Esmee de Graaf

Esmee de Graaf (born 2 August 1997) is a Dutch footballer, who plays as a forward for Leicester City of the FA Women's Championship in England.

Esmee de Graaf
De Graaf in 2018
Personal information
Full name Esmee de Graaf
Date of birth (1997-08-02) 2 August 1997
Place of birth Bunschoten-Spakenburg, Netherlands
Position(s) Forward / Defender,
Club information
Current team
 Leicester City
Number 14
Youth career
IJsselmeervogels
2013–2015 SV Saestum
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2018 PEC Zwolle 74 (21)
2018–2020 West Ham 10 (1)
2020– Leicester City 6 (0)
National team‡
2013–2014 Netherlands U17 5 (1)
2016 Netherlands U19 8 (2)
2018– Netherlands 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20:20, 22 August 2020 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 20:37, 21 February 2019 (UTC)

Club career

In July 2018 de Graaf transferred to West Ham United from PEC Zwolle.[1] In three seasons with Zwolle, she scored 21 times in 74 games and had risen to captain the Eredivisie club.[2]

International career

De Graaf won her first cap for the Netherlands in February 2018, appearing as a 73rd-minute substitute for Shanice van de Sanden in a 6–2 win over Japan at the 2018 Algarve Cup.[3]

References
  1. "West Ham Ladies sign Esmee De Graaf and Lucienne Reichardt". BBC Sport. 5 July 2018. Retrieved 21 February 2019.
  2. "International De Graaf verdient mooie transfer naar West Ham" (in Dutch). FC Update. 5 July 2018. Retrieved 21 February 2019.
  3. Inan, Johan (28 February 2018). "PEC-Zwolle captain Esmee de Graaf is nu écht international" (in Dutch). De Stentor. Retrieved 21 February 2019.


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