Jill Roord

Jill Jamie Roord (born 22 April 1997) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Women's Super League club Manchester City and the Netherlands national team. She previously played for Arsenal in the English Women's Super League, Bayern Munich and VfL Wolfsburg in the German Frauen-Bundesliga and won multiple Dutch national titles with FC Twente in the top Dutch league. During the 2015–16 Eredivisie season, she was the top scorer in the league.

Jill Roord
Roord with Bayern Munich in 2018
Personal information
Full name Jill Jamie Roord
Date of birth (1997-04-22) 22 April 1997
Place of birth Oldenzaal, Netherlands
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Manchester City
Number 20
Youth career
2008–2013 Twente
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2017 Twente 105 (57)
2017–2019 Bayern Munich 36 (13)
2019–2021 Arsenal 33 (9)
2021–2023 VfL Wolfsburg 40 (16)
2023– Manchester City 11 (6)
International career
2011–2012 Netherlands U15 8 (4)
2011–2012 Netherlands U16 8 (1)
2011–2013 Netherlands U17 16 (13)
2013–2016 Netherlands U19 28 (25)
2015– Netherlands 98 (26)
Medal record
Women's football
Representing the  Netherlands
FIFA Women's World Cup
Runner-up2019 France
UEFA Women's Championship
Winner2017 Netherlands
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 08:49, 12 February 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 5 December 2023

In 2017, Roord represented the Netherlands in their victorious UEFA Women's Euro 2017 campaign and competed at the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup in France two years later at the age of 22.

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