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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Kayleigh Marit Ellen van Dooren | ||
| Date of birth | 31 July 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | Veldhoven, Netherlands | ||
| Height | 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Twente | ||
| Number | 10 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2004–2014 | RKVVO | ||
| 2014–2018 | CTO Eindhoven | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2021 | PSV | 50 | (16) |
| 2021– | Twente | 54 | (23) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2014 | Netherlands U15 | 2 | (0) |
| 2015 | Netherlands U16 | 7 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | Netherlands U17 | 8 | (3) |
| 2016–2018 | Netherlands U19 | 15 | (3) |
| 2019–2021 | Netherlands U23 | 12 | (1) |
| 2022– | Netherlands | 4 | (0) |
|
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 29 March 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11 November 2022 | |||
Kayleigh Marit Ellen van Dooren (born 31 July 1999) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Eredivisie club Twente and the Netherlands national team.[1]
Van Dooren started her career with her hometown club RKVVO in 2004. She joined CTO Eindhoven in 2014.[2]
In May 2018, Van Dooren signed a two-year contract with Eredivisie club PSV.[3] She made her league debut on 7 September 2018 in a 1–0 defeat against Twente.[4] She scored her first league goal on 14 September 2018 in a 5–0 win against VV Alkmaar.[5] After a successful season in which she scored eight goals from 22 league matches, she extended her contract with the club until the end of the 2020–21 season.[6] She scored a hat-trick against Excelsior on 27 September 2019.[7] She scored a further hat-trick against Excelsior on 1 November 2020.[8]
Van Dooren joined Twente in June 2021 on a two-year deal.[9] On 27 August 2021, she scored on her league debut against Alkmaar in a 8–0 win.[10] She scored a hat-trick against Heerenveen on 16 October 2022.[11] On 31 May 2023, she signed a two-year contract extension with the club.[12] After being out injured for 15 months, she returned to the pitch in February 2024.[13] On 31 August 2024, she helped her club to win the third consecutive Dutch Women's Super Cup title by scoring a hat-trick in a 6–1 win against Ajax.[14]
Van Dooren has represented Netherlands at various youth levels.[15] In February 2022, she received her first call-up to the Netherlands national team for the 2022 Tournoi de France.[16] She made her debut on 19 February in a 3–0 win against Finland.[17]
Van Dooren completed her master's degree in Business Administration from the University of Twente.[18]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| PSV | 2018–19 | Eredivisie | 22 | 8 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 23 | 8 | |||
| 2019–20 | Eredivisie | 11 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 2 | — | — | 18 | 7 | |||
| 2020–21 | Eredivisie | 17 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | 27 | 8 | ||
| Total | 50 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 68 | 23 | ||
| Twente | 2021–22 | Eredivisie | 24 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 31 | 14 | |
| 2022–23 | Eredivisie | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1[a] | 0 | 10 | 7 | |
| 2023–24 | Eredivisie | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | |
| 2024–25 | Eredivisie | 18 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 9 | 1[a] | 3 | 31 | 17 | |
| Total | 54 | 23 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 81 | 39 | ||
| Career total | 104 | 39 | 11 | 4 | 15 | 6 | 17 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 149 | 62 | ||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Netherlands | 2022 | 4 | 0 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 4 | 0 | |
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