{"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\u00a0Danique\u00a0Ypema\u00a0 - Hera United","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"0MMt8Il3ZT\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hera-united.nl\/en\/hera-united-signs-danique-ypema\/\">HERA United\u00a0signs\u00a0Danique\u00a0Ypema\u00a0<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/hera-united.nl\/en\/hera-united-signs-danique-ypema\/embed\/#?secret=0MMt8Il3ZT\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;HERA United\u00a0signs\u00a0Danique\u00a0Ypema\u00a0&#8221; &#8212; Hera United\" data-secret=\"0MMt8Il3ZT\" 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\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/hera-united.nl\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n<\/script>\n","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/hera-united.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/DSC00982-1-scaled.jpg","thumbnail_width":2560,"thumbnail_height":1707,"description":"HERA United has&nbsp;signed&nbsp;Danique&nbsp;Ypema&nbsp;for&nbsp;the&nbsp;2026-2027&nbsp;season. The 26-year-old&nbsp;defender&nbsp;joins&nbsp;from&nbsp;Hearts&nbsp;in Scotland,&nbsp;where&nbsp;she&nbsp;was a&nbsp;regular&nbsp;starter last&nbsp;season.&nbsp; Ypema&nbsp;can&nbsp;play&nbsp;as a&nbsp;centre-back&nbsp;and&nbsp;in&nbsp;the&nbsp;holding&nbsp;midfield&nbsp;role,&nbsp;giving&nbsp;HERA United more flexibility&nbsp;across&nbsp;defence&nbsp;and&nbsp;midfield.&nbsp; Ypema&nbsp;began&nbsp;her&nbsp;career&nbsp;at&nbsp;sc&nbsp;Heerenveen&nbsp;before&nbsp;spending&nbsp;three&nbsp;seasons&nbsp;at FC Twente,&nbsp;where&nbsp;she&nbsp;won&nbsp;the&nbsp;Dutch league&nbsp;title&nbsp;twice&nbsp;and&nbsp;lifted&nbsp;the&nbsp;KNVB Cup.&nbsp;She&nbsp;also&nbsp;gained&nbsp;UEFA&nbsp;Women&#8217;s&nbsp;Champions&nbsp;League experience&nbsp;with&nbsp;Twente.&nbsp;After&nbsp;three&nbsp;seasons&nbsp;at Feyenoord,&nbsp;from&nbsp;2022&nbsp;to&nbsp;2025,&nbsp;she&nbsp;moved&nbsp;to&nbsp;Hearts&nbsp;in Scotland in&nbsp;January&nbsp;2025.&nbsp;Ypema&nbsp;has&nbsp;also&nbsp;represented&nbsp;the&nbsp;Netherlands at&nbsp;various&nbsp;youth&nbsp;levels,&nbsp;from&nbsp;under-17&nbsp;to&nbsp;under-21.&nbsp; Technical Director Mark&nbsp;Coonen: \u201cWith&nbsp;Danique&nbsp;we&#8217;re&nbsp;bringing&nbsp;in a&nbsp;defender&nbsp;who&nbsp;adds&nbsp;immediate&nbsp;value. Her&nbsp;international&nbsp;experience&nbsp;and&nbsp;the&nbsp;matches&nbsp;she&nbsp;has&nbsp;played&nbsp;in&nbsp;the&nbsp;Champions&nbsp;League show&nbsp;she&nbsp;is&nbsp;used&nbsp;to&nbsp;performing&nbsp;at a high level. Her flexibility&nbsp;also&nbsp;makes&nbsp;her a&nbsp;valuable&nbsp;addition:&nbsp;she&nbsp;can&nbsp;play&nbsp;both&nbsp;as a&nbsp;central&nbsp;defender&nbsp;and&nbsp;in&nbsp;the&nbsp;holding&nbsp;midfield&nbsp;role,&nbsp;which&nbsp;gives&nbsp;us&nbsp;more options in&nbsp;how&nbsp;we&nbsp;build&nbsp;up&nbsp;play.\u201d&nbsp; Danique\u00a0Ypema: \u201cI\u00a0see\u00a0it\u00a0as a\u00a0great\u00a0challenge\u00a0to\u00a0get\u00a0the\u00a0most out of\u00a0this\u00a0season\u00a0with\u00a0HERA. It&#8217;s\u00a0an\u00a0exciting\u00a0and\u00a0challenging\u00a0project,\u00a0and\u00a0the\u00a0story\u00a0behind\u00a0Hera\u00a0appealed\u00a0to\u00a0me\u00a0too.\u201d\u00a0"}