Desiree van Lunteren

Desiree van Lunteren (Dutch pronunciation: [deːsiˈreː vɑn ˈlɵntərə(n)]; born 30 December 1992) is a Dutch footballer who plays as a right-back or a midfielder.

In this Dutch name, the surname is van Lunteren, not Lunteren.

Desiree van Lunteren
Van Lunteren in 2009
Personal information
Date of birth (1992-12-30) 30 December 1992
Place of birth Almere, Netherlands
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder, right-back
Team information
Current team
 AZ
Number 21
Youth career
Sv Almere
Sv Buiten Boys
AS'80
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2011 AZ 36 (5)
2011–2012 Telstar 16 (4)
2012–2018 Ajax 142 (58)
2018–2019 SC Freiburg 20 (2)
2019–2021 Ajax 11 (3)
2021–2022 PSV 24 (10)
International career
2008 Netherlands U16 4 (0)
2008–2009 Netherlands U17 9 (2)
2008–2011 Netherlands U19 27 (0)
2012–2019 Netherlands 84 (0)
Medal record
Women's football
Representing the  Netherlands
FIFA Women's World Cup
Silver medal – second place2019 France
UEFA Women's Championship
Gold medal – first place2017 Netherlands
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 29 April 2022

Club career

van Lunteren began her senior career at Eredivisie team AZ Alkmaar before moving Telstar and later joining Ajax in 2012 to play in the first season of the short-lived BeNe League.

In June 2018, a personal sponsor helped her move to SC Freiburg, departing Ajax after 6 years and 166 matches.[2][3][4]

In July 2019, after one season in Germany, van Lunteren returned to Ajax on a two-year contract.[5] After finishing her contract she agreed terms with PSV and ended her career in Eindhoven in 2022.

International career

Van Lunteren was handed her first senior national team cap by coach Roger Reijners on 15 February 2012, in a 2–1 friendly defeat to France in Nîmes.[6][7]

She was called up to be part of the national team for the 2013.[8] and the 2017 UEFA Women's Euros.[9] At the 2017 tournament, Van Lunteren started 5 of the team's 6 games and helped the team win the tournament. She assisted a goal in the final before being subbed off in the 57th minute. After the tournament, the whole team was honoured by the Prime Minister Mark Rutte and Minister of Sport Edith Schippers and made Knights of the Order of Orange-Nassau.[10]

Van Lunteren was an integral part of the Dutch team that finished second in the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup in France, playing in every match.

She retired from the national team on 21 November 2019.[11]

Honours
AZ Alkmaar
AFC Ajax
Netherlands
Individual

References
  1. 2015 World Cup
  2. "Sponsor koopt contract Desiree van Lunteren (Ajax Vrouwen) af voor Duits avontuur – Het Amsterdamsche Voetbal". www.hetamsterdamschevoetbal.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 24 July 2018.
  3. "Ajacied Desiree van Lunteren naar SC Freiburg – Sport – PAROOL". Het Parool (in Dutch). Retrieved 24 July 2018.
  4. "Europameisterin Desiree van Lunteren wechselt zum SC Freiburg | SC Freiburg". www.scfreiburg.com. Archived from the original on 20 June 2018. Retrieved 18 July 2019.
  5. "Oranje-international Van Lunteren keert na jaar terug bij Ajax Vrouwen". NU. 17 July 2019.
  6. "Desiree van Lunteren" (in Dutch). Vrouwenvoetbal Nederland. 22 July 2013. Archived from the original on 6 September 2013. Retrieved 27 July 2013.
  7. "Profile". onsoranje.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 22 December 2017.
  8. "Trio miss cut in Netherlands squad". uefa.com. Retrieved 12 July 2013.
  9. "Wiegman kiest Oranjeselectie voor WEURO 2017". onsoranje.nl. 14 June 2017.
  10. "Voetbalsters Oranje geridderd in Den Haag (in Dutch)". NOS.nl.
  11. @oranjevrouwen (21 November 2019). "'Lieve fans, ik moet jullie iets vertellen. Ik ga stoppen bij Oranje.'" (Tweet) (in Dutch) – via Twitter.
  12. "Finale Algarve Cup tussen Oranjevrouwen en Zweden afgelast" (in Dutch). nu.nl. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
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