Karin Stevens

Karin Christiaan Ida Catharina Stevens (born 11 June 1989) and known since 2015 as Stevie Malagrida,[1] is a Dutch football striker, who plays for DVC Eva's Tienen in the women's Belgian First Division (second tier). She has also played for the Dutch national team.

Karin Stevens
Stevie Malagrida (since 2015)
Personal information
Full name Karin Christiaan Ida Catharina Stevens
Date of birth (1989-06-11) 11 June 1989
Place of birth Maastricht, Netherlands
Position(s) Midfielder / Striker
Club information
Current team
 DVC Eva's Tienen
Youth career
Leonidas Wolder
SC Jekerdal
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2010 Willem II 37 (32)
2011 Lierse
2015–2016 Ladies Genk 9 (6)
2016– DVC Eva's Tienen 3 (0)
National team
2006–2009 Netherlands 35 (16)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 1 July 2017

Club career

Her career started at amateur clubs Leonidas Wolder and later SC Jekerdal where she played amongst the boys teams. She began as an offensive midfielder able to play in any position in the front. When the Dutch women's professional league (Eredivisie Vrouwen) was established in 2007, she signed to play for FC Twente, however she was prevented from playing for the club due to regulations restricting the number of national team players per club, in order to play she moved to Willem II.[2]

In her first season (2007–08) at Willem II, she scored 20 goals in 22 matches and was the club and league top scorer.[2][3] In her second season (2008–09) she managed 10 goals in 12 matches as a shoulder injury sidelined her for five months of the season.[4][5] She received offers to play for clubs abroad, Brøndby IF (Denmark) and LdB FC Malmö (Sweden) showed interest, but planning for a career after football she decided to decline the offers from abroad.[2] The shoulder injury required a second operation and she missed almost the entire 2009–10, playing just 2 matches and scoring 1 goal.[6][7]

She was making her comeback during the 2010–11 season and played 4 matches scoring 1 goal,[8] when on 4 January 2011, she joined Lierse in the Belgian First Division.[9][10] At the end of the season, on 4 August 2011, she decided to retire from football.[11]

In May 2015, she agreed a contract with Ladies Genk[12] and in August 2015 she made a comeback under a new name Stevie Malagrida.[1] She played 9 matches of the 2015–16 Belgian Super League season for Ladies Genk.[13]

She moved from Genk to DVC Eva's Tienen ahead of the 2016–17 Super League season.[14] She played 3 matches for Tienen that season.[15]

International career

She made her debut for the Netherlands women's national football team under coach Vera Pauw on 31 August 2006, in a 4–0 World Cup qualifying defeat to England.[16]

She played an important part in qualifying the Netherlands to the UEFA Women's Euro 2009 for the first time by scoring three of the Dutch four goals in the two legs 2009 Euro qualifying play-offs against Spain.[17][18] She was selected for the Dutch team which reached the semifinals of the UEFA Women's Euro 2009, playing all of the Netherlands five matches in the tournament and scoring the second goal of the country debut match in major tournaments, against Ukraine.[19][20] The semifinal match England was her 35th and last match for the national team, she scored 16 goals.[16]

International goals
Scores and results list the Netherlands goal tally first.[16]
GoalDateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.24 September 2006Oosterenkstadion, Zwolle, Netherlands Hungary1–04–02007 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
2.2–0
3.4–0
4.22 November 2006Mitsubishi Forklift Stadion, Almere, Netherlands Russia1–05–0Friendly
5.6 March 2008Alpha Sports Center, Larnaca, Cyprus Japan1–11–32008 Cyprus Cup
6.8 March 2008Paralimni Stadium, Paralimni, Cyprus Scotland1–01–0
7.7 May 2008Univé Stadion, Emmen, Netherlands China PR1–01–1Friendly
8.10 August 2008Caledonian Stadium, Pretoria, South Africa South Africa2–12–1
9.27 September 2008Kras Stadion, Volendam, Netherlands Belgium3–03–02009 UEFA Women's Euro qualification
10.25 October 2008Pabellón de la Ciudad del Fútbol, Madrid, Spain Spain1–02–0
11.30 October 2008Kras Stadion, Volendam, Netherlands Spain1–02–0
12.2–0
13.14 December 2008Stade Paul Cosyns, Compiègne, France France1–02–0Friendly
14.11 July 2009Olympic Stadium, Amsterdam, Netherlands  Switzerland1–05–0Four Nations Cup
15.15 July 2009Olympic Stadium, Amsterdam, Netherlands China PR1–12–4
16.23 August 2009Veritas Stadion, Turku, Finland Ukraine2–02–0UEFA Women's Euro 2009

References
  1. "Karin Stevens onder andere naam van start bij zuiderburen". voetbalcentraal.nl (in Dutch). 29 August 2015. Retrieved 12 January 2018.
  2. "De mooie, maar korte carrière van Karin Stevens". vrouwenvoetbalnieuws.nl (in Dutch). 2 January 2017. Archived from the original on 13 January 2018. Retrieved 12 January 2018.
  3. "Eindstanden Topscorers Eredivisie, HK en EK - 2007-2008". vrouwenvoetbalnederland.nl (in Dutch). 11 October 2008. Archived from the original on 28 March 2012. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  4. "Karin Stevens - Eredivisie 2008-2009". vrouwenvoetbalnederland.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 12 January 2018.
  5. "Eindstanden Topscorers Eredivisie, HK en EK - 2008-2009". vrouwenvoetbalnederland.nl (in Dutch). 24 September 2009. Archived from the original on 28 March 2012. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
  6. "Karin Stevens - Eredivisie 2009-2010". vrouwenvoetbalnederland.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 12 January 2018.
  7. "Seizoen Stevens is al heel snel over". onsoranje.nl (in Dutch). 17 October 2009. Retrieved 12 January 2018.
  8. "Karin Stevens - Eredivisie 2010-2011". vrouwenvoetbalnederland.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 12 January 2018.
  9. "Karin Stevens tekent bij WD Lierse". Lierse SK (in Dutch). 4 January 2011. Archived from the original on 6 September 2011. Retrieved 12 January 2018.
  10. "Stevens, Slegers weg bij Willem II". onsoranje.nl (in Dutch). 12 January 2011. Retrieved 12 January 2018.
  11. Mahieu, Maryan (4 August 2011). "Karin Stevens stopt met voetballen". vrouwenteam.be (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 12 January 2018.
  12. "Karin Stevens vertrekt naar Ladies Genk". vrouwenvoetbalnieuws.nl (in Dutch). 18 May 2015. Retrieved 12 January 2018.
  13. "Stevie Malagrida 2015-2016". voetbalkrant.com (in Dutch). Retrieved 12 January 2018.
  14. "Transfers KRC Genk Ladies". KRC Genk Ladies (in Dutch). 15 July 2016. Retrieved 12 January 2018.
  15. "Stevie Malagrida 2016-2017". voetbalkrant.com (in Dutch). Retrieved 12 January 2018.
  16. "Profile". onsoranje.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 12 January 2018.
  17. "OranjeLeeuwinnen met 24 speelsters naar Spanje". onsoranje.nl (in Dutch). 9 January 2018. Retrieved 12 January 2018.
  18. Profile in UEFA's Euro 2009 archive
  19. "Memory Match: debuut eindronde". onsoranje.nl (in Dutch). 4 June 2015. Retrieved 12 January 2018.
  20. "2009 Women's Euro - Netherlands squad". UEFA. Retrieved 11 January 2018.
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