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These are the women of the Dutch national team

And one of them is still single, just saying

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When Ronald Koeman sends his 26 men to America, a whole bunch of strong women travels along in spirit. Because behind every player who will run onto the field this summer, there is a woman who experiences the chaos of professional football every day. From influencer to entrepreneur, from childhood sweetheart to Instagram phenomenon: the most beautiful love stories of Orange lined up for you.

Rike Nooitgedagt and Virgil van Dijk

When you think of the ideal football wife, you think of Rike. She and Virgil have known each other since their teenage years in Breda, long before he became the captain of Liverpool. Rike worked as a sales assistant in the fashion industry but quit her job when Van Dijk signed a contract with Celtic in 2013. She moved to Scotland with him, then to England, and did all of that without making a drama out of it. While other football wives display their lives completely on Instagram, Rike resolutely chooses to stay in the background. She prefers to keep her life private and does not have a public Instagram account. Together they have two daughters, Nila and Jadi, and they quietly got married in 2017. No big show, just a party for themselves. Respect.

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Mikky Kiemeney and Frenkie de Jong

If there is one football wife who has managed to establish her own identity, it is Mikky Mikky. They met at the Koning Willem II College in Tilburg, where they both attended the special sports class: Frenkie played football at Willem II, Mikky played hockey at a high level for Den Bosch. She initially didn't notice him at all, she later admitted. Fortunately for him, that changed. Mikky now has 1.7 million followers on Instagram and her own clothing line MIKKY KI. In 2024, they got married just before the European Championship, and they are now proud parents of sons Miles and Mason. Mikky may have started as Frenkie's girlfriend, but she is long since much more than that. And if Frenkie ever retires from football, he will surely enjoy living as a proud ‘man of’.

Kaylee Ramman and Nathan Aké

Kaylee and Nathan met when he was in the youth academy of Feyenoord. At that time, she was studying at Erasmus University in Rotterdam. She first saw him at the local beach and told her friend that she thought he was handsome. Through mutual connections, those words reached Nathan, and the rest is history. They got married in June 2022. Kaylee is the founder of the sustainable swimwear brand Jua June, and they are now proud parents of two daughters whose names they want to keep private.

Marina Reijnders Gourgis and Tijjani Reijnders

Marina is the woman who previously had more Instagram followers than her husband. That says it all. Through mutual friends, they started talking on Instagram. “When we finally made plans, I thought right away: oh he is really cute, and since then it went very quickly,” she said earlier in De Telegraaf. They got married in 2022, and they are now the parents of son Xavién. Marina has her own children's clothing line, the exact name of which has not yet been revealed, but on her Instagram, it says XAV-XAV with the words Coming Soon. That will probably not be launched before the World Cup, so we will have to wait a bit before she conquers the world with it. Marina now lives with Tijjani in Manchester, where he transferred to City last year for about 55 million.

Noa van der Bijl and Cody Gakpo

Cody is one of the best attackers at Liverpool, but off the field, he is not the type that preys on his targets. Since 2020, he has been very calm and solid with Noa van der Bijl. They have been together for a long time and became parents of son Samuël in April 2024. Noa doesn't, like Rike Nooitgedagt, like the spotlight, but is always present when it counts. And that's what it's all about, people.

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Blossom Blue and Noa Lang

Noa Lang met his girlfriend Blossom Blue (who is actually just named Blossom de Weerd, but give a person an artist name) in Amsterdam during his time at Ajax. In April 2025, they became parents of their first child together, Navy Livai, River Oakley. From a previous relationship, Blossom already had a daughter Skylar. A documentary titled Lastpak: Noa Lang has been made about Noa Lang, which, unsurprisingly, offers an unfiltered and raw look at his life on and off the field. The common thread? His talent and his outspoken, sometimes provocative personality. In any case, not boring, and let's just say we love that.

Rosa Schmidt and Teun Koopmeiners

Rosa and Teun met during his time at AZ. Rosa was interning for her Human Resource Management studies and was interning in the HR department of AZ. They regularly ran into each other, and as often happens in life, one thing led to another. They have been living in Turin for a while now, where Teun plays for Juventus. Rosa is not the typical WAG (as far as you can even speak of that) and is praised for that delicious combination of beauty and brains.

Yasminé and Memphis Depay

Memphis has had a somewhat tumultuous love life, but is now together with Yasminé Aisha Khalifa Holmgren. She became known as the ex-girlfriend of British rapper Stormzy, but now has her own love story with the colorful player from Orange. Memphis has also had quite a few flings with Lori Harvey (he was even engaged to her), Chloë Bailey (American singer and actress and the sister of Halle Bailey, who we know from The Little Mermaid), and Spanish model Coral Gutiérez. A funny story is that Memphis, who is not averse to a scandal here and there (convicted for driving under the influence, pregnancy scandal I will tell you more about later, support for the son of a notorious gang leader), shared an ‘intimate’ video of himself with a woman, where fans immediately recognized Coral by her tattoos.

Jaimy Kenswiel and Denzel Dumfries

Jaimy and Denzel have been together for more than ten years, which is almost unique in the football world. She is a stylist, party planner, and mother of three children, of whom only the name of their first child is known; Jesiah. Jaimy is clearly someone who has built her own entrepreneurial life alongside that of her husband, applause and tribute.

Cindy Peroti and Ryan Gravenberch

Cindy is the girlfriend of Ryan Gravenberch and got a spot in the FHM list of the 500 most beautiful women in 2023. The couple lives in England, Ryan plays there for Liverpool, and they welcomed a daughter last year whose official name has not been shared. They live in the county of Merseyside, a wealthy coastal town north of Liverpool where wealthy footballers and coaches like to reside.

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And then there's: Micky van de Ven

Micky van de Ven is currently the only player who is single. His relationship with Sterre van Bakel ended last year. So if you would like to see your face on this list at the next World Cup, I would say; all balls on Micky.

Source: espn