{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Hera United","provider_url":"https:\/\/hera-united.nl\/en\/","author_name":"Anouk","author_url":"https:\/\/hera-united.nl\/en\/author\/anouk\/","title":"HERA United\u00a0signs\u00a0Lakeesha\u00a0Eijken\u00a0 - Hera United","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"dWrNPb6paV\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hera-united.nl\/en\/hera-united-contracteert-lakeesha-eijken\/\">HERA United\u00a0signs\u00a0Lakeesha\u00a0Eijken\u00a0<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/hera-united.nl\/en\/hera-united-contracteert-lakeesha-eijken\/embed\/#?secret=dWrNPb6paV\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;HERA United\u00a0signs\u00a0Lakeesha\u00a0Eijken\u00a0&#8221; &#8212; Hera United\" data-secret=\"dWrNPb6paV\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script>\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n<\/script>\n","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/hera-united.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/DSC09809-scaled.jpg","thumbnail_width":2560,"thumbnail_height":1707,"description":"HERA United has&nbsp;reached&nbsp;an&nbsp;agreement&nbsp;with&nbsp;Lakeesha&nbsp;Eijken&nbsp;on a contract&nbsp;for&nbsp;the&nbsp;2026\u20132027&nbsp;season. The forward&nbsp;joins&nbsp;from&nbsp;Spanish club&nbsp;Elche&nbsp;CF.&nbsp; Eijken&nbsp;was born on 7&nbsp;July&nbsp;2001 in Amsterdam&nbsp;and&nbsp;came&nbsp;through&nbsp;the&nbsp;AFC Ajax&nbsp;academy. In 2020&nbsp;she&nbsp;moved&nbsp;to&nbsp;Belgium&nbsp;to&nbsp;join&nbsp;Club Brugge,&nbsp;before&nbsp;signing&nbsp;for&nbsp;Standard Li\u00e8ge in 2022.&nbsp;She&nbsp;returned&nbsp;to&nbsp;the&nbsp;Netherlands in 2023&nbsp;with&nbsp;ADO Den Haag,&nbsp;then&nbsp;joined&nbsp;Fortuna Sittard \u2014 scoring on her&nbsp;debut&nbsp;\u2014&nbsp;before&nbsp;moving&nbsp;to&nbsp;Spanish side&nbsp;Elche&nbsp;CF in&nbsp;February&nbsp;2026.&nbsp;Internationally,&nbsp;she&nbsp;has&nbsp;represented&nbsp;the&nbsp;Netherlands at under-17&nbsp;and&nbsp;under-23 level.&nbsp; Technical Director Mark&nbsp;Coonen: \u201cWith&nbsp;Lakeesha&nbsp;we are&nbsp;bringing&nbsp;in a player&nbsp;who&nbsp;combines pace&nbsp;with&nbsp;experience at&nbsp;the&nbsp;highest&nbsp;level.&nbsp;She&nbsp;knows&nbsp;what&nbsp;it&nbsp;takes&nbsp;to&nbsp;perform,&nbsp;brings&nbsp;composure&nbsp;and&nbsp;leadership&nbsp;from&nbsp;her background,&nbsp;and&nbsp;has&nbsp;the&nbsp;explosive&nbsp;quality&nbsp;to&nbsp;unlock&nbsp;matches.&nbsp;That&nbsp;combination&nbsp;makes&nbsp;her a major&nbsp;addition&nbsp;to&nbsp;our&nbsp;squad.\u201d&nbsp; Lakeesha&nbsp;Eijken: \u201cFrom&nbsp;the&nbsp;very&nbsp;first&nbsp;conversation&nbsp;I had a&nbsp;good&nbsp;feeling&nbsp;about&nbsp;HERA United. The&nbsp;club\u2019s&nbsp;vision&nbsp;appealed&nbsp;to&nbsp;me straight&nbsp;away&nbsp;and&nbsp;I\u2019m&nbsp;looking&nbsp;forward&nbsp;to&nbsp;being&nbsp;part of&nbsp;this&nbsp;ambitious&nbsp;group. [&hellip;]"}