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Biography
Aniek Nouwen was born on 9th March 1999 in Helmond, Netherlands. She is a Dutch professional footballer.
Nouwen is right-footed center back. She made her senior team appearance for the Netherlands national football team days before her twentieth birthday.
Nouwen plays the role of a defender for Italian side AC Milan, on loan from Women’s Super League club Chelsea and the Netherlands national football team.
Nouwen’s deal with Chelsea is expected to last until 2024. She is the second PSV player to join a European top club after Joelle Smits has agreed to make a move to Vfl Wolfsburg. Nouwen joined PSV in 2016 at the age of seventeen. She rapidly became a key player in defense and her achievements did not go unnoticed. She made her appearance for the Netherlands senior national team against Poland in 2019 and has made a total number of about sixteen appearances for her home country so far.
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Full Name: | Aniek Nouwen |
Current club: | Super League club Chelsea and the Netherlands women’s national football team |
Born: | March 9, 1999 |
Place of Birth: | Helmond, Netherlands |
Nationality: | Netherlands |
Height: | 5 feet 8 inches |
Parents: | N/A |
Siblings: | N/A |
Husband• Spouse: | N/A |
Zodiac sign: Pisces | |
Children: | N/A |
Occupation: | Footballer |
Net Worth: | $5 million. |
FA Cup: 2021–2022
Early Life & Education
Aniek Nouwen was born on 9th March 1999 in Helmond, Netherlands. No information about her early life and education but she started playing in 2016.
Nouwen played professionally for PSV at the Eredivisie, at the club, she recorded a total number of sixty-nine (69) appearances and a total number of fifteen (15) goals for the team.
In 2017 and 2018, she and her team were runners-up of the KNVB Women’s Cup, the cup competition for women’s football in the Netherlands.
Personal Life
Aniek Nouwen currently do not have a personal life as she chooses to be private. Nouwen plays all her team matches in every tournament.
Career
Nouwen started her football career in 2016 and played professionally for PSV at the Eredivisie, at the club, she recorded a total number of sixty-nine (69) appearances and a total number of fifteen (15) goals for the team.
In 2017 and 2018, she and her team were runners-up of the KNVB Women’s Cup, the cup competition for women’s football in the Netherlands.
On 12 May 2021, Nouwen agreed pre-contract terms on a three-year deal with Chelsea which commits her to the club until the summer of 2024. She joined them ahead of the 2021/2022 campaign.
On 10 October 2021, Nouwen made her first league start for Chelsea in a 3–0 victory against Leicester City a game in which she would play 90 minutes.
On 26 February 2022, Nouwen scored her first goal for Chelsea in a FA Cup 5th round tie against Leicester City a game in which Chelsea would go onto win 7–0.
A month later on 27 March 2022, Nouwen scored her first league goal for Chelsea once again Leicester City were the opponents a game that saw Chelsea win 9–0 away from home.
On 8 May 2022, Nouwen won her first league title as Chelsea lifted the FA WSL trophy on the final day with a 4–2 victory against Manchester United
On 15 May 2022, Nouwen lifted her second trophy with Chelsea as they defeated Manchester City to the FA Cup, Nouwen would play 69 minutes.
On 21 January 2023, it was rumored that Nouwen had joined Italian side Milan on loan for the remainder of the 2022–2023 season, While at the same time it was rumored she had signed a new deal to remain at Chelsea until 2025.
Nouwen played for Netherlands U17 team at the 2015 UEFA Women’s Under-17 Championship qualification and at the 2016 UEFA Women’s Under-17 Championship qualification. In both occasions, the Dutch team failed to qualify to the tournament’s Elite round. She also played for the Netherlands U19 team at the 2017 UEFA Women’s Under-19 Championship and at the 2018 UEFA Women’s Under-19 Championship. In 2017, the team reached the semi-finals where they lost 3–2 to Spain. In 2018, the team was removed in the Group Stage due to the goal difference criteria. Nouwen played in all matches for the Netherlands in both tournaments. In 2018, Nouwen was called to represent the Netherlands U20 team at the 2018 FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup. Again, she played all of her team’s matches in the tournament. The Dutch team was removed in quarter-finals after losing 2–1 for England.
On 4 March 2019, Nouwen made her appearance for the Netherlands senior national football team when she started and played 63 minutes in the 1–0 defeat for Poland. Two days later, on 6 March, she recorded her second international cap when replaced Siri Worm in the 66th minute of the match against China PR.
On 23 October 2020, Nouwen scored her first goal for the Netherlands senior national team in a 7–0 victory over Estonia which saw the side qualify for the Women’s Euros in 2022. Her second came on 28 June 2022 in a 3–0 victory over Belarus in a World Cup qualifying game.
Net Worth
Aniek Nouwen has worked as a goalkeeper right from child. she has accumulated a satisfactory fortune from playing football. Aniek Nouwen has an astonished net worth of $5 million.
Social Media
Aniek Nouwen as humble and hardworking as she is discovered that she also has some social media platforms where she can be connected.
- @Aniek Nouwen (@anieknouwen) is her Instagram handle.
- @Aniek Nouwen (@AniekNouwen) is her Twitter handle.