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| Full name | Michaela Wilhelmina Alida van den Bulk[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | (1989-04-06)6 April 1989 (age 36) | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Rotterdam, Netherlands | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position | Midfielder | ||||||||||||||||
| Team information | |||||||||||||||||
Current team | Eskilstuna United DFF | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 19 | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| 1995–2007 | CVV Berkel | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2008–2013 | ADO Den Haag | 85 | (20) | ||||||||||||||
| 2013 | Sandviken | 11 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2014–2015 | Kolbotn | 41 | (8) | ||||||||||||||
| 2016–2021 | Djurgården | 93 | (18) | ||||||||||||||
| 2022–2024 | Kristianstads DFF | 40 | (9) | ||||||||||||||
| 2024 | Vittsjö GIK | 6 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2024– | Eskilstuna United | ||||||||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||||||||
| 2004 | Netherlands U15 | 2 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2005 | Netherlands U17 | 8 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2005–2008 | Netherlands U19 | 31 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
| 2016–2018 | Netherlands | 5 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 20:12, 24 May 2024 (UTC) | |||||||||||||||||
Michaela Wilhelmina Alida "Sheila"van den Bulk (born 6 April 1989) is a Dutch football midfielder who currently plays forEskilstuna United.
Van den Bulk made her league debut againstStabæk on 4 August 2013.[2]
Van den Bulk made her league debut againstVålerenga on 21 April 2014.[3] She scored her first league goal againstMedkila on 27 April 2014, scoring in the 8th minute.[4]
Van den Bulk made her league debut againstEskilstuna United on 17 April 2016.[5] She scored her first league goal againstPiteå on 1 September 2016, scoring a penalty in the 6th minute.[6]
Van den Bulk was announced at Kristianstads on 25 November 2021.[7] She scored on her league debut againstIFK Kalmar on 27 March 2022, scoring a penalty in the 27th minute.[8]
On 11 April 2024, it was announced that Van den Bulk had joined Vittsjö.[9] She made her league debut againstAIK Fotboll on 20 April 2024.[10]
In August 2024,Eskilstuna United announced the signing of Van den Bulk.[11]
On 4 June 2016, she made her debut for theDutch national team, in afriendly match againstSouth Africa.[12][13]
She was part of the Dutch team which won theUEFA Women's Euro 2017.[14] After the tournament, the whole team was honoured by thePrime MinisterMark Rutte andMinister of SportEdith Schippers and madeKnights of the Order of Orange-Nassau.[15]