Vanity Lewerissa | |
Fullname: | Vanity Tonja Caroll Lewerissa[1] |
Birth Date: | 1991 4, df=yes |
Birth Place: | Maastricht, Netherlands |
Currentclub: | Standard Liège |
Clubnumber: | 21 |
Position: | Midfielder |
Years2: | 2010–2011 |
Years3: | 2011–2015 |
Years4: | 2015–2018 |
Years5: | 2018–2021 |
Years6: | 2021–2024 |
Clubs1: | RVVH |
Clubs2: | VVV-Venlo |
Clubs3: | Standard Liège |
Clubs4: | PSV Eindhoven |
Clubs5: | Ajax |
Clubs6: | Standard Liège |
Caps2: | 18 |
Caps3: | 59 |
Caps4: | 52 |
Caps5: | 38 |
Goals2: | 6 |
Goals3: | 41 |
Goals4: | 34 |
Goals5: | 13 |
Nationalyears1: | 2015–2018 |
Nationalteam1: | Netherlands |
Nationalcaps1: | 11 |
Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
Pcupdate: | 00:08, 12 June 2024 (UTC) |
Ntupdate: | 22 December 2017 |
Vanity Tonja Caroll Lewerissa (born 1 April 1991) is a Dutch former football midfielder.[2] She previously played in the Belgian 1st Division for Standard Liège, with whom she has also played the Champions League.[3]
Lewerissa made her league debut against Heerenveen on 2 September 2010.[4] She scored her first league goals against Willem II on 21 October 2010, scoring a brace in the 23rd and 43rd minute.[5]
Lewerissa scored on her league debut against Zulte Waregem on 25 August 2012, scoring in the 47th minute.[6] She scored a hattrick against K.A.A Gent on 29 November 2013.[7] Lewerissa scored a hattrick against OH Leuven on 24 February 2015.[8]
On 30 July 2015, Lewerissa was announced at PSV.[9] She scored on her league debut against PEC Zwolle on 21 August 2015, scoring in the 68th minute.[10] She scored four goals against VV Alkmaar on 16 October 2015.[11]
Lewerissa made her league debut against PEC Zwolle on 7 September 2018.[12] She scored her first league goal against VV Alkmaar on 30 September 2018, scoring in the 78th minute.[13] Lewerissa scored two goals for Ajax in her final game.[14]
Lewerissa initially announced her retirement,[15] but changed her mind and signed with Standard Liège after leaving Ajax.
In February 2022, Lewerissa was diagnosed with breast cancer.[16] In August 2022, she announced she was cancer-free.[17]
On 29 May 2024, it was announced that Lewerissa had retired.[18]
As a junior international she played the 2010 U-19 European Championship.[19] She made her debut in the senior Netherlands women's national football team on 6 March 2015 in a match against Finland.[20] She was part of the squad at the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup.[21] Lewerissa was part of the winning team of the UEFA Women's Euro 2017.[22]
After the 2017 tournament, the whole team was honoured by the Prime Minister Mark Rutte and Minister of Sport Edith Schippers and made Knights of the Order of Orange-Nassau.[23]
On January 12, 2018, it was announced that Lewerissa was retiring from the national team.[24]