Lineth Beerensteyn

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Lineth Beerensteyn
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Beerensteyn with Bayern Munich in 2018
Personal information
Full name Lineth Enid Fabienne Beerensteyn [1]
Date of birth (1996-10-11) 11 October 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth The Hague, Netherlands
Height 1.61 m (5 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
VfL Wolfsburg
Number 9
Youth career
DHC Delft
ADO Den Haag
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2012–2016 ADO Den Haag 85 (39)
2016–2017 Twente 21 (9)
2017–2022 Bayern Munich 87 (17)
2018 Bayern Munich II 1 (1)
2022–2024 Juventus 44 (18)
2024– VfL Wolfsburg 12 (10)
International career
2011 Netherlands U15 2 (0)
2012 Netherlands U16 4 (0)
2012–2013 Netherlands U17 8 (0)
2014–2015 Netherlands U19 11 (3)
2016– Netherlands 110 (36)
Medal record
Women's football
Representing the Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands
FIFA Women's World Cup
Runner-up 2019 France
UEFA Women's Championship
Winner 2017 Netherlands
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14 December 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 3 December 2024

Lineth Enid Fabienne Beerensteyn (born 11 October 1996) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a forward for Frauen-Bundesliga club VfL Wolfsburg and the Netherlands national team.

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Club career

ADO Den Haag

Beerensteyn started playing football in Delft, not far from her birthplace, with the local Delfia Hollandia Combinatie. In 2011 she moved to the youth department of ADO Den Haag and was promoted to the first team a year later. [2] Beerensteyn made her league debut against Heerenveen on 7 September 2012. [3]  She scored her first league goal against Utrecht on 14 December 2012, scoring in the 22nd minute. [4] Beerensteyn scored a hattrick against PEC Zwolle on 27 February 2015. [5] She scored a hattrick against PEC Zwolle (women)|PEC Zwolle on 6 November 2015. [6] In four seasons - the first three in the BeNe League - she played 85 league games, scored 77 goals and won the club cup 2013 and 2016.

FC Twente

For the 2016/17 season she was signed by league rivals FC Twente. [7] Beerensteyn made her league debut against Ajax on 2 September 2016. [8] She scored her first league goal against PSV on 23 September 2016, scoring in the 66th minute. [9] She played 21 league games in the Eredivisie, scoring eight goals, as well as playing three games in the season's final championship round, in which she scored one goal.

Bayern Munich

On 31 May 2017, Beerensteyn joined Bundesliga club Bayern Munich, signing a three-year contract set to be activated on 1 July. [10] She scored on her league debut for Bayern Munich on 24 September 2017 (3rd matchday) in a 2-0 win in the Bundesliga home game against promoted team 1. FC Köln, coming on as a substitute for Jill Roord in the 62nd minute and scoring in the 90th minute. [11]

Juventus

On 21 June 2022, Beerensteyn joined Serie A club Juventus, signing a contract until 30 June 2025. [12] She scored on her league debut against Como on 27 August 2022, scoring in the 51st and 86th minute. [13] With the Italian club, she qualified for the group phase of the 2022–23 UEFA Champions League, but missed the quarter-finals due to a goalless draw in the last group game against record winners Olympique Lyon. She appeared in nine games and scored two goals.

Beerensteyn left Juventus at the end of the 2023–24 season, having scored 22 goals in 66 appearances for the club. [14] [15]

Wolfsburg

On 17 June 2024, it was announced that Beerensteyn would join Frauen-Bundesliga club VfL Wolfsburg on a free transfer on 1 July, signing a two-year contract. [16]

International career

Beerensteyn made her national debut for the first time in 2011 and played two international matches for the Netherlands youth national team in the U-15 age group. [17]  From 2012 to 2016, further appearances followed in the U-16, U-17, and U-19 age groups. With the U-19 national team she took part in the European Championship held in Norway from 15 to 27 July 2014, which ended with her team winning the European championship title for the first time.

She made her senior national team debut on 4 June 2016 in Waalwijk, in a 1-0 friendly win against South Africa, before being substituted for Daniëlle van de Donk in the 78th minute. [18] She scored her first senior international goal on 20 October 2016 in Livingston in a 7-0 win in the friendly against the Scottish national team with the goal to make it 2-0 in the 45th minute. [19]

At the Euro 2017 in her home country, which ended with her team's final victory, she had two short appearances in the group games and one short appearance in the quarter-finals against Sweden. [20] 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. [21]

She scored a goal at the 2018 Algarve Cup against Japan on 28 February 2018, scoring in the 8th minute. [22] The Dutch shared the title with the Swedish due to the final not being held because of a flooded pitch. [23]

At the 2019 World Cup, she was used in all seven of the Netherlands' games, coming on as a substitute five times. Beerensteyn scored the winning goal in the third group game against Canada. [24] In the end, the Dutch reached the final for the first time, but lost 2-0 to defending champions USA. [25]

She was nominated for the national team squad for the 2020 Olympic football tournament that took place in Japan from 21 July to 7 August 2021, which had been postponed by a year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [26]  She was used in the three group games, in which she scored three goals, and in the quarterfinals against world champions USA, which the Dutch lost on penalties. [27]

She was used five times in qualifying for the 2023 World Cup and scored two goals. Beerensteyn scored against Cyprus on 8 April 2022, scoring in the 53rd minute. [28] She scored against Belarus on 28 June 2022, scoring in the 85th minute. [29]

On 31 May 2022 she was nominated for the Euro 2022. [30]  At the European Championships she was used in the three group games and in the quarter-finals, which was lost in extra time against France.

On 30 June 2023 she was nominated for the World Cup, [31] played in each of her team's five games and was eliminated with her team in the quarter-finals against Spain after extra time. She scored one goal during the tournament. [32]

Personal life

Born in the Netherlands, Beerensteyn is of Surinamese descent. [33]

Career statistics

International

Scores and results list the Netherlands' goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Beerensteyn goal.
List of international goals scored by Lineth Beerensteyn [34]
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
120 October 2016 Tony Macaroni Arena, Livingston, ScotlandFlag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 2–07–0 Friendly
220 January 2017Pinatar Arena, San Pedro del Pinatar, SpainFlag of Romania.svg  Romania 1–17–1
324 January 2017Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 3–04–0
428 February 2018Bela Vista Municipal Stadium, Parchal, PortugalFlag of Japan.svg  Japan 2–06–2 2018 Algarve Cup
510 April 2018 Tallaght Stadium, Dublin, Republic of IrelandFlag of Ireland.svg  Republic of Ireland 1–02–0 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
68 June 2018 Shamrock Park, Portadown, Northern IrelandUlster Banner.svg  Northern Ireland 1–05–0
75 October 2018 Rat Verlegh Stadion, Breda, NetherlandsFlag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 1–02–0 2019 FIFA World Cup qualifier
89 October 2018 Viborg Stadium, Viborg, DenmarkFlag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 1–02–0
92–0
1020 June 2019 Stade Auguste-Delaune, Reims, FranceFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 2–12–1 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup
114 October 2019 Mestni Stadion, SloveniaFlag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia 2–04–2 UEFA Women's Euro 2022 qualifying
1213 April 2021 De Goffert, Nijmegen, NetherlandsFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 4–05–0Friendly
1321 July 2021 Miyagi Stadium, Rifu, JapanFlag of Zambia.svg  Zambia 8–110–3 2020 Olympic Games
1427 July 2021 Nissan Stadium, Yokohama, JapanFlag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 2–18–2
153–1
1616 February 2022 Stade Michel d'Ornano, Caen, FranceFlag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 1–01–0 2022 Tournoi de France
1722 February 2022Flag of France.svg  France 2–13–1
188 April 2022 Euroborg, Groningen, NetherlandsFlag of Cyprus.svg  Cyprus 6–012–0 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
1912 April 2022 ADO Den Haag Stadium, The Hague, NetherlandsFlag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 2–15–1Friendly
2028 June 2022 De Grolsch Veste, Enschede, NetherlandsFlag of Belarus.svg  Belarus 3–03–02023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
2115 November 2022 MAC³PARK Stadion, Zwolle, NetherlandsFlag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 2–02–0Friendly
2221 February 2023 National Stadium, Ta' Qali, Ta' Qali, MaltaFlag of Austria.svg  Austria 1–04–0
233–0
2411 April 2023 Sparta Stadion Het Kasteel, Rotterdam, NetherlandsFlag of Poland.svg  Poland 2–14–1
256 August 2023 Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney, AustraliaFlag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 2–02–0 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup
2627 October 2023 Goffertstadion, Nijmegen, NetherlandsFlag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 3–04–0 2023–24 UEFA Women's Nations League
274–0
281 December 2023 Wembley Stadium, London, EnglandFlag of England.svg  England 1–02–3
292–0
305 December 2023 Koning Willem II Stadion, Tilburg, NetherlandsFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 1–04–0
312–0
329 April 2024Rat Verlegh Stadion, Breda, NetherlandsFlag of Norway.svg  Norway 1–01–0 UEFA Women's Euro 2025 qualifying
3331 May 2024Sparta Stadion Het Kasteel, Rotterdam, NetherlandsFlag of Finland.svg  Finland 1–01–0
344 June 2024 Tammelan Stadion, Tampere, FinlandFlag of Finland.svg  Finland 1–01–1
3529 November 2024Sparta Stadion Het Kasteel, Rotterdam, NetherlandsFlag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 3–14–1Friendly

Honours

ADO Den Haag

Bayern Munich

Netherlands U19

Netherlands

Individual

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