Veerle Buurman

Veerle Buurman
Personal information
Full name Veerle Tooske Janna Roos Buurman
Date of birth (2006-04-21) 21 April 2006 (age 18)
Place of birth Bemmel, the Netherlands
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 PSV (on loan from Chelsea)
Number 4
Youth career
–2022 Sportclub Bemmel [nl]
2022–2023 PSV
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2023–2024 PSV 11 (0)
2024– Chelsea 0 (0)
2024– PSV 7 (0)
International career‡
2021–2022 Netherlands U16 7 (3)
2022–2023 Netherlands U17 11 (9)
2023– Netherlands U19 14 (1)
2024– Netherlands U20 6 (2)
2024– Netherlands 2 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 3 December 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 3 December 2024

Veerle Tooske Janna Roos Buurman (born 21 April 2006) is a Dutch football footballer who plays as a defender for PSV on loan from Chelsea.

Early life

Buurman was born on 21 April 2006 in Bemmel, the Netherlands. She has an older brother and a younger brother who both play football.[1]

Club career

As a youth player, Buurman joined the youth academy of Dutch side Sportclub Bemmel [nl], where she played for the boys' under-17 team.[2] In 2022, she joined the youth academy of Dutch side PSV, where she started her senior career. On Two years later, she signed for English side Chelsea, before returning on loan to PSV for the 2024–25 season.

International career

Buurman played for the Netherlands women's national under-20 football team for the 2024 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup.[3] On 29 October 2024, she debuted for the Netherlands women's national football team during a 2–1 home friendly win over the Denmark women's national football team.

International goals

Scores and results list Netherland's goal tally first.
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 3 December 2024 ADO Den Haag Stadium, The Hague, Netherlands  United States 1–0 1–2 Friendly

References

  1. ^ "Knotsgek jaar voor Veerle Buurman (18): van tosti's verkopen bij SC Bemmel tot Chelsea-contract én Oranje-debuut" [Crazy year for Veerle Buurman (18): from selling toasted sandwiches at SC Bemmel to a Chelsea contract and national team debut] (in Dutch). Brabants Dagblad. 29 November 2024. Retrieved 3 December 2024.
  2. ^ "Van 'one of the Bemmel-guys' naar Jong PSV Vrouwen: 'Ik krijg nu ook de kleedkamerfun mee'" [From 'one of the Bemmel guys' to Jong PSV Women: 'I now also get to experience the locker room fun'] (in Dutch). De Gelderlander. 23 August 2023. Retrieved 3 December 2024.
  3. ^ "Veerle (18) binnen vijftien maanden van SC Bemmel naar Engelse landskampioen Chelsea: 'Ik tekende in Colombia via mijn telefoon'" [Veerle (18) from SC Bemmel to English national champion Chelsea within fifteen months: 'I signed in Colombia via my phone'] (in Dutch). Eindhovens Dagblad. 3 October 2024. Retrieved 3 December 2024.