Marthe-Emilie Munsterman (born 19 February 1993) is a Dutch

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, who plays for

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club

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and has twice played for the

Netherlands women's national football team The Netherlands women's national football team ( nl, Nederlands vrouwenvoetbalelftal) is directed by the Royal Dutch Football Association (KNVB), which is a member of UEFA and FIFA. In 1971, the team played the first women's international foo ...

Playing career

Club

FC Twente

Munsterman joined the youth academy of

FC Twente Football Club Twente () is a Dutch professional football club from the city of Enschede, sometimes known internationally as Twente Enschede. The club was formed in 1965 by the merger of 1926 Dutch champions Sportclub Enschede with Enschedese Bo ...

at the formation of the club in 2007 and broke into the first team during the

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title-winning season. She is an FC Twente supporter and was proud to represent the club in

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matches against

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and

FC Barcelona Futbol Club Barcelona (), commonly referred to as Barcelona and colloquially known as Barça (), is a professional football club based in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, that competes in La Liga, the top flight of Spanish football. Founded ...

. She played her 100th league match for the club in March 2016.

Everton

After 10 years with FC Twente, Munsterman joined Everton in July 2017, part of a double

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with teammate Siri Worm.

International

Munsterman won her first

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in the

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' 7–0 win over

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on 20 May 2015. She entered play as a 62nd-minute substitute for

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Personal life

Marthe's father Joop Munsterman was chairman of

from 2004 until 2015. In May 2011 Joop called Marthe's controversial

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remarks about

Theo Janssen Theo Janssen (born 27 July 1981) is a Dutch former footballer who played as a midfielder for various clubs in the Netherlands, including Vitesse Arnhem, Twente and Ajax, as well as on loan for Belgian club Genk. He spent 10 years with Vitesse ...

's transfer to

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"unwise".

Honours

Club

;FC Twente *

Eredivisie The Eredivisie (; ''"Honour Division"'' or ''"Premier Division"'') is the highest level of professional football in the Netherlands. The league was founded in 1956, two years after the start of professional football in the Netherlands. It is c ...

(2):

, 2015–16 *

BeNe League The BeNe League was the highest women's football league in Belgium and the Netherlands. To increase competitiveness in their national leagues, the BeNe League was a joint cooperation between the Royal Belgian Football Association and the Royal Du ...

(2):

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, 2013–14 *

KNVB Women's Cup The KNVB Women's Cup ( nl, KNVB Beker voor Vrouwen) is the cup competition for women's football in the Netherlands. The competition was established in 1980, along with the KNVB Amateur Cup. From the 2007-08 season onwards, the first round of th ...

(1): 2014–15 Ajax *

(2): 2018-19, 2021-22,

References

External links

Profile
at Onsoranje.nl

at Uefa.com * 1993 births Living people Dutch women's footballers Sportspeople from Hengelo Netherlands women's international footballers Eredivisie (women) players FC Twente (women) players Everton F.C. (women) players Women's Super League players Expatriate women's footballers in England Dutch expatriate sportspeople in England Footballers from Overijssel Women's association football midfielders AFC Ajax (women) players Dutch expatriate women's footballers {{Netherlands-women-footy-bio-stub