Jill Roord


Jill Jamie Roord is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Vrouwen Eredivisie club FC Twente and the Netherlands national team. She previously played for Arsenal and Manchester City in the English Women's Super League, Bayern Munich (women)|Bayern Munich] and VfL Wolfsburg in the German Frauen-Bundesliga and won multiple Dutch national titles with Twente in the top Dutch Vrouwen Eredivisie. During the Eredivisie (women)|2015–16 Eredivisie] season, she was the top scorer in the league.
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. She has gone on to earn over 100 senior international caps and is her country's seventh all-time top scorer.
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Early life

Born and raised in Oldenzaal, a city in the eastern province of Overijssel, Jill is the daughter of former Dutch footballer and current FC Twente women's technical manager RenΓ© 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.

Club career

FC Twente

Roord started her career in 2008 at the under-13 team of FC Twente and quickly progressed through the youth teams. At the age of 16 she made her debut in the first team. She helped the team to win the BeNe League twice, the Eredivisie once and the KNVB Women's Cup once.
Roord fired Twente to the 2015-16 Eredivisie title, finishing as the league's top scorer with 20 goals and producing a career-best goal tally of 29 in all competitions. In addition to domestic trophies, she also made her UEFA Champions League debut with the club in 2013. On 1 April 2017, she played her 100th match for the club. Roord had a fantastic scoring record of 77 goals in 134 games for Twente.

Bayern Munich

Ahead of the 2017–18 season, Roord signed a two-year contract with Bayern Munich to play in Germany's top league, the Frauen-Bundesliga. On 2 September 2017, she made her debut for the club in a 3–0 win over SGS Essen. On 15 October 2017, she scored her first goal in a 2–0 home victory against SC Sand. During her first season with the club, Roord scored six goals in the 17 games in which she played. Bayern Munich finished in second place during the regular season with a record. Her six goals tied with two other players as the third top goal scorers on the team.
On 4 October 2017, Roord made her first UEFA Champions League appearance for the club in a 1–0 away loss to Chelsea.
During the 2018–19 season, Roord scored 7 goals in 19 appearances for Bayern Munich. Early in the season, head coach Thomas WΓΆrle was quoted, "You can already say that Jill is one of the greatest talents in Europe. In the past six months, she has been extremely tough, scoring and preparing a lot of goals." Bayern Munich finished in second place with a record. On 5 May 2019, Roord announced she would be leaving Bayern MΓΌnchen at the end of the season. Nine days later, her signing with Arsenal was announced.

Arsenal

Roord signed with Arsenal on 14 May 2019. During a friendly match against Tottenham Hotspur, she scored a hat-trick lifting Arsenal to a 6–0 win. Roord scored two goals in the fourteen games in which she played during the 2019–20 FA WSL season. Arsenal finished in third place during the regular season with a record and were runners-up for the league cup after being defeated by Chelsea 2–1 during the final.
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. She was named Player of the Month for September by the league and the first women's footballer ever to be named in the DAZN European Team of the Week. She sat out some games due to a knee injury she endured during an international match against Russia.

VfL Wolfsburg

On 10 May 2021, It was announced that Roord would be joining Bundesliga side VfL Wolfsburg in the summer from Arsenal for an undisclosed fee, Roord signed a contract with Wolfsburg until 2024. 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.

Manchester City

On 6 July 2023, it was announced that Roord had signed for English WSL club Manchester City on a three-year deal. Her transfer fee was reported to be in excess of Β£300,000, making her the most expensive signing in the club's history. On 24 January 2024, Roord suffered an anterior cruciate ligament injury during a 2–1 FA Women's League Cup win against Manchester United.
She returned from injury on September 29, 2024 for the 1–0 victory against Brighton, and scored her first goal since returning on October 20; a 70th minute winner in a 2–1 victory against Aston Villa. The attacking midfielder scored again in both of the following games, stating, "Physically, I feel stronger and fitter than I have ever been." Across her two seasons with Man City, Roord scored 14 goals and registered six assists in 47 appearances.

Return to FC Twente

On 24 May 2025, Dutch champions FC Twente announced the signing of Roord from Manchester City on a three-year contract. The transfer saw Roord return to the club where she began her professional career and to her homeland of the Netherlands after eight years playing abroad. She cited "not being able to be with family and friends" as a reason for needing to "move back home" to Twente.

International career

Youth

Roord has represented the Netherlands in every youth national teams including the under-19, under-17, under-16, and under-15 squads. Roord competed at and won the UEFA Under-19 Championship in 2014.

Senior

She made her debut for the senior team on 7 February 2015 during a match against Thailand. In May 2015, she was named to the 23-player roster called to represent Netherlands at the 2015 FIFA World Cup. In June 2017, she was in the 23-player squad that won the UEFA Euro 2017, a historical first for the Netherlands. After the tournament ended, Roord and her teammates were honoured by the Prime Minister and the Minister of Sport and made Knights of the Order of Orange-Nassau.
2019–2024
In 2019, Roord was called to represent the Netherlands in the 2019 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. 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 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. During a match against Estonia on 30 August 2019, she scored the Netherlands' second goal of the team's 7–0 win. 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.
On 31 May 2023, she was named as part of the Netherlands provisional squad for the 2023 World Cup. Roord scored in the Netherlands' second match against the USA.
Roord scored twice in the Netherlands' blowout 15–0 win over Indonesia on 25 October 2024. In her next game, she recorded her 100th cap in a 2–1 friendly victory over Denmark on 29 October 2024.

Personal life

Roord is currently in a romantic relationship with Dutch field hockey player Pien Sanders. She has previously dated FC Barcelona FemenΓ­ player Jana FernΓ‘ndez.

Career statistics

International

No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
120 May 2015Sparta Stadion, Rotterdam, Netherlands1–07–0Friendly
220 January 2017Pinatar Arena, San Pedro del Pinatar, Spain2–17–1Friendly
320 January 2017Pinatar Arena, San Pedro del Pinatar, Spain3–17–1Friendly
411 June 2019Stade OcΓ©ane, Le Havre, France1–01–02019 FIFA Women's World Cup
530 August 2019A. Le Coq Arena, Tallinn, Estonia2–07–0UEFA [Women's Euro 2022 qualifying Group A|UEFA Women's Euro 2022 qualifying]
618 September 2020Sapsan Arena, Moscow, Russia1–01–0UEFA Women's Euro 2022 qualifying
71 December 2020Rat Verlegh Stadion, Breda, Netherlands2–06–0UEFA Women's Euro 2022 qualifying
81 December 2020Rat Verlegh Stadion, Breda, Netherlands5–06–0UEFA Women's Euro 2022 qualifying
918 February 2021Stade Roi Baudouin, Belgium2–06–1Friendly
1013 April 2021De Goffert, Nijmegen, Netherlands1–05–0Friendly
1115 June 2021Enschede stadion, Enschede, Netherlands4–07–0Friendly
1221 July 2021Miyagi Stadium, Rifu, Japan8–110–32020 Olympic Games
1322 October 2021AEK Arena, Larnaca, Cyprus3–08-02023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
1422 October 2021AEK Arena, Larnaca, Cyprus4–08-02023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
1522 October 2021AEK Arena, Larnaca, Cyprus6–08-02023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
168 April 2022Euroborg, Groningen, Netherlands2–012–02023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
178 April 2022Euroborg, Groningen, Netherlands3–012–02023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
188 April 2022Euroborg, Groningen, Netherlands8–012–02023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
1928 June 2022De Grolsch Veste, Enschede, Netherlands1–03–02023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
209 July 2022Bramall Lane, Sheffield, England1–11–1UEFA Euro 2022
2111 April 2023Sparta Stadion Het Kasteel, Rotterdam, Netherlands2–14–1Friendly
2227 July 2023Wellington Regional Stadium, Wellington, New Zealand1–01–12023 FIFA Women's World Cup
231 August 2023Forsyth Barr Stadium, Dunedin, New Zealand4–07–02023 FIFA Women's World Cup
241 August 2023Forsyth Barr Stadium, Dunedin, New Zealand7–07–02023 FIFA Women's World Cup
256 August 2023Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney, Australia1–02–02023 FIFA Women's World Cup
2622 September 2023Den Dreef, Leuven, Belgium1–01–22023–24 UEFA Women's Nations League
2725 October 2024De Vijverberg, Doetinchem, Netherlands2–015–0Friendly
2825 October 2024De Vijverberg, Doetinchem, Netherlands7–015–0Friendly
2929 November 2024Sparta Stadion Het Kasteel, Rotterdam, Netherlands2–14–1Friendly
303 June 2025Koning Willem II Stadion, Tilburg, Netherlands1–11–12025 UEFA Women's Nations League

Honours

FC Twente
*During the BeNe League period, the highest placed Netherlands team is considered as national champion by the Royal Dutch Football Association.
Arsenal
VfL Wolfsburg
Netherlands U19
Netherlands
Individual
Orders