Did you know Merel van Dongen is a footballer from the Netherlands? This piece lets you know Merel van Dongen’s net worth and other information you need. But then, who is Merel van Dongen?
Net Worth
Merel van Dongen has a net worth of $2 million.
Life & Career
Merel Didi van Dongen was born on February 11, 1993, and she is 30 years old. She is best known as a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a defender for Spanish Primera División club Atlético Madrid and the Netherlands women’s national team.
She played for Ter Leede and ADO Den Haag before going to the United States where she played for Alabama Crimson Tide. She returned to the Netherlands in 2015 and signed with AFC Ajax.
In Van Dongen’s two years at Alabama, she managed to become the Tide’s single-season assists leader registering 10 in 2014. She is No. 1 on Alabama’s career assists per game list with 0.30 through 44 games, and her 10 assists in 2014 allowed her to take the No. 1 spot on the single-season assists per game list with 0.53 through 19 games.
Van Dongen converted four penalty kicks during her career with Alabama, which ranks fourth on the career penalty kicks made list. In her last season with the Crimson Tide, she was selected to the CoSIDA/Capital One Academic All-American team and All-District 4 First Team and named a member of the All-SEC Second Team.
International
Merel van Dongen as a junior international played the 2010 and 2011 U-19 European Championships. Van Dongen made her senior Netherlands women’s national football team debut in a 7–0 friendly win over Thailand on 7 February 2015.
She was one of the last three players to be cut from national team coach Roger Reijners’ final squad for UEFA Women’s Euro 2013 in Sweden. When Mandy van den Berg subsequently suffered knee ligament damage, Van Dongen was called up as a late replacement.
She was also part of the Dutch squad at the 2015 FIFA Women’s World Cup. 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.
Merel van Dongen net worth
How much is Merel van Dongen worth? Merel van Dongen’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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