Maruschka Waldus

Maruschka Waldus

File:Maruschka Waldus at Mallbackens IF september 2015.JPG Maruschka Waldus at Mallbackens IF Stadium
Personal information
Full name	Maruschka Waldus
Date of birth	(1992-09-20) 20 September 1992
Place of birth	Heerenveen, The Netherlands
Height
Position(s)	Midfielder / Defender
Team information
Current team	Turbine Potsdam
Number	12
Youth career
2014	Alabama Crimson Tide
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2011–2014	SC Heerenveen	68	(9)
2015	Sky Blue FC	1	(0)
2015	Mallbackens IF	12	(1)
2016	Turbine Potsdam	3	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14 May 2016

Maruschka Waldus (born 20 September 1992) is a Dutch football player who currently plays for Turbine Potsdam in the Bundesliga.

Waldus made her debut in May 2015 in the NWSL, being the first Dutch soccer player in the NWSL.

Career

Maruschka was two-time member of the KNVB Talent Team (2009 and 2010) in Amsterdam and attended the Johann Cruyff University in the Netherlands.

In 2011 she played three seasons for the soccer club SC Heerenveen in her home town. At first in the Eredivisie (women) which changed later on in the BeNe League. She was named to the women's first team for three consecutive seasons and was team captain in each of the last two seasons. She scored 9 goals during her career at Heerenveen, including 6 in 2013.

In August 2014 Waldus came to the Alabama Crimson Tide.ref [1] as a senior and made an immediate impact early in the season on the defensive side of the ball. Near halfway through the season, she became a defensive midfielder. She started and played in all 20 games of the season and scored 3 goals.

In 2015 Maruschka Waldus earned a spot on the roster of Sky Blue FC. In the summer of 2015 she signed a contract in Sweden with Mallbackens IF that plays in Damallsvenskan, the highest division, for the rest of the season. At the start of the 2016 season she signed for the German side Turbine Potsdam.

Stats

Season	Club	Country	Competition	Matches	Goals
2011–12	Sc Heerenveen	Netherlands	Eredivisie	13	–
2012–13	Sc Heerenveen	Netherlands Belgium	BeNe League	27	6
2013–14	Sc Heerenveen	Netherlands Belgium	BeNe League	28	3
2014	Alabama Crimson Tide	United States	NCAA Division I Women's Soccer Championship	20	3
2015	Sky Blue FC	United States	National Women's Soccer League	1	-
2015	Mallbackens IF	Sweden	Damallsvenskan	12	1
2016	Turbine Potsdam	Germany	Bundesliga	3	0

External links

• Maruschka Waldus at Soccerway
• Profile Maruschka Waldus At Alabama University – www.rolltide.com