Jill Roord

Jill Jamie Roord (born 22 April 1997) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Women's Super League club Manchester City and the Netherlands national team.

Born and raised in Oldenzaal, a city in the eastern province of Overijssel, Jill is the daughter of former Dutch footballer René Roord.

[3] Ahead of the 2017–18 season, Roord signed a two-year contract with Bayern Munich to play in Germany's top league, Bundesliga.

[7] On 4 October 2017, Roord made her first UEFA Champions League appearance for the club in a 1–0 away loss to Chelsea.

Early in the season, head coach Thomas Wörle was quoted, "You can already say that Jill is one of the greatest talents in Europe.

[7] Arsenal finished in third place during the regular season with a 12–3–0 record[15] and were runners-up for the league cup after being defeated by Chelsea 2–1 during the final.

[16] During the 2020–21 FA WSL season, Roord scored two consecutive hat-tricks in the team's season-opening matches again Reading and West Ham United.

[19] On 12 September Roord scored her first goal for VfL Wolfsburg in a league match against SC Sand a game they would win 4-0.

[citation needed] On 6 July 2023, it was announced that Roord had signed for English WSL club Manchester City on a three-year deal.

[21] On 24 January 2024, Roord suffered an anterior cruciate ligament injury during a 2–1 FA Women's League Cup win against Manchester United.

[32][2][33] During the team's second group stage match against Cameroon, Roord was subbed in the 71st minute during the Netherlands' 3–1 win.

[38] Roord was named to the squad for UEFA Women's Euro 2022 qualifying matches (2021 was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic).

Roord scored the Netherlands' game-winning goal in the 1–0 win against Russia on 18 September further cementing the team's place at the Euro 2022.

[42] FC Twente *During the BeNe League period (2012 to 2015), the highest placed Netherlands team is considered as national champion by the Royal Dutch Football Association.

Roord playing for Bayern Munich, 2017
Roord playing for Arsenal, February 2020
Roord and Sisca Folkertsma training with the senior national team , 2018