Tessel Middag

Tessel Middag

Middag (R) and Liza van der Most in 2014
Personal information
Full name Tessel Tina Middag[1]
Date of birth (1992-12-23) 23 December 1992
Place of birth Amsterdam, Netherlands
Height 176 cm (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in)[1]
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Manchester City
Number 4
Youth career
Swift
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2012 ADO Den Haag 18 (10)
2012–2016 AFC Ajax 94 (15)
2016– Manchester City 8 (0)
National team‡
2010–2011 Netherlands U19 17 (0)
2012– Netherlands 38 (4)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 30 November 2016.

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 30 November 2016

Tessel Tina Middag (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈtɛsəl ˈtinaː ˈmɪdɑx]; born 23 December 1992) is a Dutch footballer. She plays as a midfielder for Manchester City and the Dutch national team, representing the country at the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup. She previously played for ADO Den Haag and AFC Ajax.

Club career

Middag joined ADO Den Haag in 2011. During her debut season, she scored ten goals in eighteen matches.[2] Middag also won the Eredivisie and KNVB Women's Cup with ADO Den Haag.[3]

Middag signed with AFC Ajax in 2012. She made 94 appearances for the club, during which she scored 15 goals[4] and again won the KNVB Women's Cup in 2014.[3]

On 3 June 2016, Manchester City announced they had signed Middag.[4] She made her debut for the club after being brought off the bench against Liverpool on 30 June and was voted Player of the Match by the Official Supporters Club.[5] She made her first start for the club on 2 July against Aston Villa and scored a goal in the first half of match.[6]

International career

During 2010 and 2011, Middag made 17 appearances for the Netherlands U19 team.[7] She broke into the senior squad in 2012,[8] in a 2–1 friendly defeat by France. A member of the 31-player provisional squad for UEFA Women's Euro 2013, she was not selected for the final 23-player list.[9] Middag represented the Netherlands in the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup and has expressed hopes that she will be part of the hosts' Netherlands team for UEFA Women's Euro 2017.[10]

International goals

Scores and results list the Netherlands goal tally first.
Goal Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 5 April 2014 Pankritio Stadium, Heraklion, Greece  Greece 2–0 6–0 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
2. 7 February 2015 Polman Stadion, Almelo, Netherlands  Thailand 2–0 7–0 Friendly
3. 6–0
4. 24 November 2016 Eneco Stadion, Leuven, Belgium  Belgium 2–1 2–3 Friendly

Honours

ADO Den Haag
Ajax
Manchester City

References

  1. 1 2 "List of Players - Netherlands" (PDF). FIFA. 30 May 2015. p. 16. Retrieved 31 May 2015.
  2. ↑ "T. Middag". Voetbal International.
  3. 1 2 "Profile". Soccerway. Retrieved 30 November 2016.
  4. 1 2 "MCWFC sign Tessel Middag". ManCity.com. 3 June 2016.
  5. ↑ "Middag pleased with debut". ManCity.com. 30 June 2016.
  6. ↑ "Aston Villa Ladies 0 Manchester City Women 8". ManCity.com. 2 July 2016.
  7. ↑ "Speler: Tessel Middag" (in Dutch). OnsOranje. Retrieved 30 July 2016.
  8. ↑ "Tessel Middag: Manchester City Women sign Netherlands midfielder from Ajax". BBC Sport. 3 June 2016. Retrieved 30 July 2016.
  9. ↑ Lim, Katherine (1 July 2013). "UEFA Women: Three Members Out". NL Times. Retrieved 30 July 2016.
  10. ↑ Lawson, Sophie (3 June 2016). "Tessel Middag makes Manchester City move". Vavel. Retrieved 30 July 2016.
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