Vita van der Linden

In this Dutch name, the surname is van der Linden, not Linden.

Vita van der Linden (born 4 January 1997) is a Dutch footballer who plays for OH Leuven.

Vita van der Linden

Personal information
Full name	Vita van der Linden
Date of birth	(1997-01-04) 4 January 1997 (age 28)
Place of birth	Nijmegen, Netherlands
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	OH Leuven
Number	14
Youth career
	SV Orion
2013–2015	CTO
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2013–2014	PSV/FC Eindhoven	1	(0)
2015–2019	Ajax	29	(0)
2019	Bristol City	1	(0)
2020–2021	Reims	20	(0)
2021–2023	Ajax	14	(0)
2024–	OH Leuven
International career
2013	Netherlands U16	6	(0)
2013	Netherlands U17	7	(1)
2014–2016	Netherlands U19	17	(3)
2019	Netherlands U23	7	(1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17:05, 12 June 2024

Club career

PSV

Van der Linden made her league debut against Club Brugge on 21 February 2014.^[1]

First spell at Ajax

Van der Linden made her league debut against Heerenveen on 21 August 2015.^[2]

Bristol City

In July 2019 van der Linden transferred to Bristol City from Ajax.^[3] She made her league debut against Bristol City on 7 September 2019.^[4] Van der Linden scored her first goal against Charlton Athletic in the FA Women's League Cup on 11 December 2019, scoring in the 80th minute.^[5]

Stade de Reims

Van der Linden made her league debut against Montpellier HSC on 8 February 2020.^[6]

Second spell at Ajax

On 12 August 2021, it was announce that van der Linden had signed a one-year deal with the club.^[7] She made her league debut against Excelsior Rotterdam on 27 August 2021.^[8] In January 2022, van der Linden suffered a knee injury which kept her out until the end of the season.^[9]

OH Leuven

On 1 February 2024, van der Linden signed with OH Leuven until the end of the season.^[10]

Honours

Individual

• UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship team of the tournament: 2016^[11]