Kika van Es

In this Dutch name, the surname is van Es, not Es.

Van Es with Netherlands in 2018

Club career

She started her career at Olympia '18 and in 2008 moved to Willem II of the Eredivisie where she played for two seasons. In 2010, she signed with Eredivisie's newly created team VVV-Venlo[2] and when the club dissolved in 2012, all its players were taken by another newly created team, PSV/FC Eindhoven to play in the BeNe League.

In 2016, she signed with Achilles '29.[3] After one season with the club, she moved to FC Twente on 16 June 2017.[4]

After Twente she played a year for Ajax before moving to England to play for Everton. In September 2020, van Es left Everton.[5]

On 21 September it was announced that van Es had rejoined her former side FC Twente after two seasons away from the club.

Senior career

Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2010 Willem II 36 (1)
2010–2012 VVV-Venlo 37 (4)
2012–2016 PSV/FC Eindhoven 56 (3)
2016–2017 Achilles '29 24 (3)
2017–2018 Twente 21 (1)
2018–2019 Ajax 23 (1)
2019–2020 Everton 10 (0)
2020–2022 Twente 35 (1)
2022– PSV 1 (0)

International career‡

2006 Netherlands U15 1 (0)
2007–2008 Netherlands U17 16 (1)
2008–2010 Netherlands U19 20 (1)
2009– Netherlands 76 (0)

Honours

*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16 September 2022
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15 February 2022
Kika van Es (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈkika vɑn ˈɛs]; born 11 October 1991) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a defender for Eredivisie club PSV and the Netherlands national team.
Club career
She started her career at Olympia '18 and in 2008 moved to Willem II of the Eredivisie where she played for two seasons. In 2010, she signed with Eredivisie's newly created team VVV-Venlo[2] and when the club dissolved in 2012, all its players were taken by another newly created team, PSV/FC Eindhoven to play in the BeNe League.
In 2016, she signed with Achilles '29.[3] After one season with the club, she moved to FC Twente on 16 June 2017.[4]
After Twente she played a year for Ajax before moving to England to play for Everton. In September 2020, van Es left Everton.[5]
On 21 September it was announced that van Es had rejoined her former side FC Twente after two seasons away from the club.

INTERNATIONAL CAREER

She is a member of the Netherlands women's national football team, making her debut on 21 November 2009 against Belarus. In June 2013 Van Es was among the last three players to be cut from national team coach Roger Reijners' Netherlands squad for UEFA Women's Euro 2013 in Sweden.

In 2017, Van Es was called up to be part of the team that participated in UEFA Women's Euro 2017. She started all 6 games for the team, and helped the team win the tournament. After the tournament, the whole team was honoured by the Prime Minister Mark Rutte and Minister of Sport Edith Schippers and made Knights of the Order of Orange-Nassau.

Van Es was selected to the final squad for the 2019 FIFA Women’s World Cup in France.