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Eline Koster

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Eline Koster
Personal information
Date of birth (1997-01-14) 14 January 1997 (age 27) [1]
Place of birth Heinenoord, Netherlands
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
ADO Den Haag
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2018 ADO Den Haag 16 (2)
2018–2020 Excelsior 34 (5)
2020–2021 ADO Den Haag[2] 25 (3)
International career
2013 Netherlands U17 2 (0)
2015 Netherlands U19 1 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Eline Koster (born 14 January 1997) is a Dutch former footballer who played as a midfielder for the ADO Den Haag women's team for three seasons in the Eredivisie women's league. She also played for two seasons with Excelsior (Barendrecht).

Early life and training

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Koster was born in Heinenoord.[1] At the age of 10, she was scouted by the Royal Dutch Football Association (KNVB), while playing in a school football tournament.[3] She went on to play with boys at regional football club SV Heinenoord for six years, because there were no girls' teams.[3] In November 2011, she was pre-selected for the Netherlands U15 team.[3]

Club career

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Koster trained at the Centrum voor Topsport in Amsterdam, and joined ADO Den Haag in 2016.[4] After playing for the ADO women's team for two seasons, she transferred to Excelsior (Barendrecht) to gain more playing time.[4] Her success as an all-rounder at Excelsior led ADO to recruit her back in 2020.[4]

During her final season with ADO, Koster scored three times in the Eredivisie Cup.[5] Her final match as a footballer was in ADO's cup final against PSV Einhoven in June 2021.[4]

International career

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On 27 July 2013, Koster made her international debut as a substitute in a Netherlands U17 match against Belgium.[6] She went on to play for the Netherlands women's national U19 team.[4]

Personal life

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In 2020, Koster completed her studies as a physiotherapist, and started working part-time.[7][4] In 2021, she decided to retire from football at the age of 24 to work full-time for financial reasons.[4]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Nederland – e. Koster – Profiel met nieuws, statistieken en geschiedenis". Soccerway.
  2. ^ "Mesker en Koster kiezen voor maatschappelijke carrière". ADO Den Haag Vrouwen. Retrieved 8 May 2023.
  3. ^ a b c "Eline Koster voelt zich thuis in Oranje". Hoeksche Waard Exclusief (in Dutch). 21 April 2015. p. 33. Retrieved 8 May 2023.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g Droppert, Klaas-Jan (2 June 2021). "Eline Koster loopt tegen de beperkingen van het vrouwenvoetbal op: 'Ik wil ook wel eens op mezelf gaan wonen'". Algemeen Dagblad (in Dutch). Retrieved 8 May 2023.
  5. ^ Blankenstein, Rob (April 2021). "Eline Koster is klaar voor ontmoeting met Ajax vrouwen". Haagse Topsport. Retrieved 8 May 2023.
  6. ^ "Eline Koster – Jeugd vrouwen onder 17". KNVB (in Dutch). Retrieved 8 May 2023.
  7. ^ Gelink, Roeland (19 November 2020). "VEELZIJDIGE ELINE KOSTER WIL OOK ALS FYSIOTHERAPEUT SCOREN". Vlietnieuws (in Dutch). Retrieved 8 May 2023.
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