Shanice van de Sanden

Shanice Janice van de Sanden (born 2 October 1992 in Utrecht) is a Dutch football player of Surinamese descent who plays in the Eredivisie with FC Twente since the 2011/12 season.

Club career

Van de Sanden played in the youth of the VVIJ from her hometown IJsselstein before she moved to the SV Saestum. In the Hoofdklasse club from Zeist, the striker first played in the male B- youth, but was already used in the 2008 /09 season in the first team of women. Ehrendivisionär FC Utrecht, which works closely with the SV Saestum, became aware of the young player and took it in 2009 in his team. In the Eredivisie they scored in the season 2009/ 10 in 15 encounters four goals. For the season 2010/11 she moved to league rivals SC Heerenveen, a year later to FC Twente.

National

Even with 16 years debuted Shanice van de Sanden in the senior team. Bond coach Vera Pauw had become aware through their games for Saestum and Utrecht on them and called them in December 2008 in their team. In the friendly against France she wore in a 2-0 win for the first time the Oranje jersey on the court. Your first goal for the Netherlands, it achieved the Cyprus Women's Cup on March 12, 2009; to 5:0 she wore at the fourth gate. Until August 2009, she came to nine caps in Orange, where they scored two goals. She was appointed as the youngest player in the squad from the Netherlands is for the European Championship finals in Finland, which has for it " felt like a dream ." At the tournament, she was the second youngest participant, according to the Ukrainian Oksana Jakowyschina. In the semi-final against England, she was a substitute just before the end of extra time.

Achievements

With the national

• Participate in the European Championship finals in 2009