Did you know Jill Roord is a footballer from the Netherlands? This piece lets you know Jill Roord’s net worth and other information you need. But then, who is Jill Roord?
Net Worth
Jill Roord has a net worth of $2 million.
Life & Career
| Name | Jill Roord |
| Net Worth | $2 million |
Jill Jamie Roord was born on April 22, 1997. She is 26 years old and is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Women’s Super League club Manchester City and the Netherlands national team.
She previously played for Arsenal in the English Women’s Super League, Bayern Munich and VfL Wolfsburg in the German Frauen-Bundesliga and won multiple Dutch national titles with FC Twente in the top Dutch league.
She was the top scorer in the league dur ing the 2015–16 Eredivisie season. In 2017, Roord represented the Netherlands in their victorious UEFA Women’s Euro 2017 campaign and competed at the 2019 FIFA Women’s World Cup in France two years later at the age of 22.
Born and raised in Oldenzaal, a city in the eastern province of Overijssel, Jill’s father is former Dutch footballer, René Roord. Her mother played basketball. As a young child, Roord was always playing football outside with boys, her friends and brothers before and after school. She joined a club for the first time at age five. Her idol was Ronaldinho.
In 2019, Roord was called to represent the Netherlands in the 2019 FIFA Women’s World Cup in France. She scored the Netherlands’ game-winning goal during the team’s first match of the tournament against New Zealand, marking the first Netherlands goal at the tournament. Her 92nd-minute goal after being subbed cemented the foundation for the Netherlands’ Group E lead.
During the team’s second group stage match against Cameroon, Roord was subbed in the 71st minute during the Netherlands’ 3–1 win. After the Dutch defeated Canada 2–1 and finished at the top of Group E, they advanced to the knockout stage where they defeated 2011 champions, Japan 2–1, with Roord subbing in the 87th minute.
Jill Roord subbed in during the 87th minute of the team’s quarterfinal win against Italy and advanced to the semifinals – a first in the Netherlands team’s history. During the semi-final match against Sweden, Roord played in the defender position in front of 48,452 spectators in Lyon. The defense kept a clean sheet and the Netherlands won 1–0 advancing to the final against the 2015 champions, the United States.
Roord subbed in during the 66th minute of the Final after the United States took a 2–0 lead and eventual win. Roord was named to the squad for UEFA Women’s Euro 2022 qualifying matches (2021 was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic). During a match against Estonia on 30 August 2019, she scored the Netherlands’ second goal of the team’s 7–0 win.
She scored the Netherlands’ game-winning goal in the 1–0 win against Russia on 18 September further cementing the team’s place at the UEFA Women’s Euro 2022. On 31 May 2023, she was named as part of the Netherlands provisional squad for the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup. She stands at an appealing height of 1.73m and has a good body weight which suits her personality.
Jill Roord net worth
How much is Jill Roord worth? Jill Roord’s net worth is estimated at around $2 million. Her main source of income is from her primary work as a professional football player.
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