Nadine Hanssen (born 7 October 1993) is a
Dutch
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professional
footballer
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who last played as a
midfielder
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for
SWPL1 club
Aberdeen
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.
Hanssen was born in the
Netherlands
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and prior to signing for
Aston Villa
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in 2018, she had played for
PSV,
Utrecht
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,
Anderlecht
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and
KRC Genk Ladies
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The club was formed as a merger of clubs from Lanaken and Zonhoven in 2013, and has been known as Ladies Genk sinc ...
.
Club career
PSV
Hanssen made her league debut against Utrecht on 12 October 2012.
Aston Villa
Hanssen joined
Aston Villa
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in 2018. Hanssen scored on her
Aston Villa
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debut on 18 August against
Sheffield United
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in a 2–1 loss in the
WSL cup, scoring in the 54th minute. She scored a hattrick against
Coventry United
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The club was ...
on 10 November 2020. On 18 May 2021, it was announced that her contract would not be extended.
Aberdeen
On 14 September 2022, Hanssen was announced at
Aberdeen Women. She made her league debut against
Hearts on 16 October 2022. Hanssen scored her first league goal against
Glasgow Women at
Pittodrie
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on 30 October 2022, scoring in the 18th minute. On 14 July 2023, it was announced that she had signed a semi-professional contract with the club. On 20 July 2023, it was announced that Hanssen would captain the side for the 2023–24 season. She became pregnant in late 2023 and the captaincy was passed onto Hannah Stewart.
Career statistics
Club
;Notes
Personal life
Hanssen studied economics at the Johan Cruijff University. She moved to Aberdeen with her partner
Kelle Roos
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Roos spent his youth with a wide variety of ...
. She decided to restart her own football career after the birth of their son Romeo in December 2021.
References
External links
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1993 births
Living people
Dutch women's footballers
Women's association football midfielders
Aston Villa W.F.C. players
Women's Super League 2 players
Women's Super League players
Expatriate women's footballers in England
FC Utrecht (women) players
PSV (women) players
Expatriate women's footballers in Scotland
BeNe League players
Scottish Women's Premier League players
Dutch expatriate sportspeople in England
Dutch expatriate sportspeople in Scotland
Aberdeen F.C. Women players
21st-century Dutch sportswomen