| Kerstin Casparij | |
| Fullname: | Kerstin Yasmijn Casparij[1] |
| Birth Date: | 2000 8, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Alphen aan den Rijn, Netherlands |
| Position: | Right-back, central midfielder |
| Currentclub: | Manchester City |
| Clubnumber: | 18 |
| Years1: | 2015–2017 |
| Clubs1: | Heerenveen |
| Caps1: | 35 |
| Goals1: | 1 |
| Years2: | 2017–2018 |
| Clubs2: | VV Alkmaar |
| Caps2: | 22 |
| Goals2: | 2 |
| Years3: | 2018–2020 |
| Clubs3: | Heerenveen |
| Caps3: | 34 |
| Goals3: | 6 |
| Years4: | 2020–2022 |
| Clubs4: | Twente |
| Caps4: | 42 |
| Goals4: | 4 |
| Years5: | 2022– |
| Clubs5: | Manchester City |
| Caps5: | 43 |
| Goals5: | 0 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2015 |
| Nationalteam1: | Netherlands U15 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 4 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2016 |
| Nationalteam2: | Netherlands U16 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 9 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 2 |
| Nationalyears3: | 2016–2017 |
| Nationalteam3: | Netherlands U17 |
| Nationalcaps3: | 8 |
| Nationalgoals3: | 3 |
| Nationalyears5: | 2017–2019 |
| Nationalteam5: | Netherlands U19 |
| Nationalcaps5: | 28 |
| Nationalgoals5: | 9 |
| Nationalyears6: | 2019–2021 |
| Nationalteam6: | Netherlands U23 |
| Nationalcaps6: | 6 |
| Nationalgoals6: | 0 |
| Nationalyears7: | 2021– |
| Nationalteam7: | Netherlands |
| Nationalcaps7: | 39 |
| Nationalgoals7: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 22:40, 16 November 2024 (UTC) |
| Ntupdate: | 3 December 2024 |
Kerstin Yasmijn Casparij (born 19 August 2000) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a right-back or central midfielder for Women's Super League club Manchester City and the Netherlands national team.
Casparij made her debut for Heerenveen in the Eredivisie at the age of 15.[2] She made her league debut against Twente on 6 November 2015.[3] Casparij scored her first league goal against Achilles '29 on 23 December 2016, scoring in the 65th minute.[4]
After two years, she moved to VV Alkmaar.[5] She made her league debut against Heerenveen on 1 September 2017.[6] Casparij scored her first league goal against Excelsior on 10 November 2017, scoring in the 45th minute.[7]
After a year at VV Alkmaar, she returned to Heerenveen.[8] During her second spell, she made her league debut against Achilles '29 on 14 September 2018.[9] She scored a hattrick, which was also her first goals for the club during her second spell, against Achilles '29 on 27 November 2018.[10]
She joined Twente in 2020.[11] Casparij made her league debut against Ajax on 6 September 2020.[12] She scored her first league goal against PEC Zwolle on 11 September 2020, scoring in the 82nd minute.[13]
On 26 July 2022, Casparij joined Women's Super League club Manchester City on a three-year deal.[14] She was signed to replace Lucy Bronze.[15] Casparij made her league debut against Chelsea on 25 September 2022.[16]
Along with Rico Lewis, Casparij was named as the club's PFA Community Champions on 24 May 2024.[17]
Casparij has played for Netherlands youth teams in several age groups. She made her senior team debut on 22 October 2021 as an 83rd-minute substitute for Daniëlle van de Donk in a 8–0 win against Cyprus.[18]
On 31 May 2023, she was named as part of the Netherlands provisional squad for the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup.[19]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Continental | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Heerenveen | 2015–16 | Eredivisie | 13 | 0 | ? | ? | — | — | 13 | 0 | |||
| 2016–17 | Eredivisie | 22 | 1 | ? | ? | — | — | 22 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 35 | 1 | ? | ? | — | — | 35 | 1 | |||||
| VV Alkmaar | 2017–18 | Eredivisie | 22 | 2 | ? | 0 | — | — | 22 | 2 | |||
| Heerenveen | 2018–19 | Eredivisie | 23 | 5 | ? | 0 | — | — | 23 | 5 | |||
| 2019–20 | Eredivisie | 11 | 1 | ? | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 12 | 1 | |||
| Total | 34 | 6 | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | — | 35 | 6 | ||||
| FC Twente | 2020–21 | Eredivisie | 20 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | —- | 26 | 5 | ||
| 2021–22 | Eredivisie | 22 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 31 | 1 | ||
| Total | 42 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 57 | 6 | |||
| Manchester City | 2022–23 | Women's Super League | 17 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 0 | |
| 2023–24 | Women's Super League | 18 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | 26 | 0 | |||
| 2024–25 | Women's Super League | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Total | 43 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 63 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 176 | 13 | 8 | 0 | 19 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 212 | 15 | |||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Netherlands | 2021 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 15 | 0 | ||
| 2023 | 14 | 0 | ||
| 2024 | 7 | 0 | ||
| Total | 39 | 0 | ||
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