Chantal de Ridder


Chantal Alida Maria de Ridder is a Dutch football striker, who plays for BeNe League club AFC Ajax as well as the senior Netherlands women's national football team.

Club career

Before signing for Ajax in January 2013, De Ridder last played for Turbine Potsdam in Germany's Bundesliga. She had previously competed in the Netherlands' Eredivisie, winning four titles with Ter Leede and AZ. She scored her first goal for Turbine in the 10–0 2011–12 Champions League home win against Glasgow City.
Due to a long term knee injury suffered in December 2011, she only played seven Bundesliga matches. She left Potsdam in January 2013 and headed back to the Netherlands, intent on getting more match practice and breaking back into the Dutch team ahead of UEFA Women's Euro 2013.

International career

She is a member of the Dutch national team, and played in the 2009 European Championship after making her senior debut on 29 July 2007 against North Korea.
In June 2013 national team coach Roger Reijners selected De Ridder in the Netherlands squad for UEFA Women's Euro 2013 in Sweden.

International goals

GoalDateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.14 December 2008Stade Paul Cosyns, Compiègne, France2–02–0Friendly
2.12 March 2009GSP Stadium, Nicosia, Cyprus5–05–02009 Cyprus Cup
3.13 July 2009Olympic Stadium, Amsterdam, Netherlands1–13–2Four Nations Cup
4.22 April 2010Gradski Stadion, Kumanovo, Macedonia6–07–02011 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
5.21 August 2010Haradzki Stadium, Maladzechna, Belarus4–04–02011 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
6.12 December 2010Estádio do Pacaembu, São Paulo, Brazil2–12–32010 City of São Paulo Tournament
7.7 March 2011Ammochostos Stadium, Larnaca, Cyprus4–06–02011 Cyprus Cup
8.7 March 2011Ammochostos Stadium, Larnaca, Cyprus6–06–02011 Cyprus Cup
9.19 November 2011Ivančna Gorica Stadium, Ivančna Gorica, Slovenia2–02–02013 UEFA Women's Euro qualification
10.24 November 2011Kyocera Stadion, The Hague, Netherlands1–02–02013 UEFA Women's Euro qualification

Honours

;Ter Leede
;AZ
;Turbine Potsdam
;Ajax