Eshly Bakker


Eshly Bakker is a Dutch footballer who plays as midfielder or forward in the Netherlands Eredivisie for Ajax and the Netherlands national team.

Club career

Born in Amsterdam, she started her career at amateur club RKSV Pancratius from Badhoevedorp. In 2010, aged 17 she moved to Eredivisie club ADO Den Haag. She won the women's Dutch League and Cup in the 2011–12 season with ADO Den Haag at the age of 19. Her second Dutch Cup title came in the 2013–14 season, during the time she played for AFC Ajax. She moved to FC Twente before joining German women's Bundesliga club MSV Duisburg on 16 June 2017.

International career

Bakker progressed through the national youth teams, where she played for the under-15, under-16, under-17 and under-19.
She made her debut for the Netherlands senior national team on 5 April 2014, in a 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification match against Greece, coming on as a substitute and scoring the last goal of the 6–0 win.

International goals

GoalDateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.5 April 2014Pankritio Stadium, Heraklion, Greece6–06–02015 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
2.10 April 2014Stadion De Braak, Helmond, Netherlands9–110–12015 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
3.7 February 2015Polman Stadion, Almelo, Netherlands3–07–0Friendly

Honours

;ADO Den Haag
;Ajax