Sippie Catharine "Sisca" Folkertsma (; born 21 May 1997) is a Dutch

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who plays as a

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for Dutch

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club

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and the Netherlands national team. She was member of the team that became champions at the UEFA Women's Euro 2017. After the tournament, the whole team was honoured by the

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Mark Rutte and

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and made Knights of the Order of Orange-Nassau.

Career

In June 2021, while she was preparing for the

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it was revealed Folkertsma had agreed contract terms with French club

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. In May 2023, Dutch club

announced that it had reached a deal with Fokerstma for her to join the club from the start of the upcoming season.

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Honours

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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

Career

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