Nangila Naomi van Eyck (born 13 July 1984) is a Dutch retired

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who last played in the

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for

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Club career

At the age of 14, she started playing for SV DWO in Zoetermeer, then for

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before playing for

SV Saestum SV Saestum is a sports club from Zeist, Netherlands. It is most known for its successful women's football team. History The club was founded on 6 January 1926. The women's football section opened in 1981. Since the founding of the Hoofdklasse, ...

of the

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, the highest Dutch league at the time. When the national professional league (

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) was established in 2007, she joined

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and later

SC Heerenveen Sportclub Heerenveen (; West Frisian: Sportklub It Hearrenfean) is a Dutch football club from Heerenveen. They currently play in the Eredivisie, the top level of football in the Netherlands. History Sportclub Heerenveen was founded on 20 July ...

. During her time at Saestum and ADO she also participated in the UEFA European Cup / Champions League. In 2012 she joined German

club

, scoring a total of 40 goals in 60 matches (league and cup combined) until 2015.

International career

She was also a member of the Netherlands national team. She made her debut on 16 February 2005 against

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and played 37 matches for the national team, her last on 9 February 2013 against

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International goals

:''Scores and results list the Netherlands goal tally first.'' * Note: Match not considered as an official friendly.

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* 1984 births Living people Footballers from Dordrecht Women's association football forwards Dutch sportspeople of Surinamese descent Dutch women's footballers Netherlands women's international footballers SC Heerenveen (women) players ADO Den Haag (women) players Eredivisie (women) players Expatriate women's footballers in Germany Dutch expatriate sportspeople in Germany Dutch expatriate women's footballers SV Saestum players {{Netherlands-women-footy-bio-stub