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Jackie Groenen

ジャッキー・グローネン　/　じゃっきー・ぐろーねん

Association football player from Netherlands

December 17, 1994 (age 31)　・　Tilburg, North Brabant, Netherlands

North Brabant
association football player
judoka

My Take

Jackie Groenen is the most striking story in this group for me. A judoka before she was a footballer, she rebuilt herself into a midfielder good enough for Chelsea, Manchester United, and now Paris Saint-Germain, plus the Dutch national team. At 166 cm she should be easy to bully off the ball, yet I suspect the balance and core strength from the tatami are exactly why she is not. Switching sports outright takes a rare kind of nerve, and her 2017 Order of Orange-Nassau confirms the country noticed. I find her adventurous, fearless arc genuinely inspiring, and I will keep following it.

Overview

Jackie Noëlle Groenen (born 17 December 1994) is a Dutch professional footballer and former judoka who plays as a midfielder for Première Ligue club Paris Saint-Germain and the Netherlands national team. Groenen previously played for German clubs SGS Essen, FCR 2001 Duisburg and FFC Frankfurt, as well as for Chelsea and Manchester United in the English FA WSL.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English): Jackie Groenen
Name (Japanese): ジャッキー・グローネン
Reading: じゃっきー・ぐろーねん
Born: December 17, 1994 (age 31)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Sagittarius / Dog
Origin: Tilburg, North Brabant, Netherlands
Blood type: Private
Height: 166 cm
Agency: Private
Occupation: association football player / judoka

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Private
University: Private

Awards & achievements

2017 Knight of the Order of Orange-Nassau

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

Private

6. Links

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