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Wed 15 January 2025, 08:00|Tottenham Hotspur

We are delighted to announce the signing of Lize Kop from Leicester City, subject to work permit.

The 26-year-old goalkeeper has agreed a deal that will run until June, 2028, and will wear the number one shirt.

Born and raised in Wormer, Netherlands, Lize progressed through the academy set-up at Ajax before making her senior debut for the Dutch side in September, 2017, keeping a clean sheet in a 2-0 win over Achilles ’29.

She made a further 12 appearances in that term, helping Ajax to clinch the Eredivisie title in 2017/18 in her breakthrough campaign.

In the following season, Lize made her UEFA Women’s Champions League debut for the Amsterdam side, starring in their 2-1 win over Sparta Prague before starting in their further two games in the competition against Lyon.

Across her six seasons with de Godendochters, she made over 100 appearances, winning the league title twice (2017/18 and 2022/23) and Dutch Cup in 2021, before securing a move to the Barclays Women’s Super League with Leicester City.

Joining the Foxes ahead of the 2023/24 campaign, the experienced shot-stopper featured in eight games in her first season in the WSL – 13 in all competitions - to help them secure survival in England’s top flight.

Featuring for the Netherlands’ youth sides from Under-16 to Under-23 level, Lize made her senior debut in April, 2019, against Poland in the Algarve Cup before being named in the squad for the 2019 FIFA Women’s World Cup, where her nation finished as runners-up. 

She was also part of the Netherlands squad that reached the quarter-finals at the 2023 tournament. Lize has earned 13 caps for her country to date.

Welcome to the Club, Lize!