Wiegman kiest Oranjeselectie voor WEURO 2017" (in Dutch). OnsOranje. 14 June 2017. Retrieved 6 July 2017.
6. "Voetbalsters Oranje geridderd in Den Haag (in Dutch)". NOS.nl. 25 October 2017.
7. "Finale Algarve Cup tussen Oranjevrouwen en Zweden afgelast". NU.nl (in Dutch). 7 March 2018. Retrieved 5 April 2023.

External links

• Kelly Zeeman 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)