{{Short description|Dutch footballer (born 1993)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Eshly Bakker | image = EshlyBakker.jpg | caption = Bakker in 2021 | fullname = Eshly Bakker | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1993|2|10|df=yes}} | birth_place = Amsterdam, Netherlands | currentclub = Linköping FC | clubnumber = | height = 1.72 m<ref name=MSV/> | youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = RKSV Pancratius | position = Midfielder / Forward | years1 = 2010–2012 | clubs1 = ADO Den Haag | caps1 = 13 | goals1 = 6 | years2 = 2012–2016 | clubs2 = AFC Ajax | caps2 = 82 | goals2 = 26 | years3 = 2016–2017 | clubs3 = FC Twente | caps3 = 23 | goals3 = 8 | years4 = 2017–2018 | caps4 = 11 | goals4 = 0 | clubs4 = MSV Duisburg | years5 = 2018–2023 | clubs5 = Ajax | caps5 = 90 | goals5 = 23 | years6 = 2023–2024 | clubs6 = Utrecht | caps6 = 20 | goals6 = 9 | nationalyears1 = 2008 | nationalteam1 = Netherlands U-15 | nationalcaps1 = 2 | nationalgoals1 = 2 | nationalyears2 = 2009 | nationalteam2 = Netherlands U-16 | nationalcaps2 = 4 | nationalgoals2 = 1 | nationalyears3 = 2008–2010 | nationalteam3 = Netherlands U-17 | nationalcaps3 = 11 | nationalgoals3 = 1 | nationalyears4 = 2010–2012 | nationalteam4 = Netherlands U-19 | nationalcaps4 = 8 | nationalgoals4 = 9 | nationalyears5 = 2014– | nationalteam5 = Netherlands | nationalcaps5 = 14 | nationalgoals5 = 3 | pcupdate = 19:52 16 March 2025 (UTC) | ntupdate = 17 December 2017 | years7 = 2024– | clubs7 = Linköping FC | caps7 = 11 | goals7 = 2 }}
'''Eshly Bakker''' (born 10 February 1993) is a Dutch footballer who plays as midfielder or forward for Linköping FC in Sweden and the Netherlands national team.<ref name=MSV>{{cite web |url=https://www.msv-duisburg.de/fileadmin/content/user_upload/Autogrammkarten/2017-18/Damen/AK-Bakker-2017-18.pdf |title=Eshly Bakker profile |language=German |work=MSV Duisburg |accessdate=17 December 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Eshly Bakker vervangt Martens|url=http://www.onsoranje.nl/nieuws/artikel/21373/eshly-bakker-vervangt-martens|accessdate=19 October 2016|publisher=onsoranje.nl|date=15 October 2016|language=Dutch|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161018230004/http://www.onsoranje.nl/nieuws/artikel/21373/eshly-bakker-vervangt-martens|archive-date=18 October 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref>
==Club career== ===ADO Den Haag===
Born in Amsterdam,<ref name=MSV/> she started her career at amateur club RKSV Pancratius from Badhoevedorp. In 2010, aged 17 she moved to Eredivisie club ADO Den Haag.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.vrouwenvoetbalnederland.nl/joomla/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=5659&Itemid=2 |title=Eshly Bakker naar ADO |language=Dutch |work=vrouwenvoetbalnederland.nl |date=5 June 2010 |accessdate=18 January 2018 |archiveurl=https://archive.today/20120604023607/http://www.vrouwenvoetbalnederland.nl/joomla/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=5659&Itemid=2 |archivedate=4 June 2012 |url-status=usurped }}</ref> Bakker made her league debut against Willem II on 2 September 2010.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2010/09/02/netherlands/vrouwen-eredivisie/ado-den-haag/willem-ii/966971/|title=ADO Den Haag vs Willem II - 2 September 2010|website=int.soccerway.com}}</ref> She scored her first league goals against Heerenveen on 7 October 2011, scoring in the 18th and 82nd minute.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2011/10/07/netherlands/vrouwen-eredivisie/sc-heerenveen/ado-den-haag/1143400/|title=Herenveen vs ADO Den Haag - 7 October 2011|website=int.soccerway.com}}</ref> She won the women's Dutch League (Eredivisie) and Cup in the 2011–12 season with ADO Den Haag at the age of 19.
===Ajax===
Bakker made her league debut against Heerenveen on 24 August 2012.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2012/08/24/europe/bene-league/afc-ajax/sc-heerenveen/1343193/|title=Ajax vs Heerenveen - 24 August 2012|website=int.soccerway.com}}</ref> She scored her first league goal against Beerschot AD on 26 April 2013, scoring in the 69th minute.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2013/04/26/europe/bene-league/afc-ajax/beerschot-antwerpen-dames/1432516/|title=Ajax vs Beerschot - 26 April 2013|website=int.soccerway.com}}</ref> Her second Dutch Cup title came in the 2013–14 season. Bakker scored a hattrick against Gent on 6 June 2014.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2014/06/06/europe/bene-league/kv-cercle-melle/afc-ajax/1517450/|title=Gent v Ajax - 6 June 2014|website=int.soccerway.com}}</ref>
===FC Twente===
Bakker made her league debut against Ajax on 2 September 2016.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2016/09/02/netherlands/vrouwen-eredivisie/afc-ajax/fc-twente/2274288/|title=Ajax vs Twente - 2 September 2016|website=int.soccerway.com}}</ref> She scored her first league goal against ADO Den Haag on 16 October 2016, scoring in the 52nd minute.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2016/10/16/netherlands/vrouwen-eredivisie/fc-twente/ado-den-haag/2274311/|title=Twente vs ADO Den Haag - 2 September 2016|website=int.soccerway.com}}</ref> Bakker scored a hattrick against PEC Zwolle on 2 December 2016.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2016/12/02/netherlands/vrouwen-eredivisie/fc-zwolle/fc-twente/2274329/|title=PEC Zwolle vs Twente - 2 December 2016|website=int.soccerway.com}}</ref>
===MSV Duisburg===
Bakker joined German women's Bundesliga club MSV Duisburg on 16 June 2017.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.msv-duisburg.de/aktuelles/artikel/msv-frauen-eshly-bakker-wechselt-in-zebrastreifen/ |title=MSV-Frauen: Eshly Bakker wechselt in ZebraStreifen |language=German |work=MSV Duisburg |date=16 June 2017 |accessdate=17 December 2017}}</ref> She made her league debut against Freiburg on 3 September 2017.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2017/09/03/germany/frauen-bundesliga/sc-freiburg/fcr-2001-duisburg/2507590/|title=Freiburg vs MSV Duisburg - 3 September 2017|website=int.soccerway.com}}</ref> Bakker scored her first goal for the club in the DFB-Pokal Frauen against Arminia Bielefeld on 8 October 2017, scoring in the 87th minute.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2017/10/08/germany/dfb-pokal-women/dsc-arminia-bielefeld-ev/fcr-2001-duisburg/2581498/|title=Arminia Bielefeld vs MSV Duisburg - 8 October 2017|website=int.soccerway.com}}</ref>
===Second spell at Ajax===
Bakker made her league debut against PEC Zwolle on 7 September 2018.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2018/09/07/netherlands/vrouwen-eredivisie/afc-ajax/fc-zwolle/2814296/|title=Ajax vs PEC Zwolle - 7 September 2018|website=int.soccerway.com}}</ref> She scored her first league goal against Achilles '29 on 4 November 2018, scoring in the 58th minute.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2018/11/04/netherlands/vrouwen-eredivisie/afc-ajax/achilles-29/2814324/|title=Ajax vs Achilles '29 - 4 November 2018|website=int.soccerway.com}}</ref> Bakker scored a hattrick against Excelsior on 14 December 2018.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2018/12/14/netherlands/vrouwen-eredivisie/netherlands-sbv-excelsior--bvv-barendrecht/afc-ajax/2814350/|title=Excelsior vs Ajax - 14 December 2018|website=int.soccerway.com}}</ref> She won the Goal of the Month award for March 2021, for her goal against Excelsior.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ajax.nl/artikelen/eshly-bakker-wint-goal-of-the-month-maart/|title=Eshly Bakker wint Goal of the Month: 'Ben er enorm trots op'|language=Dutch|website=Ajax}}</ref> On 9 July 2021, it was announced that Bakker had extended her contract until 2022.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ajax.nl/artikelen/van-der-most-en-bakker-langer-bij-ajax-vrouwen/|title=Van der Most en Bakker langer bij Ajax Vrouwen|language=Dutch|website=Ajax}}</ref> She reached 200 matches played for Ajax on 30 October 2022.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ajax.nl/artikelen/eshly-bakker-over-haar-200-duels-in-ajax-shirt-droom-die-is-uitgekomen/|title=Eshly Bakker over haar 200 duels in het Ajax-shirt: 'Droom die is uitgekomen'|language=Dutch|website=Ajax}}</ref> Bakker left Ajax in 2023, having played the most games in the history of the club.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ajax.nl/artikelen/eshly-bakker-vertrekt-bij-ajax-vrouwen/|title=Eshly Bakker vertrekt bij Ajax Vrouwen|language=Dutch|website=Ajax}}</ref>
===Utrecht===
Bakker was announced at Utrecht on 19 June 2023.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fcutrecht.nl/nieuws/2023/juni/international-eshly-bakker-versterkt-fc-utrecht-vrouwen|title=International Eshly Bakker versterkt FC Utrecht Vrouwen|language=Dutch|website=FC Utrecht}}</ref> She scored on her league debut against Feyenoord on 10 September 2023.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2023/09/10/netherlands/vrouwen-eredivisie/fc-utrecht/feyenoord-rotterdam/4172504/|title=Utrecht vs Feyenoord - 10 September 2023|website=int.soccerway.com}}</ref> On 10 March 2024, during a match against Ajax, Bakker's twin held up a banner asking Eshly to be a witness at their wedding, which brought Bakker to tears.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ad.nl/nederlands-voetbal/tranen-bij-fc-utrecht-speelster-eshly-bakker-na-spandoek-van-tweelingzus-wil-je-mijn-getuige-zijn~a1f48a44/|title=Tranen bij FC Utrecht-speelster Eshly Bakker na spandoek van tweelingzus: 'Wil je mijn getuige zijn?|language=Dutch|website=AD}}</ref> She led the team with 10 goals on the season.
=== Linköping FC === On August 16, 2024, Bakker made a transfer to Swedish team Linköping FC. The move was the first time FC Utrecht received a transfer fee.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Topscorer Eshly Bakker vervolgt loopbaan in Zweden |url=https://www.fcutrecht.nl/nieuws/2024/augustus/topscorer-eshly-bakker-vervolgt-loopbaan-in-zweden |access-date=2024-09-10 |website=FC Utrecht}}</ref>
==International career==
Bakker progressed through the national youth teams, where she played for the under-15,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.onsoranje.nl/teams/210489/speler/594 |title=Profile U-15 |language=Dutch |work=onsoranje.nl |accessdate=18 January 2018}}</ref> under-16,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.onsoranje.nl/teams/210487/speler/594 |title=Profile U-16 |language=Dutch |work=onsoranje.nl |accessdate=18 January 2018}}</ref> under-17 (including the 2010 UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.onsoranje.nl/teams/210486/speler/594 |title=Profile U-17 |language=Dutch |work=onsoranje.nl |accessdate=18 January 2018}}</ref> and under-19.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.onsoranje.nl/teams/210484/speler/594 |title=Profile U-19 |language=Dutch |work=onsoranje.nl |accessdate=18 January 2018}}</ref>
She made her debut for the Netherlands senior national team on 5 April 2014, in a 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification match against Greece, coming on as a substitute and scoring the last goal of the 6–0 win.<ref>{{cite web |title=Beenbreuk overschaduwt zege |url=https://www.onsoranje.nl/nieuws/nederlands-vrouwenelftal/57398/beenbreuk-overschaduwt-zege |language=Dutch |work=onsoranje.nl |date=5 April 2014 |accessdate=17 December 2017}}</ref>
===International goals=== :''Scores and results list the Netherlands goal tally first.''<ref>{{cite web |title=Profile |url=https://www.onsoranje.nl/teams/207834/speler/594 |language=Dutch |work=onsoranje.nl |accessdate=17 December 2017}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable" ! Goal !! Date !! Venue !! Opponent !! Score !! Result !! Competition |- | 1. || 5 April 2014 || Pankritio Stadium, Heraklion, Greece || {{fbw|GRE}} ||align=center| '''6'''–0 ||align=center| 6–0 || 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification |- | 2. || 10 April 2014 || Stadion De Braak, Helmond, Netherlands || {{fbw|ALB}} ||align=center| '''9'''–1 ||align=center| 10–1 || 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification |- | 3. || 7 February 2015 || Polman Stadion, Almelo, Netherlands || {{fbw|THA}} ||align=center| '''3'''–0 ||align=center| 7–0 || Friendly |- |}
==Honours== ;ADO Den Haag * Eredivisie (1): 2011–12 * KNVB Women's Cup (1): 2011–12
;Ajax * KNVB Women's Cup (3): 2013–14, 2018–19, 2021–22,
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== * {{sports links}} * [https://web.archive.org/web/20161203000152/http://www.onsoranje.nl/team-statistieken/teams/speler/38/5579777e-b6459000-467320 Eshly Bakker] at Onsoranje.nl {{in lang|nl}} * {{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20161202235533/http://www.vrouwenvoetbalnederland.nl/vvned/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=9803:eshly-bakker&catid=167:internationals Eshly Bakker]}} at vrouwenvoetbalnederland.nl {{in lang|nl}}
{{Linköpings FC squad}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Bakker, Eshly}} Category:1993 births Category:Living people Category:Footballers from Amsterdam Category:Dutch women's footballers Category:Netherlands women's international footballers Category:Dutch expatriate sportspeople in Germany Category:Expatriate women's footballers in Germany Category:Eredivisie (women) players Category:Frauen-Bundesliga players Category:ADO Den Haag (women) players Category:AFC Ajax (women) players Category:FC Twente (women) players Category:MSV Duisburg (women) players Category:Women's association football midfielders Category:Women's association football forwards Category:Dutch expatriate women's footballers Category:Netherlands women's youth international footballers Category:21st-century Dutch sportswomen