The Netherlands Born in
Nieuwegein,
the Netherlands, Van Veenendaal firstly played as a professional footballer in 2007 for
FC Utrecht, as an understudy to
Angela Christ. In 2010, she moved to
FC Twente. Whilst featuring for the Tukkers, Van Veenendaal won the
Eredivisie of the
2010–11 season. She was also successful in picking up the
BeNe League titles of
2013,
2014 and
2015 in all.
Arsenal Van Veenendaal signed for the English club
Arsenal in 2015. In her first season there, Arsenal won the
2015 FA WSL Cup. Next season, Arsenal won the
2016 FA Women's Cup with the club beating
Chelsea 1–0 in the final. Another FA WSL cup was conquered in the
2017–18 season, when the club defeated Manchester City Women in the final and Van Veenendaal posted a clean sheet.
Atlético Madrid In July 2019, Van Veenendaal left Arsenal upon the expiry of her contract and joined
Atlético Madrid.
PSV In May 2020, Van Veenendaal joined
PSV on a free transfer. In July 2022, Van Veenendaal announced her immediate retirement. ==International career==