Dominique Bruinenberg says she is primed to take her game to a new level as Everton Ladies prepare for their SSE Women’s FA Cup fourth round clash against Chelsea on Sunday.
Willie Kirk’s team take on the WSL high-fliers at Southport FC’s Merseyrail Community Stadium (kick-off 2pm).
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Everton reached the semi-finals of the Cup last season and will be aiming to embark on another strong run in the competition.
Dutch midfielder Bruinenberg, who signed for the Toffees from Sunderland in July 2018, insists she is eager to help the team progress.
The 26-year-old says she “feels at home” at Everton and is confident her game will continue to develop under the guidance of manager Kirk.
“I have been enjoying it at Everton very much,” she added.
“If I look at myself as a player last season, I have made huge steps both physically and mentally. I feel I have improved a lot.
“Obviously, I haven’t played as much as I would have liked, but I have just concentrated on working really hard to get my physicality up.
“I know I am a good player – I just need to make sure everything falls into place.
“I really feel at home here and this is the place for me to improve my game.”
Bruninenburg’s housemates Siri Worm and Inessa Kaagman were named in the latest Netherlands squad, with Kaagman making her debut in a 2-1 victory over South Africa.
Bruninenburg has represented her country at Under-19 level but has targeted making the step up to the senior side
The midfielder believes she is at the ideal club to help her make that progression.
“I would definitely like to push on and try to join in Siri and Inessa in the Dutch squad,” she said. “It has always been and still is a really big goal for me.
“I know it will be hard because that group of players is so strong. But if I keep pushing myself then I am confident my opportunity can still come. I really hope I can push my game on to the next level from now until the end of the season.
“I want to show I am capable of playing at international level.
“I believe Everton is the club to help me do that. We want to play as a team, we want to improve as a team and for me as an individual, I can really contribute to that. If this team keeps improving, then I will raise the level of my game as well.”
