Levie van Ouwerkerk
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 8 August 1991 | ||
| Place of birth | Netherlands[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| International career‡ | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018 | Israel | 1 | (0) |
| ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 7 December 2021 | |||
Levia Van Ouwerkerk (or Van Eurek, Hebrew: לביאה ואן אוורקרק; born 8 August 1991) is a Dutch-Israeli[1] footballer who plays as a forward and has appeared for the Israel women's national team.
Levie Van Ouwerkerk was born in the Netherlands, to a Christian family. Her great-grandparents hid a Jewish girl during the Holocaust.[1] Ouwerkerk's family immigrated to Israel in 2009.
She has been capped for the Israel national team, appearing for the team during the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup qualifying cycle.[2]
In 2013, Levie Van Ouwerkerk started a relationship with Dovrat Bendel when she joined her team Maccabi Hadera. In 2018, they decided to formalize their relationship, and in 2019, Levie and Dovrat signed a partnership contract with the New Family Organization. As part of the partnership contract, Dovrat changed her name to Dovrat Van Ouwerkerk, which is Levie's original surname.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "שחקנית חיזוק: תעשו כבוד לכוכבת ההולנדית של חדרה (Booster actress: pay respect to the Dutch star of Hadera)" (in Hebrew). Retrieved 14 January 2024.
- ^ "Women World Cup Qualifiers Europe 2017/2018 » Teams (Israel)". WorldFootball.net. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
- ^ אחיטוב, נטע (5 June 2019). ""גם מול קונוסים זה קשה": הישראלית שהבקיעה 111 שערים העונה גורמת למשחקים להפסיק באמצע". Haaretz הארץ (in Hebrew). Retrieved 10 May 2025.
External links
[edit]- Levie van Ouwerkerk – UEFA competition record (archive)
- Levie van Ouwerkerk at WorldFootball.net
- Levie van Ouwerkerk at Soccerway
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