Jeslynn Petronella Kuijpers (born 23 June 1995) is a Dutch professional

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby lea ...

who plays as a

forward Forward is a relative direction, the opposite of backward. Forward may also refer to: People *Forward (surname) Sports * Forward (association football) * Forward (basketball), including: ** Point forward ** Power forward (basketball) ** Smal ...

for

Belgian Women's Super League The Belgian Women's Super League (Dutch: Super League ''Vrouwenvoetbal/Belgisch Vrouwenvoetbal Kampioenschap''; French: ''Superligue/Championnat de Belgique féminin de football''; German: ''Superliga/Belgische Frauenfußballmeisterschaft'') is t ...

club

OH Leuven Oh, OH, or Oh! is an interjection, often proclaiming surprise (emotion), surprise. It may refer to: Arts and entertainment Music Albums * Oh! (Girls' Generation album), ''Oh!'' (Girls' Generation album), 2010 * Oh! (ScoLoHoFo album), ''Oh!'' (S ...

Club career

Willem II

Kuijpers started her career with her hometown club SC 't Zand at the age of eight. On 21 April 2011, she made her

Eredivisie The Eredivisie (; "Honour Division" or "Premier Division") is a professional association football league in the Netherlands and the highest level of the Dutch football league system. The league was founded in 1956, two years after the start o ...

debut for Willem II, which had a partnership with SC 't Zand.

VVV-Venlo

She joined

VVV-Venlo VVV-Venlo (, ''VVV'' stands for ''Venlose Voetbal Vereniging'' meaning "Venlo Football Club") is a Dutch association football, football club from Venlo, a city on the border with Germany. They play in the Eerste Divisie, the second tier of Dutc ...

in June that year following the withdrawal of Willem II from women's football. Kuijpers made her league debut against

Twente Twente ( , Tweants dialect: ''Tweante'') is a region in the eastern Netherlands. It encompasses the most urbanised and easternmost part of the province of Overijssel. Twente is most likely named after the Tuihanti or Tvihanti, a Germanic people ...

on 2 September 2011. She scored her first league goal against

Utrecht Utrecht ( ; ; ) is the List of cities in the Netherlands by province, fourth-largest city of the Netherlands, as well as the capital and the most populous city of the Provinces of the Netherlands, province of Utrecht (province), Utrecht. The ...

on 16 December 2011, scoring in the 28th minute. Kuijpers scored a hattrick against

PEC Zwolle Prins Hendrik Ende Desespereert Nimmer Combinatie Zwolle, commonly known as PEC Zwolle, is a Dutch professional football club based in Zwolle, Netherlands. They play in the Eredivisie, the top tier of Dutch football. They have played in the Ered ...

on 11 May 2012.

PSV

Kuijpers joined newly formed PSV in June 2012. She made her league debut against

ADO Den Haag Alles Door Oefening Den Haag (), commonly known by the abbreviated name ADO Den Haag (), is a Dutch association football club from the city of The Hague. They play in the Eerste Divisie, the second tier of Dutch football, following relegation ...

on 24 August 2012. Kuijpers scored her first league goals against PEC Zwolle on 30 November 2012, scoring a brace in the 38th and 40th minute. On 29 June 2016, it was announced that she had signed a one-year deal. Kuijpers scored a hattrick against PEC Zwolle on 23 December 2016. On 14 March 2018, Kuijpers, along with

Nadia Coolen Nadia Coolen (born 17 August 1994) is a Dutch football forward who plays for OH Leuven. Career Coolen made her league debut against ADO Den Haag on 24 August 2012. She scored her first league goal against VV Alkmaar on 28 September 2012, scor ...

and

Sara Yuceil Sara Yüceil (born 22 June 1988) is a Belgian former football midfielder. A midfielder who played in Belgium, France and Netherlands, Yüceil was part of the Belgium squad at UEFA Women's Euro 2017. Career During the 2014–15 season, Yücei ...

, extended their contracts. On 13 September 2020, she became the first player to play 200 matches for the team. On 18 March 2022, Kuijpers signed a new one year deal.

OH Leuven

On 5 June 2023, Kuijpers was announced at OH Leuven.

International career

Kuijpers has represented Netherlands at various youth levels. She was part of the Netherlands under-19 team which won

2014 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship The UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship 2014 Final Tournament was held in Norway from 15 to 27 July 2014. The first qualification matches were played on 21 September 2013. A competition record of 48 participating nations was set. For the first time ...

. Kuijpers was called up to the preliminary Dutch squad for the Olympics. She made her senior team debut on 10 April 2016 in a 2–1 friendly defeat against

Canada Canada is a country in North America. Its Provinces and territories of Canada, ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and northward into the Arctic Ocean, making it the world's List of coun ...

Club career

Willem II

VVV-Venlo

PSV

OH Leuven

International career

Career statistics

International

References

External links