Born in Nieuwegein, the Netherlands, Van Veenendaal firstly played as a professional footballer in 2007 for FC Utrecht, as an understudy to Angela Christ.

[6] Next season, Arsenal won the 2016 FA Women's Cup with the club beating Chelsea 1–0 in the final.

[7][8][9] Another FA WSL cup was conquered in the 2017–18 season, when the club defeated Manchester City Women in the final and Van Veenendaal posted a clean sheet.

[10] In July 2019, Van Veenendaal left Arsenal upon the expiry of her contract and joined Atlético Madrid.

[13] Van Veenendaal won her first cap for the senior national team on 7 March 2011, a 6–0 win over Switzerland at the Cyprus Cup.