Lize Kop

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Lize Kop
File:20250907-Lize Kop.jpg
Kop with Tottenham Hotspur in 2025
Personal information
Date of birth (1998-03-17) 17 March 1998 (age 28)
Place of birth Wormer, Netherlands
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
Tottenham Hotspur
Number 1
Youth career
Telstar
Ajax
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2023 Ajax 82 (0)
2023–2025 Leicester City 10 (0)
2025– Tottenham Hotspur 23 (0)
International career
2014 Netherlands U16 4 (0)
2014–2015 Netherlands U17 5 (0)
2015–2017 Netherlands U19 16 (0)
2018 Netherlands U20 6 (0)
2019 Netherlands U23 2 (0)
2019– Netherlands 19 (0)
Medal record
Women's football
Representing the File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands
FIFA Women's World Cup
Runner-up 2019 France
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17:20, 20 December 2025 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 2 December 2025

Lize Kop (Dutch: [ˈlizə ˈkɔp]; born 17 March 1998) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Women's Super League club Tottenham Hotspur and the Netherlands national team. She previously played for Ajax and Leicester City.[1]

Club career

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Kop made her league debut against Achilles '29 on 3 September 2017.[2] On 24 January 2023, she played her 100th game for the club in a match against ADO Den Haag.[3]

Leicester City

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On 16 August 2023, Kop signed for Women's Super League club Leicester City on a three-year deal.[4] She made her league debut against Everton on 28 January 2024.[5]

Tottenham Hotspur

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On 15 January 2025, it was announced that Kop had signed for Women's Super League club Tottenham Hotspur until June 2028.[6]

International career

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Kop was selected for the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup.[7][8] She made her international debut in 2019 against Poland in the Algarve Cup.[9] On 10 April 2019, Kop was named in the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup squad.[10] On 16 June 2021, she was included in the 2020 Summer Olympics squad.[11] On 31 May 2023, she was named as part of the Netherlands provisional squad for the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup.[12] On 24 September 2023, Kop had to withdraw from training camp due to lack of fitness.[13] On 27 May 2024, Kop, Caitlin Dijkstra, and Romée Leuchter had to drop out due to injury.[14]

Career statistics

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As of match played 14 December 2025[15]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] League cup[b] Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Ajax 2017–18 Vrouwen Eredivisie 13 0 ? ? ? ? 0 0 13 0
2018–19 Vrouwen Eredivisie 20 0 ? ? ? ? 3 0 23 0
2019–20 Vrouwen Eredivisie 12 0 ? ? ? ? 12 0
2020–21 Vrouwen Eredivisie 15 0 1 0 5 0 2 0 23 0
2021–22 Vrouwen Eredivisie 2 0 0 0 1 0 3 0
2022–23 Vrouwen Eredivisie 20 0 1 0 1 0 4 0 1[c] 0 27 0
Total 82 0 2 0 7 0 9 0 1 0 101 0
Leicester City 2023–24 Women's Super League 8 0 3 0 2 0 13 0
2024–25 Women's Super League 2 0 0 0 2 0 4 0
Total 10 0 3 0 4 0 17 0
Tottenham Hotspur 2024–25 Women's Super League 12 0 0 0 0 0 12 0
2025–26 Women's Super League 11 0 0 0 3 0 14 0
Total 23 0 0 0 3 0 26 0
Career total 115 0 5 0 15 0 9 0 1 0 144 0

International

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As of match played 2 December 2025[15]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Netherlands 2019 1 0
2020 4 0
2021 1 0
2022 1 0
2023 0 0
2024 6 0
2025 6 0
Total 19 0

Honours

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Ajax

Netherlands

Individual

References

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