{"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\u00a0strengthens\u00a0squad\u00a0with\u00a0Lucy Heij\u00a0 - Hera United","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"cdz1C6dtMi\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hera-united.nl\/en\/hera-united-versterkt-zich-met-lucy-heij\/\">HERA United\u00a0strengthens\u00a0squad\u00a0with\u00a0Lucy Heij\u00a0<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/hera-united.nl\/en\/hera-united-versterkt-zich-met-lucy-heij\/embed\/#?secret=cdz1C6dtMi\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;HERA United\u00a0strengthens\u00a0squad\u00a0with\u00a0Lucy Heij\u00a0&#8221; &#8212; Hera United\" data-secret=\"cdz1C6dtMi\" 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\/IMG_3559.JPG-scaled.jpeg","thumbnail_width":2560,"thumbnail_height":1707,"description":"Lucy Heij, born on May 15, 2006, in Gouda,&nbsp;will&nbsp;join&nbsp;the&nbsp;HERA United first team next&nbsp;season. The&nbsp;defender&nbsp;joins&nbsp;from&nbsp;Feyenoord&nbsp;and&nbsp;has&nbsp;signed&nbsp;a contract&nbsp;untill&nbsp;mid-2028.&nbsp; Heij&nbsp;began&nbsp;playing&nbsp;football&nbsp;at&nbsp;the&nbsp;local&nbsp;club Bergambacht,&nbsp;where&nbsp;she&nbsp;grew&nbsp;up.&nbsp;Since&nbsp;2021,&nbsp;she&nbsp;has been part of&nbsp;the&nbsp;Feyenoord&nbsp;youth&nbsp;academy,&nbsp;where&nbsp;she&nbsp;completed&nbsp;her&nbsp;entire&nbsp;youth&nbsp;development. In 2023,&nbsp;she&nbsp;made her&nbsp;debut&nbsp;for&nbsp;Feyenoord&#8217;s&nbsp;first team&nbsp;and&nbsp;went on&nbsp;to&nbsp;make 12&nbsp;appearances.&nbsp;That&nbsp;same&nbsp;year,&nbsp;she&nbsp;also&nbsp;represented&nbsp;the&nbsp;Netherlands U19&nbsp;national&nbsp;team at&nbsp;the&nbsp;European Championship.&nbsp; Lucy Heij:&nbsp;&#8220;I have&nbsp;always&nbsp;found HERA United&nbsp;to&nbsp;be&nbsp;an&nbsp;interesting&nbsp;club&nbsp;with&nbsp;a&nbsp;great&nbsp;team&nbsp;and&nbsp;a strong belief. I hope we&nbsp;can&nbsp;quickly&nbsp;return&nbsp;to&nbsp;the&nbsp;Eredivisie,&nbsp;and&nbsp;I&nbsp;think&nbsp;it\u2019s&nbsp;a&nbsp;great&nbsp;opportunity&nbsp;for&nbsp;me&nbsp;to&nbsp;play&nbsp;and&nbsp;contribute&nbsp;to&nbsp;the&nbsp;team.&nbsp;I\u2019m&nbsp;looking&nbsp;forward&nbsp;to&nbsp;a&nbsp;great&nbsp;and&nbsp;enjoyable&nbsp;year.&#8221;&nbsp; Mark&nbsp;Coonen,&nbsp;technical&nbsp;advisor&nbsp;at HERA United:&nbsp;&#8220;Lucy Heij is a&nbsp;talented&nbsp;central&nbsp;defender&nbsp;with&nbsp;a strong&nbsp;defensive&nbsp;profile, a&nbsp;solid&nbsp;foundation&nbsp;and&nbsp;clear&nbsp;potential. At 19,&nbsp;she&nbsp;is&nbsp;still&nbsp;highly&nbsp;developable. Her professional attitude&nbsp;and&nbsp;growth&nbsp;mindset&nbsp;make her a player&nbsp;who&nbsp;can&nbsp;help&nbsp;strengthen&nbsp;our&nbsp;defense&nbsp;in&nbsp;the&nbsp;coming&nbsp;years. [&hellip;]"}