Shanice van de Sanden returns to Liverpool Women | OneFootball

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Liverpool FC Women have confirmed the return of Netherlands winger Shanice van de Sanden to the club, after two years with VfL Wolfsburg.

After leaving Liverpool, she spent three years with Lyon, winning three UEFA Women’s Champions Leagues as well as three French titles and two French cups.

In her international career Van de Sanden is closing in on almost 100 caps for the Netherlands, with whom she won the Women’s Euros in 2017, a year she was also shortlisted for the FIFA Women’s Player of the Year.

Manager Matt Beard told liverpoolfc.com: “It’s going to be fantastic to have Shanice back. My conversations with her about coming back were just brilliant.

“She’s a character, she’s gone away from here and played for two of the biggest clubs in Europe, she knows the club, she knows the league, she knows the city.

“We’re both really excited to work together but also excited to bring her back. She’s coming back home basically.

“The fans will know she’s an exciting winger, she can get at people, she’s quick. The way we play, I think she’s going to fit right in.

“It’s another experienced player, another player who’s played at the top, top level and we have ambitions to do well in this division.”

Van de Sanden said: “It feels amazing to be back. Being back in Liverpool, seeing the girls, meeting the coach, it means a lot to me.

“In my head I was already waiting for them to come back into the first league, I was following them everywhere.

“Coming back, it’s crazy and the ambitions of the club for this team mean a lot to me. A lot has changed since I left.

“I didn’t know Matt at all but after my first phone call I knew I’d sign for Liverpool.”

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