# Shanice van de Sanden

Shanice Janice van de Sanden (born 2 October 1992) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a forward for Liga MX Femenil club Toluca and the Netherlands national team.

## Club career

Her career started at amateur club VVIJ in IJsselstein, before moving to FC Utrecht in 2008 where she also played for its farm team SV Saestum.
In May 2010, she moved to SC Heerenveen, where she played for one season before joining FC Twente in May 2011.
After four and a half seasons at FC Twente, she signed with Liverpool of the English WSL1 on 4 February 2016.
On 29 August 2017, after two seasons at Liverpool where she played a total of 28 matches (in all competitions), she moved to France and joined Division 1 Féminine club Olympique Lyonnais.
In September 2020 it was announced that Van de Sanden would be moving to Germany to play for Wolfsburg with immediate effect.
On 16 July 2022, Van de Sanden rejoined Liverpool.

## International career

Aged 16, she made her debut for the senior Netherlands women's national football team on 14 December 2008 in a friendly match 2–0 win over France. She was part of the Dutch squad in the UEFA Women's Euro 2009 and the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup.
In June 2017, she was in the 23 players squad which won the UEFA Women's Euro 2017. 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.
Later that year, she was shortlisted for the UEFA Women's Player of the Year Award.
Van de Sanden was selected in the final squad for the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup in France.
On 31 May 2023, she was named as part of the Netherlands provisional squad for the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup.

## Career statistics
### Club

    As of match played 18 April 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition :
| Club | Season | League | League | League | National Cup | National Cup | League Cup | League Cup | Continental | Continental | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Utrecht | 2008–09 | Eredivisie | 15 | 4 | ? | ? | — | — | — | — | 15 | 4 |
| Utrecht | 2009–10 | Eredivisie | 15 | 1 | ? | ? | — | — | — | — | 15 | 1 |
| Utrecht | Total | Total | 30 | 5 | ? | ? | — | — | — | — | 30 | 5 |
| Heerenveen | 2010–11 | Eredivisie | 21 | 8 | ? | ? | — | — | — | — | 21 | 8 |
| Twente | 2011–12 | Eredivisie | 17 | 3 | ? | ? | — | — | 1 | 0 | 18 | 3 |
| Twente | 2012–13 | BeNe League | 25 | 4 | ? | ? | — | — | — | — | 25 | 4 |
| Twente | 2013–14 | BeNe League | 25 | 11 | ? | ? | — | — | 4 | 1 | 29 | 12 |
| Twente | 2014–15 | BeNe League | 24 | 6 | ? | ? | — | — | 2 | 0 | 26 | 6 |
| Twente | 2015–16 | Eredivisie | 12 | 8 | ? | ? | — | — | 7 | 2 | 19 | 10 |
| Twente | Total | Total | 103 | 32 | ? | ? | — | — | 14 | 3 | 117 | 35 |
| Liverpool | 2016 | Women's Super League | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 18 | 3 |
| Liverpool | 2017 | Women's Super League | 7 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 10 | 1 |
| Liverpool | Total | Total | 23 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 28 | 4 |
| Lyon | 2017–18 | D1 Féminine | 16 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 0 | 23 | 2 |
| Lyon | 2018–19 | D1 Féminine | 19 | 7 | 5 | 1 | — | — | 7 | 0 | 31 | 8 |
| Lyon | 2019–20 | D1 Féminine | 11 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | 16 | 2 |
| Lyon | 2020–21 | D1 Féminine | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Lyon | Total | Total | 47 | 11 | 9 | 1 | — | — | 15 | 0 | 71 | 12 |
| Wolfsburg | 2020–21 | Frauen-Bundesliga | 15 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 19 | 4 |
| Wolfsburg | 2021–22 | Frauen-Bundesliga | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 | 15 | 2 |
| Wolfsburg | Total | Total | 25 | 4 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 6 | 1 | 34 | 6 |
| Liverpool | 2022–23 | Women's Super League | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 15 | 1 |
| Liverpool | 2023–24 | Women's Super League | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 14 | 1 |
| Liverpool | Total | Total | 24 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 29 | 2 |
| Career Total | Career Total | Career Total | 273 | 65 | 17 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 35 | 4 | 330 | 72 |
* ↑ Includes KNVB Women's Cup, Coupe de France, Women's FA Cup, DFB-Pokal
* ↑ Includes FA Women's League Cup
* ↑ Includes UEFA Women's Champions League

### International

    As of match played 28 February 2024
Appearances and goals by national team and year :
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
| Netherlands | 2008 | 1 | 0 |
| Netherlands | 2009 | 9 | 2 |
| Netherlands | 2010 | 4 | 0 |
| Netherlands | 2015 | 5 | 1 |
| Netherlands | 2016 | 13 | 6 |
| Netherlands | 2017 | 17 | 1 |
| Netherlands | 2018 | 11 | 4 |
| Netherlands | 2019 | 15 | 4 |
| Netherlands | 2020 | 7 | 0 |
| Netherlands | 2021 | 13 | 3 |
| Netherlands | 2023 | 1 | 0 |
| Netherlands | 2024 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 97 | 21 |
    Scores and results list Netherlands's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each van de Sanden goal.
List of international goals scored by Shanice van de Sanden :
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
| 1 | 12 March 2009 | GSP Stadium, Nicosia, Cyprus | South Africa | 4–0 | 5–0 | 2009 Cyprus Women's Cup |
| 2 | 13 July 2009 | Olympic Stadium, Amsterdam, Netherlands | South Africa | 3–2 | 3–2 | Four Nations Cup |
| 3 | 20 May 2015 | Sparta Stadion, Rotterdam, Netherlands | Estonia | 5–0 | 7–0 | Friendly |
| 4 | 22 January 2016 | Limak Arcadia Atlantis Football Center, Belek, Turkey | Denmark | 2–0 | 2–0 | Friendly |
| 5 | 2 March 2016 | Kyocera Stadion, The Hague, Netherlands | Switzerland | 4–1 | 4–3 | 2016 Women's Olympic Qualifier |
| 6 | 7 April 2016 | Telstar Stadium, Velsen-Zuid, Netherlands | New Zealand | 1–0 | 2–0 | Friendly |
| 7 | 7 April 2016 | Telstar Stadium, Velsen-Zuid, Netherlands | New Zealand | 2–0 | 2–0 | Friendly |
| 8 | 17 September 2016 | Georgia Dome, Atlanta, United States | United States | 1–0 | 1–3 | Friendly |
| 9 | 20 October 2016 | Tony Macaroni Arena, Livingston, Scotland | Scotland | 6–0 | 7–0 | Friendly |
| 10 | 16 July 2017 | Stadion Galgenwaard, Utrecht, Netherlands | Norway | 1–0 | 1–0 | UEFA Women's Euro 2017 |
| 11 | 28 February 2018 | Bela Vista Municipal Stadium, Parchal, Portugal | Japan | 4–0 | 6–2 | 2018 Algarve Cup |
| 12 | 6 April 2018 | Philips Stadion, Eindhoven, Netherlands | Northern Ireland | 5–0 | 7–0 | 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification |
| 13 | 8 June 2018 | Shamrock Park, Portadown, Northern Ireland | Northern Ireland | 3–0 | 5–0 | 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification |
| 14 | 5 September 2018 | Rat Verlegh Stadion, Breda, Netherlands | Denmark | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2019 FIFA World Cup qualifier – Play-off SF |
| 15 | 9 April 2019 | AFAS Stadion, Alkmaar, Netherlands | Chile | 6–0 | 7–0 | Friendly |
| 16 | 1 June 2019 | Philips Stadion, Eindhoven, Netherlands | Australia | 1–0 | 3–0 | Friendly |
| 17 | 1 June 2019 | Philips Stadion, Eindhoven, Netherlands | Australia | 3–0 | 3–0 | Friendly |
| 18 | 8 November 2019 | Bornova Stadium, İzmir, Turkey | Turkey | 1–0 | 8–0 | 2021 UEFA Women's Euro qualification |
| 19 | 15 June 2021 | De Grolsch Veste, Enschede, Netherlands | Norway | 6–0 | 7–0 | Friendly |
| 20 | 21 July 2021 | Miyagi Stadium, Rifu, Japan | Zambia | 6–1 | 10–3 | 2020 Olympic Games |
| 21 | 27 July 2021 | Nissan Stadium, Yokohama, Japan | China | 1–0 | 8–2 | 2020 Olympic Games |

## Honours
### FC Utrecht

* KNVB Women's Cup: 2009–10

### FC Twente

* BeNe League: 2012–13, 2013–14
* Eredivisie: 2012–13*, 2013–14*, 2014–15*, 2015–16
* KNVB Women's Cup: 2014–15
*During the BeNe League period (2012 to 2015), the highest placed Dutch team is considered as national champion by the Royal Dutch Football Association.

### Lyon

* Division 1 Féminine: 2017–18, 2018–19, 2019–20
* Coupe de France Féminine: 2018–19, 2019–20
* UEFA Women's Champions League: 2017–18, 2018–19, 2019–20

### Netherlands

* UEFA Women's Euro: 2017
* Algarve Cup: 2018

### Individual

* Knight of the Order of Orange-Nassau: 2017

## We Play Strong

Van de Sanden is one of UEFA's official ambassadors for #WePlayStrong, a social media and vlogging campaign which was launched in 2018. The campaign's "...aim is to promote women’s football as much as we can and to make people aware of women’s football, really,” Evans, another participant explains. “The ultimate goal is to make football the most played sport by females by 2020. So it’s a UEFA initiative to get more women and girls playing football, whether they want to be professional or not.” The series, which also originally included professional footballers Sarah Zadrazil, Eunice Beckmann, Laura Feiersinger and Lisa Evans and now also includes Petronella Ekroth and Shanice van de Sanden, follows the daily lives of female professional footballers.

## Personal life

Van de Sanden was born in the Netherlands and is of Surinamese descent. As of August 2020, Van de Sanden has a girlfriend. She welcomed a daughter in November 2023.