Full name Hieke Zijlstra Years Team Name Hieke Zijlstra | Playing position Role Footballer Current team CVV Viboa | |
Date of birth (1981-08-12) 12 August 1981 (age 34) | ||
Place of birth Oldehove, Netherlands | ||
Hieke Zijlstra (born 12 August 1981) is a Dutch footballer. She plays as a midfielder or striker for CVV Viboa and has represented the Netherlands national team.
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Club career
After starting her career in the Netherlands, Zijlstra moved to America in summer 2003. She played for the Chicago Cobras and Charlotte Lady Eagles, but rejected a scholarship in Florida to sign for English club Bristol Academy in August 2004.
Zijlstra returned to the Netherlands in 2006, where she continued to play.
International career
Zijlstra made her debut for the Netherlands in a 3-2 win in Belgium on 4 October 2000. She scored two goals in 10 appearances, the last of which came against Nigeria on 10 June 2003.
She also went to the 2001 Summer Universiade in Beijing, playing three matches, scoring one goal and winning a silver medal.
Personal life
Zijlstra is a devout Christian.