Loes Geurts
Birth date12 January 1986 (age 40)
Birth placeWûnseradiel, Netherlands
Height1.68 m[1]
PositionGoalkeeper
Youthyears 11992–1998
Youthclubs 1R.E.S.
Youthyears 21998–1999
Youthclubs 2Heerenveen
Youthyears 31999–2004
Youthclubs 3R.E.S.
Collegeyears 12004–2006
College 1Western Illinois
Years 12006–2007
Caps 127
Goals 10
Clubs 1FFC Heike Rheine
Years 22007–2011
Caps 283
Goals 20
Clubs 2AZ
Years 32011–2012
Caps 35
Goals 30
Clubs 3Telstar
Years 42012–2013
Caps 443
Goals 40
Clubs 4Vittsjö
Years 52014–2016
Caps 532
Goals 50
Clubs 5Kopparbergs/Göteborg FC
Years 62016–2017
Caps 66
Goals 60
Clubs 6Paris Saint-Germain
Years 72018-2020
Caps 723
Goals 70
Clubs 7IFK Göteborg
Years 82021–2024
Caps 827
Goals 80
Clubs 8BK Häcken
Nationalyears 12005–2020
Nationalteam 1Netherlands
Nationalcaps 1125
Nationalgoals 10
Club-update9 July 2018

Loes Geurts (lus ˈxøːrts;[a] born 12 January 1986) is a Dutch former footballer who played as a goalkeeper. Since making her international debut in 2005, Geurts has collected over 100 caps for the Netherlands national team.[2] She kept goal for the Netherlands at the 2009 and 2013 editions of the UEFA Women's Championship.

Club career

Geurts' career started at the youth team of club RES in Bolsward. She then played for SC Heerenveen for one season, before returning to RES.[3][4] In 2004 she played American college soccer for Western Illinois Leathernecks, returning to Europe in March 2006 for the second half of the 2005–06, joining Bundesliga team FFC Heike Rheine.[5]

In 2007, Geurts returned to the Netherlands to play in the newly created professional league Eredivisie with AZ Alkmaar. Her four seasons at the club were very successful, winning the league title three times and the Dutch Cup once. In 2011, she moved to Telstar.[4]

She left Telstar for Sweden's Damallsvenskan in 2012 and joined Vittsjö GIK.[6] Geurts left Vittsjö after her second season in November 2013, signing for Kopparbergs/Göteborg FC, who were in the market for a goalkeeper following Kristin Hammarström's retirement.[7]

After five seasons during four years in Sweden, on 21 September 2016, it was announced she signed a two-year contract with Paris Saint-Germain of the Division 1 Féminine.[8][9]

In August 2017, citing her "battery was empty", Geurts announced she was taking a break from football.[4][10][11]

On 31 January 2018, it was announced that Geurts was returning to Kopparbergs/Göteborg FC where she had previously played from 2014 to 2016.[12]

International career

On 20 August 2005, at the age of 19, Geurts was given her debut in the senior Netherlands national team by coach Vera Pauw, playing in a 4–0 defeat to Finland in Oulu.[13][14]

In 2006, Geurts was elevated to first-choice goalkeeper for the Netherlands when Marleen Wissink retired.[15] Geurts played in every match as the Netherlands reached the semi-final of UEFA Women's Euro 2009.

In June 2013, national team coach Roger Reijners selected Geurts in the squad for UEFA Women's Euro 2013 in Sweden.[16] She was also part of the Dutch squads of the 2015[1] and 2019 World Cup as well as the winning team of the UEFA Women's Euro 2017.[17] After the 2017 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.[18]

Honours

AZ Alkmaar

Netherlands

Individual

Notes

  1. ^ In isolation, Geurts is pronounced ɣøːrts.

References

  1. ^ 2015 World Cup
  2. ^ "Profile". FIFA.com. Archived from the original on 9 June 2015. Retrieved 24 June 2015.
  3. ^ "Loes Geurts" (in Dutch). loesgeurts.com. Archived from the original on 10 April 2016. Retrieved 18 December 2017.
  4. ^ "Loes Geurts stopt op het hoogste niveau" (in Dutch). vrouwenvoetbalnieuws.nl. 14 August 2017. Retrieved 18 December 2017.[dead link]
  5. ^ "Loes Geurts - Profile" (in German). DFB. Retrieved 18 December 2017.
  6. ^ Newcomers Vittsjö sign Netherlands national team kepper Archived 10 June 2015 at the Wayback Machine. Wsoccernews
  7. ^ Höghäll, Marika (15 November 2013). "Vittsjö tappar sin landslagsmålvakt" (in Swedish). Skånska Dagbladet. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
  8. ^ "Loes Geurts au Paris Saint-Germain" (in French). Paris Saint-Germain. 21 September 2016. Archived from the original on 25 September 2016. Retrieved 27 September 2016.
  9. ^ "Loes Geurts - Profile" (in French). footofeminin.fr. Retrieved 18 December 2017.
  10. ^ "Loes Geurts kondigt voorlopig afscheid aan" (in Dutch). onsoranje.nl. 14 August 2017. Retrieved 18 December 2017.
  11. ^ "Keepster Geurts heeft voorlopig genoeg van voetbal" (in Dutch). NOS. 14 August 2017. Retrieved 18 December 2017.
  12. ^ "Loes Geurts återvänder till Kopparbergs/Göteborg FC". 31 January 2018. Archived from the original on 11 April 2019. Retrieved 9 July 2018.
  13. ^ "Friezinnen in Oranje – Loes Geurts". Friese Voetballers. 20 December 2010. Retrieved 9 October 2011.
  14. ^ "Profile" (in Dutch). onsoranje.nl. Retrieved 18 December 2017.
  15. ^ "Loes Geurts". UEFA. Archived from the original on 21 July 2013. Retrieved 21 July 2013.
  16. ^ "Trio miss cut in Netherlands squad". UEFA. 30 June 2013. Retrieved 21 July 2013.
  17. ^ "Wiegman kiest Oranjeselectie voor WEURO 2017" (in Dutch). onsoranje.nl. 14 June 2017. Retrieved 18 December 2017.
  18. ^ "Voetbalsters Oranje geridderd in Den Haag (in Dutch)". NOS.nl. 25 October 2017.