Daniëlle van de Donk

During a match against PEC Zwolle, she scored the game-winning goal in the 83rd minute to lift VVV to a 5–4 win.

During another match against Heerenveen, Van de Donk scored a second Brace helping VVV win 3–1.

VVV finished in fifth place with a record.

Daniëlle van de Donk (born 5 August 1991) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for French Division 1 Féminine club Lyon and the Netherlands national team.

During her first season in 2008, she played eighteen of the 24 matches and scored one goal.

In her second season, she suffered an anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury, which kept her off the field for several months.

She made seven appearances for Willem II during the 2009–10 season and the club finished in third place with a record.

During the 2010–11 season, she scored four goals in 21 matches playing as a starting midfielder.

Van de Donk signed with VVV-Venlo ahead of the 2011–12 season.

She played 18 regular season games, scoring 8 goals as a starter for the club.

During a match against Heerenveen, Van de Donk scored a Brace lifting her team to a 2–1 win.

She also helped VVV reach the final of the KNVB Women's Cup in 2012.

Van de Donk then left Venlo for PSV/FC Eindhoven ahead of Eindhoven's participation in the inaugural season of the Dutch & Belgian BeNe League.

Sports Illustrated described her as "crucial to Arsenal's efforts in trying to recapture a first Women's Super League title since 2012."

On 17 November, her double Nutmeg went viral on Twitter.

Arsenal finished in third place with a record.

With Eindhoven, Van de Donk reached the final of the KNVB Cup of 2014, where she eventually earned a runners-up medal.

She racked up an outstanding 30 goals in 53 appearances for the club.

In June 2015, Van de Donk was transferred to Swedish Damallsvenskan club Kopparbergs/Göteborg FC.

Van de Donk made 13 appearances for the club, scoring 4 goals.

During a match on 11 October, Van de Donk scored a Brace —the team's only goals — in a 4–2 loss to KIF Örebro.

On 20 November 2015, Van de Donk signed with English club Arsenal of the FA Women's Super League (FA WSL).

Göteborg finished the 2016 season in sixth place with a record.

The move proved successful with her starting in the 2016 FA Cup final on 14 May 2016.

Arsenal were eventually crowned champions, beating Chelsea 1–0 at the Wembley Stadium to earn their fourteenth FA Cup title.

On 7 October 2016, Van de Donk signed a new contract with Arsenal and was a starting midfielder in 14 of the 15 games she played.

Van de Donk scored three goals helping lift Arsenal to a third place finish with a record.

During the FA WSL Spring Series, she scored two goals in eight matches.

She helped her national team to win the UEFA Women's Euro 2017 and finish second at the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup.

Born in Valkenswaard, Netherlands, Van de Donk grew up playing football with boys.

Her uncle noted, "If she started training at FC Eindhoven, she was laughed at by the boys. When she had played 3 balls, they were all silent."

She started playing for SV Valkenswaard at the age of 4 and later moved to VV UNA.

At age 17, Van de Donk first played as a professional football for Dutch Eredivisie club, Willem II.

She featured for the Tricolores for the next four seasons, playing in 47 competitive league matches and scoring five goals.

During the 2017–18 season, Van de Donk scored five goals in 18 matches.

She scored a Brace in the match against Bristol City on 20 May lifting Arsenal to a 6–1 win with the first and last goals of the match.

Arsenal finished in third place with a record.

Van de Donk was instrumental in Arsenal's 2018–19 WSL championship season.

She scored 23 combined goals and assists in all competitions.

Marking her fifth year with the club, Van de Donk signed a new long-term contract with Arsenal in March 2019.