Matildas star Ellie Carpenter reveals engagement to teammate Danielle van de Donk
Matildas star Ellie Carpenter has kicked off 2024 with a huge relationship update with her teammate and partner Danielle van de Donk.
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Star Matildas defender Ellie Carpenter has kicked off 2024 with the news of her engagement to teammate and partner Danielle van de Donk.
Carpenter, who also plays for French Division One club Olympique Lyonnais alongside van de Donk, shared a photo of the pair cuddled up on a beautiful beach in the Maldives, with van de Donk flashing a dazzling oval-cut diamond ring.
“My person for life,” the pair captioned the joint Instagram post on Monday night, adding a red love heart and ring emoji.
Carpenter, 23, and van de Donk, 32, are believed to have been dating for about a year, having met playing for the French side.
Carpenter joined the club in 2020 and van de Donk joined the following year having left English team Arsenal.
The pair didn’t reveal their romance until a year later, posting a series of photos from St Tropez after their team won the Champions League.
Their latest big news comes amid a spate of engagements among the loved-up Matildas, as the third couple to put a ring on it in the past seven months.
Matildas captain and Aussie star footballer Sam Kerr announced her engagement to fellow footballer Kristie Mews in November.
Just a few months earlier, Matildas midfielder Emily van Egmond also sealed the deal with influencer Kat Thompson.
Kerr showed her excitement for the newly engaged pair with a “Let’s goooooo” and “Congrats guys xx”.
Other teammates similarly piped up to shower the couple with love.
Matildas defender Alanna Kennedy wrote: “Congrats lovers”
“My girrrrrrlllllssss so damn happy for you guys. Love you both so much,” added forward Emily Gielnik.
Originally published as Matildas star Ellie Carpenter reveals engagement to teammate Danielle van de Donk
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