Kirsten Johanna Maria van de Ven is a former Dutch professional footballer. Prior to her professional career, she played College soccer in the United States. Professionally she played in the Dutch league (Eredivisie) for Willem II Tilburg and FC Twente, and in the Swedish league (Damallsvenskan) for Tyresö FF and FC Rosengård. She won titles at clubs in both Sweden and the Netherlands, as an international player she was a member of the Netherlands women's national football team, and represented her country at the 2009 and 2013 editions of the UEFA Women's Championship, and the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup.
Van de Ven with Netherlands in 2013
Playing for Tyresö FF in 2012
FC Twente Vrouwen is the women's football section of Dutch club FC Twente based in Enschede and competes in the Vrouwen Eredivisie, the top women's league in the Netherlands.
Inaugural Eredivisie match in 2007
Twente players holding the 2011 Eredivisie trophy
2011 Eredivisie Champions Ceremony
Myrthe Moorrees, Lynn Wilms and Joëlle Smits (L-R) celebrating with the Eredivisie championship shield in 2019