Dana Margaretha Wilhelmina Foederer (born 27 July 2002) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Turkish Super League club Galatasaray. She previously played for PSV, Heerenveen, and Fortuna Sittard in the Eredivisie and the Utah Royals of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL).
.jpg) Foederer with the Utah Royals in 2025 | |||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Dana Margaretha Wilhelmina Foederer | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 27 July 2002 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Veldhoven, Netherlands | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position | Midfielder | ||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Galatasaray | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 27 | ||||||||||||||||
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| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2019–2021 | PSV | 6 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2021–2022 | Heerenveen | 23 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2022–2024 | Fortuna Sittard | 29 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
| 2024–2025 | Utah Royals | 47 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2026– | Galatasaray | 4 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2017 | Netherlands U15 | 3 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2018 | Netherlands U16 | 3 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2018–2019 | Netherlands U17 | 20 | (4) | ||||||||||||||
| 2020 | Netherlands U18 | 3 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2019–2020 | Netherlands U19 | 8 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2022 | Netherlands U20 | 10 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2022– | Netherlands U23 | 8 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 2 November 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 28 October 2024 | |||||||||||||||||
Club career
editPSV
editOn 28 February 2019, it was announced that Foederer would join PSV on 1 July.[1] She made her league debut against PEC Zwolle on 6 September 2019.[2] Foederer scored her first league goal against Excelsior on 14 February 2020, scoring in the 90th+1st minute.[3] She made her UEFA Champions League debut against FC Barcelona.[4]
Heerenveen
editOn 24 May 2021, it was announced that Foederer would join Heerenveen.[5] She made her league debut against Feyenoord on 3 September 2021.[6] Foederer scored her first league goal against VV Alkmaar on 11 March 2022, scoring in the 58th minute.[7]
Fortuna Sittard
editUtah Royals
editOn 5 Jan 2024, Foederer was announced at the Utah Royals.[11] She made her league debut against Chicago Red Stars on 16 March 2024.[12] Foederer scored her first league goal against Angel City on 4 May 2024, scoring in the 51st minute.[13]
Galatasaray
editIn January 2026, Foederer signed for Turkish Super League club Galatasaray.[14]
International career
editFoederer scored a long ranged effort that helped her to be awarded Player of the Match against USA Under 20s.[15]
Style of play
editFoederer considers herself a technical player who likes to keep possession.[16]
Personal life
editHonours
editIndividual
- UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship team of the tournament: 2019[19]
References
edit- ↑ Derksen, Linda (28 February 2019). "Veldhovens talent Dana Foederer naar PSV". Eindhovens Dagblad (in Dutch). Retrieved 28 October 2023.
- ↑ "PSV vs PEC Zwolle – 6 September 2019". int.soccerway.com.
- ↑ "Excelsior vs PSV – 14 February 2020". int.soccerway.com.
- ↑ "Dana Foederer en Kayleigh van Dooren speelden met PSV in de UEFA Women's Champions League tegen FC Barcelona". veldhoven.nieuws.nl (in Dutch).
- ↑ "Veldhovense Dana Foederer verruilt PSV voor SC Heerenveen". Veldhoven. 24 May 2021.
- ↑ "Feyenoord vs Heerenveen – 3 September 2021". int.soccerway.com.
- ↑ "Alkmaar vs Heerenveen – 11 March 2022". int.soccerway.com.
- ↑ "Dana Foederer nieuwste aanwinst Fortuna Vrouwen". sittard-geleen.nieuws.nl (in Dutch).
- ↑ "Fortuna Sittard vs Feyenoord – 25 September 2022". int.soccerway.com.
- ↑ "Fortuna Sittard vs Heerenveen – 28 October 2022". int.soccerway.com.
- ↑ rsl. "URFC Sign Dutch Youth International Dana Foederer | Utah Royals". rsl. Retrieved 5 January 2024.
- ↑ "Utah Royals vs Chicago Red Stars – 16 March 2024". int.soccerway.com.
- ↑ "Utah Royals vs Angel City – 4 May 2024". int.soccerway.com.
- ↑ "Dana Foederer Galatasaray'da!". Galatasaray S.K. 15 January 2026. Retrieved 15 January 2026.
- ↑ "Foederer: I just had to go for it". fifa.com. 15 August 2022. Retrieved 1 July 2023.
- ↑ "Fast Facts: Dana Foederer". rsl.com.
- ↑ "Dana Foederer: "Ik ben geen psycholoog op het veld hoor"". nti.nl (in Dutch).
- ↑ "Dana Foederer gaat voor uniek avontuur in NWSL: "Once in a lifetime"" (in Dutch). 5 January 2024. Retrieved 11 April 2025.
- ↑ "2019 WU17 EURO team of the tournament". UEFA. 20 May 2019. Retrieved 27 April 2025.
External links
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- Dana Foederer at Soccerway.com
- Dana Foederer at FBref.com
- Dana Foederer at kicker (in German)
- Under-23 national team profile at Onsoranje.nl (in Dutch)
- Under-20 national team profile at Onsoranje.nl (in Dutch)
- Under-19 national team profile at Onsoranje.nl (in Dutch)
- Under-18 national team profile at Onsoranje.nl (in Dutch)
- Under-17 national team profile at Onsoranje.nl (in Dutch)
- Under-16 national team profile at Onsoranje.nl (in Dutch)
- Under-15 national team profile at Onsoranje.nl (in Dutch)
