Lize Kop (Dutch: [ˈlizə ˈkɔp]; born 17 March 1998) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Women's Super League club Tottenham Hotspur and the Netherlands national team. She previously played for Ajax and Leicester City.[1]
 Kop with Tottenham Hotspur in 2025 | |||||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 17 March 1998 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Wormer, Netherlands | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position | Goalkeeper | ||||||||||||||||
| Team information | |||||||||||||||||
Current team | Tottenham Hotspur | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| Telstar | |||||||||||||||||
| Ajax | |||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2017–2023 | Ajax | 82 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2023–2025 | Leicester City | 10 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2025– | Tottenham Hotspur | 34 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2014 | Netherlands U16 | 4 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2014–2015 | Netherlands U17 | 5 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2015–2017 | Netherlands U19 | 16 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2018 | Netherlands U20 | 6 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2019 | Netherlands U23 | 2 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2019– | Netherlands | 21 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 14:27, 17 May 2026 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 7 March 2026 | |||||||||||||||||
Club career
editAjax
editKop made her league debut against Achilles '29 on 3 September 2017.[2] On 24 January 2023, she played her 100th game for the club in a match against ADO Den Haag.[3]
Leicester City
editOn 16 August 2023, Kop signed for Women's Super League club Leicester City on a three-year deal.[4] She made her league debut against Everton on 28 January 2024.[5]
Tottenham Hotspur
editOn 15 January 2025, it was announced that Kop had signed for Women's Super League club Tottenham Hotspur until June 2028.[6]
International career
editKop was selected for the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup.[7][8] She made her international debut in 2019 against Poland in the Algarve Cup.[9] On 10 April 2019, Kop was named in the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup squad.[10] On 16 June 2021, she was included in the 2020 Summer Olympics squad.[11] On 31 May 2023, she was named as part of the Netherlands provisional squad for the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup.[12] On 24 September 2023, Kop had to withdraw from training camp due to lack of fitness.[13] On 27 May 2024, Kop, Caitlin Dijkstra, and Romée Leuchter had to drop out due to injury.[14]
Career statistics
editClub
edit- As of match played 16 May 2026[15]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Ajax | 2017–18 | Vrouwen Eredivisie | 13 | 0 | ? | ? | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | — | 13 | 0 | |
| 2018–19 | Vrouwen Eredivisie | 20 | 0 | ? | ? | ? | ? | 3 | 0 | — | 23 | 0 | ||
| 2019–20 | Vrouwen Eredivisie | 12 | 0 | ? | ? | ? | ? | — | — | 12 | 0 | |||
| 2020–21 | Vrouwen Eredivisie | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 23 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22 | Vrouwen Eredivisie | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | |||
| 2022–23 | Vrouwen Eredivisie | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1[c] | 0 | 27 | 0 | |
| Total | 82 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 101 | 0 | ||
| Leicester City | 2023–24 | Women's Super League | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 13 | 0 | ||
| 2024–25 | Women's Super League | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 | |||
| Total | 10 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | ||
| Tottenham Hotspur | 2024–25 | Women's Super League | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 12 | 0 | ||
| 2025–26 | Women's Super League | 22 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 29 | 0 | |||
| Total | 34 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 126 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 159 | 0 | ||
- ↑ Includes KNVB Women's Cup, Women's FA Cup
- ↑ Includes Eredivisie Cup (women), Women's League Cup
- ↑ Appearance(s) in Dutch Women's Super Cup
International
edit- As of match played 7 March 2026[15]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Netherlands | 2019 | 1 | 0 |
| 2020 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2025 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2026 | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 21 | 0 | |
Honours
editAjax
- Eredivisie: 2017–18, 2022–23
- KNVB Women's Cup: 2017–18, 2018–19, 2021–22
- Eredivisie Cup: 2020–21
Netherlands
- FIFA Women's World Cup runner-up: 2019[16]
- Algarve Cup: 2018[17]
Individual
- UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship team of the tournament: 2017[18]
References
edit- ↑ uefa.com. "Women's World Cup - Lize Kop". UEFA. Retrieved 6 June 2019.[dead link]
- ↑ "Ajax vs Achilles '29 - 3 September 2017". int.soccerway.com.
- ↑ "Honderd duels voor Kop: 'De ups en downs hebben mij gevormd tot de keeper die ik nu ben'". www.ajax.nl (in Dutch).
- ↑ LCFC (16 August 2023). "LCFC Women Confirm Lize Kop Signing". lcfc.com. Retrieved 16 August 2023.
- ↑ "Everton vs Leicester City - 28 January 2024". int.soccerway.com.
- ↑ "Kop joins from Leicester". tottenhamhotspur.com. 15 January 2025.
- ↑ "Sarina Wiegman names Netherlands Women's World Cup squad | KNVB". www.knvb.com. Retrieved 6 June 2019.
- ↑ FIFA.com. "FIFA Women's World Cup France 2019™ - Players - Lize KOP - Lize Kop". www.fifa.com. Archived from the original on 6 June 2019. Retrieved 6 June 2019.
- ↑ "Netherlands vs Poland - 4 March 2019". int.soccerway.com.
- ↑ "Wiegman maakt 23-koppige WK-selectie bekend". www.onsoranje.nl (in Dutch).
- ↑ "Toernooidebutanten in Olympische selectie OranjeLeeuwinnen". www.onsoranje.nl (in Dutch).
- ↑ Mark White (5 June 2023). "Netherlands Women's World Cup 2023 squad: 30-player preliminary team named". fourfourtwo.com. Retrieved 19 June 2023.
- ↑ van Lieshout, Amber. "BREAKING Oranje-doelvrouw niet fit genoeg, verlaat trainingskamp". www.vrouwenvoetbalnieuws.nl (in Dutch).
- ↑ van Lieshout, Amber (27 May 2024). "BREAKING | Drietal haakt geblesseerd af bij OranjeLeeuwinnen". Vrouwenvoetbalnieuws (in Dutch). Retrieved 27 September 2024.
- 1 2 Lize Kop at Soccerway
- ↑ "Dutch women downhearted but have makings of future champions". The Guardian. 7 July 2019. Retrieved 5 April 2023.
- ↑ "Finale Algarve Cup tussen Oranjevrouwen en Zweden afgelast". NU.nl (in Dutch). 7 March 2018. Retrieved 5 April 2023.
- ↑ "Technical Report — Team of the Tournament". UEFA. Archived from the original on 6 October 2017.
External links
edit- Senior national team profile at Onsoranje.nl (in Dutch)
- Under-23 national team profile at Onsoranje.nl (in Dutch)
- Under-20 national team profile at Onsoranje.nl (in Dutch)
- Under-19 national team profile at Onsoranje.nl (in Dutch)
- Under-17 national team profile at Onsoranje.nl (in Dutch)
- Under-16 national team profile at Onsoranje.nl (in Dutch)
- Lize Kop at Olympedia
- Lize Kop at Olympics.com
- Lize Kop at TeamNL (in Dutch)
