Career
She previously played in the Damallsvenskan for Football Club Rosengård and Tyresö FF, and for Willem II Tilburg in her home country. Trained at university level at the United States, she formerly played for three seasons with Florida State University"s women"s soccer team In 2010 Van de Ven left Willem II for newly promoted Damallsvenskan club Tyresö FF. She returned to her home country in January 2016, signing for Dutch champions Football Club Twente.
She has played for the senior Netherlands national team since 2004.
On 6 August 2004 she played the second half of a 2–0 friendly defeat by Japan in Zeist. Van de Ven played for the Netherlands in the 2007 Fédération internationale de football association Women"s World Cup qualifying rounds.
On 23 August 2009 she scored the first goal of the Union of European Football Associations Women"s Euro 2009 at the inaugural match against Ukraine, which marked Netherlands" debut at a final stage. In June 2013 national team coach Roger Reijners selected Van de Ven in the 23-player Netherlands squad for Union of European Football Associations Women"s Euro 2013 in Sweden.
At the 2015 Fédération internationale de football association Women"s World Cup Van de Ven scored in the Netherlands" 1–1 draw with hosts Canada and in their 2–1 second round defeat by Japan.
International goals
Scores and results list the Netherlands goal tally first.