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Marlies Oostdam

Marlies Oostdam
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Personal information
Date of birth (1977-07-29) 29 July 1977 (age 40)
Place of birth Haarlem, Netherlands
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Playing position Defender
Club information
Current team
Melbourne Victory
Number 3
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2011 Melbourne Victory 29 (2)
National team
1996–2009 New Zealand 33 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 12 June 2009

Marlies Oostdam (born 29 July 1977 in Haarlem, Netherlands) is a football (soccer) player who represented New Zealand at international level. She emigrated from the Netherlands to New Zealand in 1985.

Oostdam made her full Football Ferns debut in a 0-3 loss to Australia on 24 March 1996, and represented New Zealand at the 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup finals in China, where they lost to Brazil 0-5, Denmark (0-2) and China (0-2).

Oostdam was also included in the New Zealand squad for the 2008 Summer Olympic games where they drew with Japan (2-2) before losing to Norway (0-1) and Brazil (0-4).

Oostdam formally played for Melbourne Victory in the Australian W-League.



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