Bente Jansen

Bente Jansen
Personal information
Date of birth (1999-08-28) 28 August 1999
Place of birth Amsterdam, Netherlands
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in)
Position Forward
Team information
Current team
 De Graafschap
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2023 FC Twente 122 (19)
2023–2025 AFC Ajax 24 (3)
2025–2026 Brisbane Roar 10 (6)
2026– De Graafschap 0 (0)
International career‡
2016–2018 Netherlands U-19 19 (4)
2018 Netherlands U-20 3 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 21 January 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of 19 August 2025

Bente Jansen (born 28 August 1999) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a forward for Vrouwen Eredivisie club De Graafschap. She has previously played for FC Twente, AFC Ajax, and Brisbane Roar.

Club career

Early career

In 2016, Jansen started her career at FC Twente in the Eredivisie, and her contract was extended a year later.[1]

In the summer of 2023, she signed a one-year contract with Ajax. This was extended once in 2024. In June 2025, Ajax announced that Jansen's contract would not be extended and she would leave the club after the 2024–25 season.[2]

Brisbane Roar

In September 2025, Jansen signed with Brisbane Roar ahead of the 2025–26 season.[3] At the end of the season, Jansen won the club's season awards of Player's Player of the Year[4] and Golden Boot as top scorer.[5] In May 2026, the club announced her departure at the end of her contract, due to her intention to return to Europe.[6]

De Graafschap

In June 2026, recently promoted Dutch club De Graafschap announced signing Jansen.[7]

International career

Jansen was called up by the Royal Dutch Football Association (KNVB) in 2016 to play for the under-19 team, included in the squad for the qualifications for the 2017 European Championship in Northern Ireland. She made her debut on 13 September, in the friendly draw which the Oranje U-19s drew goalless against their peers from Italy,[8] and then shared the path of her national team which saw them, after having gained access to the final phase, overcome the group stage in first place in group B and lose 3–2 in the semi-final against Spain. She was also called up for the subsequent qualification phase for the 2018 European Championship in Switzerland, playing all six matches played by her national team and scoring a total of 2 goals, however she was not called up for the final phase.[9]

Thanks to their placement in Northern Ireland 2017, the Netherlands qualified for the 2018 World Cup in France, reserved for teams under 20 years of age. Selected for the tournament, Jansen played three of the four matches played by the Oranje U-20s, two in Group A and the quarter-final match lost to England who finished the match 2–1 after a comeback, eliminating them from the tournament.[9]

References

  1. ↑ "De Stentor" (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 14 April 2019.
  2. ↑ "Vijf speelsters vertrekken bij Ajax Vrouwen na afloop contracten" (in Dutch). 6 June 2025. Retrieved 6 June 2025.
  3. ↑ "Experienced Dutch forward joins Roar from European giants". Brisbane Roar. 10 September 2025. Retrieved 10 September 2025.
  4. ↑ Brisbane Roar [@brisbaneroar] (12 May 2026). "A stellar campaign. Congratulations, Bente" (Tweet) – via X (formerly Twitter).
  5. ↑ Brisbane Roar [@brisbaneroar] (12 May 2026). "A cut above in front of goal all season. Congrats, Bente!" (Tweet) – via X (formerly Twitter).
  6. ↑ Emanuel, Sonia (22 May 2026). "Brisbane Roar Confirms Ninja A-League Women Departures". Brisbane Roar.
  7. ↑ "Bente Jansen versterkt De Graafschap Vrouwen" [Bente Jansen joins De Graafschap Women]. De Graafschap (in Dutch). 19 June 2026.
  8. ↑ "Bente Jansen - Jeugd vrouwen onder 19" (in Dutch). Retrieved 7 September 2024.
  9. 1 2 Bente Jansen, at soccerway.com.
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