Michaela Wilhelmina Alida "Sheila" van den Bulk (born 6 April 1989) is a Dutch football midfielder who currently plays for

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Career

She has played

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football for

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. On 4 June 2016, she made her debut for the Dutch national team, in a

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against

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. She was part of the Dutch team which won the

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. After the tournament, the whole team was honoured by the

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and

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and made

Knights of the Order of Orange-Nassau The Order of Orange-Nassau ( nl, Orde van Oranje-Nassau, links=no) is a civil and military Dutch order of chivalry founded on 4 April 1892 by the queen regent, Emma of the Netherlands. The order is a chivalric order open to "everyone who has ...

Honours

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UEFA European Women's Championship The UEFA European Women's Championship, also called the UEFA Women's Euro, held every four years, is the main competition in women's association football between national teams of the UEFA confederation. The competition is the women's equivalent ...

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Algarve Cup The Algarve Cup is an invitational tournament for national teams in women's association football hosted by the Portuguese Football Federation (FPF). Held annually in the Algarve region of Portugal since 1994, it is one of the most prestigious and ...

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;Individual *

Knight of the Order of Orange-Nassau The Order of Orange-Nassau ( nl, Orde van Oranje-Nassau, links=no) is a civil and military Dutch honours system, Dutch order of chivalry founded on 4 April 1892 by the queen regent, Emma of the Netherlands. The order is a chivalric order open ...

: 2017

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Sheila van den Bulk
at Onsoranje.nl * * Dutch women's footballers Netherlands women's international footballers Djurgårdens IF Fotboll (women) players Damallsvenskan players 1989 births Living people Expatriate women's footballers in Sweden Expatriate women's footballers in Norway SK Brann Kvinner players ADO Den Haag (women) players Eredivisie (women) players Dutch expatriate sportspeople in Sweden Dutch expatriate sportspeople in Norway Kolbotn Fotball players Toppserien players Footballers from Rotterdam UEFA Women's Championship-winning players Women's association football midfielders Dutch expatriate women's footballers UEFA Women's Euro 2017 players Association football people awarded knighthoods Knights of the Order of Orange-Nassau {{Netherlands-women-footy-bio-stub