Lize Kop

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]

Lize Kop

Kop with Netherlands in 2018
Personal information
Date of birth	(1998-03-17) 17 March 1998 (age 27)
Place of birth	Wormer, Netherlands
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s)	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	12	(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	15	(0)
Medal record Women's football Representing the  Netherlands FIFA Women's World Cup Runner-up 2019 France
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 23:00, 10 May 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 30 May 2025

Club career

Ajax

Kop 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

On 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

On 15 January 2025, it was announced that Kop had signed for Women's Super League club Tottenham Hotspur until June 2028.^[6]

International career

Kop 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

Club

As of match played 26 January 2025^[15]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

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	—		—		17	0
Tottenham Hotspur	2024–25	Women's Super League	2	0	0	0	0	0	—		—		2	0
Career total			94	0	5	0	11	0	9	0	1	0	120	0

1. Includes KNVB Women's Cup, Women's FA Cup
2. Includes Eredivisie Cup (women), Women's League Cup
3. Appearance(s) in Dutch Women's Super Cup

International

As of match played 30 May 2025^[15]

Appearances and goals by national team and year

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	2	0
Total		15	0

Honours

Ajax

• 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]