Anouk Dekker

Marieke Anouk Dekker (Dutch pronunciation: [maːˈrikə ʔaːˈnuɡ ˈdɛkər]; born 15 November 1986) is a Dutch footballer who plays for Viktoria Berlin. She is a member of the Netherlands national team.^[2]

Anouk Dekker

Anouk Dekker training with Netherlands in November 2018
Personal information
Full name	Marieke Anouk Dekker
Date of birth	(1986-11-15) 15 November 1986 (age 38)
Place of birth	Almelo, Netherlands
Height	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position(s)	Defender, midfielder, forward
Team information
Current team	Viktoria Berlin
Number	35
Youth career
	SVZW
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2005–2007	FFC Heike Rheine	31	(4)
2007–2015	FC Twente	168	(67)
2016–2021	Montpellier	86	(13)
2021–2023	Braga	36	(7)
2023–	Viktoria Berlin	23	(2)
International career‡
2009–2021	Netherlands	87	(7)
Medal record Women's football Representing the  Netherlands FIFA Women's World Cup 2019 France Team UEFA Women's Championship 2017 Netherlands Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17 Feb 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16 December 2017

Club career

Dekker playing for FC Twente in 2013

She played for FFC Heike Rheine in the Frauen-Bundesliga from 2005 to 2007^[3] before moving to Dutch club FC Twente, which played in the Eredivisie and later the BeNe League, in 2007. After almost nine seasons with FC Twente, she moved to the Division 1 Féminine side Montpellier HSC in January 2016. She played in France for 4+1⁄2 years before moving to Portugal to play for Braga in the summer of 2021.

International career

On 21 November 2009, Netherlands national team coach Vera Pauw awarded Dekker her first senior cap, versus Belarus.^[4]

She was called up to be part of the national team squad for UEFA Women's Euro 2013 in Sweden.^[5] Despite suffering a facial injury in the last warm-up friendly, a 3–0 win over Northern Ireland, Dekker retained her place in the squad.^[6]

Dekker was also part of the Dutch teams of the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup^[1] and the winning team of the UEFA Women's Euro 2017,^[7] she played all matches in both tournaments and was named in the 2017 UEFA Team of the Tournament. After the tournament, the whole team was honoured by the Prime Minister Mark Rutte and Minister of Sport Edith Schippers and made Knights of the Order of Orange-Nassau.^[8]

Dekker was selected in the final squad for the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup in France.^[9] She scored in the last group game helping to secure a 2–1 win against Canada. The win left Netherlands top of group E.^[10]

International goals

Scores and results list the Netherlands goal tally first.^[11]

G	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	13 June 2010	Oosterenkstadion, Zwolle, Netherlands	Belgium	1–0	4–1	Friendly
2	19 June 2010		Norway	2–2	2–2	2011 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
3	26 October 2013	Estádio José de Carvalho, Maia, Portugal	Portugal	3–0	7–0	2015 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
4	17 September 2014	Nadderud Stadion, Bekkestua, Norway	Norway	1–0	2–0
5	7 February 2015	Polman Stadion, Almelo, Netherlands	Thailand	5–0	7–0	Friendly
6	8 March 2017	Estádio Algarve, Faro-Loulé, Portugal	Japan	1–0	3–2	2017 Algarve Cup
7	20 June 2019	Stade Auguste-Delaune, Reims, France	Canada	1–0	2–1	2019 FIFA Women's World Cup

Personal life

Dekker has a twin brother, Xander.^[12]

Honours

Club

Twente

• BeNe League: 2012–13, 2013–14
• Eredivisie: 2010–11, 2012–13*, 2013–14*, 2014–15*, 2015–16
• KNVB Women's Cup: 2007–08, 2014–15; runner-up 2012–13
• BeNe Super Cup: runner-up 2011

*During the BeNe League period (2012 to 2015), the highest placed Dutch team is considered as national champion by the Royal Dutch Football Association.^[13]

Montpellier

• Coupe de France Féminine: runner-up 2015–16

International

Netherlands

• UEFA European Women's Championship: 2017

Individual

• Knight of the Order of Orange-Nassau: 2017