Manon Melis
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Gabriëlla Maria "Manon" Melis (born 31 August 1986) is a Dutch
professional football player who plays as a forward in the WPS
for Sky Blue FC
. She is the daughter of former Feyenoord player Harry Melis.
Melis has played for the Netherlands national team
since 2005. She played for the Netherlands in the 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup qualifying rounds and the UEFA Women's Euro 2009 finals.
She was the Damallsvenskan
top-scorer in 2010 and 2011, playing for LdB Malmö.
Manon scored 4 goals in the 6-0 won UEFA Women's EURO 2013 qualification opening match for The Netherlands against Serbia on 21 September 2011, stating: "It is a great feeling to score four goals, I had never done that before for the national team"
In November 2011 she announced she was moving from Malmö to Sky Blue FC
. In her last match she helped LdB secure a spot in Champions League quarterfinals with a goal.
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
professional football player who plays as a forward in the WPS
Women's Professional Soccer
Women's Professional Soccer is the top level professional women's soccer league in the United States. It began play on March 29, 2009. The league was composed of seven teams for its first two seasons and fielded 6 teams for the 2011 season, with continued plans for future expansion...
for Sky Blue FC
Sky Blue FC
Sky Blue FC is an American professional soccer club based in Piscataway Township, New Jersey which participates in Women's Professional Soccer....
. She is the daughter of former Feyenoord player Harry Melis.
Melis has played for the Netherlands national team
Netherlands women's national football team
The Netherlands women's national football team represents the Netherlands in international women's football. The team played the first women's international recognized by FIFA, on 17 April 1971 against France.-World Cup record:-Current squad:...
since 2005. She played for the Netherlands in the 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup qualifying rounds and the UEFA Women's Euro 2009 finals.
She was the Damallsvenskan
Damallsvenskan
The Damallsvenskan, Swedish for ladies' all-Swedish, is the highest division of women's football in Sweden. It is also referred as to the women's Allsvenskan, this term being used alone to refer to the men's division....
top-scorer in 2010 and 2011, playing for LdB Malmö.
Manon scored 4 goals in the 6-0 won UEFA Women's EURO 2013 qualification opening match for The Netherlands against Serbia on 21 September 2011, stating: "It is a great feeling to score four goals, I had never done that before for the national team"
In November 2011 she announced she was moving from Malmö to Sky Blue FC
Sky Blue FC
Sky Blue FC is an American professional soccer club based in Piscataway Township, New Jersey which participates in Women's Professional Soccer....
. In her last match she helped LdB secure a spot in Champions League quarterfinals with a goal.