1. Jill Jamie Roord was born on 22 April 1997 and is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Women's Super League club Manchester City and the Netherlands national team.
17 Facts About Jill Roord
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Jill Roord previously played for Arsenal in the English Women's Super League, Bayern Munich and VfL Wolfsburg in the German Frauen-Bundesliga and won multiple Dutch national titles with FC Twente in the top Dutch league.
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In 2017, Roord represented the Netherlands in their victorious UEFA Women's Euro 2017 campaign and competed at the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup in France two years later at the age of 22.
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Jill Roord joined a club for the first time at age five.
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Jill Roord started her career in 2008 at the under-13 team of FC Twente and quickly progressed through the youth teams.
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Jill Roord helped the team to win the BeNe League twice, the Eredivisie once and the KNVB Women's Cup once.
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On 5 May 2019, Jill Roord announced she would be leaving Bayern Munchen at the end of the season.
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Jill Roord sat out some games due to a knee injury she endured during an international match against Russia.
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On 10 May 2021, It was announced that Jill Roord would be joining Bundesliga side VfL Wolfsburg in the summer from Arsenal for an undisclosed fee, Jill Roord signed a contract with Wolfsburg until 2024.
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On 6 July 2023, it was announced that Jill Roord had signed for English WSL club Manchester City on a three-year deal.
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Jill Roord has represented the Netherlands in every youth national teams including the under-19, under-17, under-16, and under-15 squads.
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Jill Roord competed at and won the UEFA Under-19 Championship in 2014.
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Jill Roord made her debut for the senior team on 7 February 2015 during a match against Thailand.
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In 2019, Jill Roord was called to represent the Netherlands in the 2019 World Cup in France.
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Jill Roord scored the Netherlands' game-winning goal during the team's first match of the tournament against New Zealand, marking the first Netherlands goal at the tournament.
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Jill Roord was named to the squad for UEFA Women's Euro 2022 qualifying matches.
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Jill Roord scored in the Netherlands' second match against the USA.