Samantha van Diemen

Samantha van Diemen (born 28 January 2002) is a Dutch footballer who plays as defender for Feyenoord in the Eredivisie.

In this Dutch name, the surname is van Diemen, not Diemen.
Samantha van Diemen
Personal information
Full name Samantha van Diemen
Date of birth (2002-01-28) 28 January 2002
Place of birth Leiden, Netherlands,
Position(s) Defender
Club information
Current team
 Feyenoord
Number 3
Youth career
2018 Ajax
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2021 Ajax 12 (1)
2021– Feyenoord 18 (1)
National team‡
2018–2019 Netherlands U17 13 (1)
2021– Netherlands 3 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 15 February 2022

Club career

Van Diemen played for CTO, an educational team organized by the national football association KNVB. When CTO stopped in 2018, Van Diemen went to Ajax Talententeam, the female youth team of Ajax. In the summer of 2019 she signed a contract for the Ajax Vrouwen-squad. On October 25 she played her first official match, the second half of the game against Heerenveen for the Eredivisie Cup. In July 2021 she signed a contract with Feyenoord to continue her career.[1]

International career

On 15 February 2018 Van Diemen played her first international game for Oranje U16.[2] She then already played for Oranje U17.[3] In August 2019 she also played for Oranje U19.[4] Since 2021, she plays for Oranje U23.

Van Diemen became the first ever female Feyenoord player to play for the Netherlands, when she started on 29 November 2021 in a 0–0 draw, during a friendly match against Japan.[5][6]

Honours

Club
Ajax

International
  • Oranje U16
  • Oranje U17
  • Oranje U19
  • Oranje U23

References
  1. "Feyenoord en Ajax doen opnieuw zaken: Verdedigster stapt over".
  2. OnsOranje–profile U16
  3. OnsOranje–profile U17
  4. OnsOranje–profile U19
  5. "OnsOranje".
  6. "Netherlands vs. Japan - 29 November 2021 - Soccerway".


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