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Aniek

Nouwen

Mar 9, 1999

#25 - Defender

Aniek Nouwen is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a defender for Women's Super League club Crystal Palace, on loan from Chelsea, and the Netherlands national team.

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She joined Crystal Palace on loan in January 2025 to regain match fitness after recovering from an ACL injury.

She played with SV Deurne's boys' team for 11 years before joining PSV at age 17.

She joined PSV Eindhoven at the age of 17 and quickly became a standout player in the Eredivisie, scoring 15 goals as a defender—an impressive stat for her position.

She made her debut for the Netherlands senior national team in 2019 and has since represented her country at major tournaments, including the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup.

Before becoming a defender, Aniek actually started her football journey as a striker and even played goalkeeper in some youth tournaments just for fun.

Year	Club	AP	GL
2025 - present	Crystal Palace	4	1
2023 - 2023	AC Milan (loan)	15	0
2021 -	Chelsea	27	2
2016 - 2021	PSV Eindhoven	111	19
International Stats
2019 - present	Netherlands	43	2
2023 - 2023	Netherlands U23	2	0
2018 - 2018	Netherlands U20	6	1
2016 - 2018	Netherlands U19	16	2
2014 - 2016	Netherlands U17	12	3
2014 - 2015	Netherlands U16	13	1

FA Women's Super League	1×
FA Women's Cup	1×
KNVB Cup	1×

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Team: Crystal Palace FC