| Marjolijn van den Bighelaar | |
| Birth Date: | 28 November 1990 |
| Birth Place: | Velddriel, Netherlands |
| Position: | Forward |
| Years1: | 2009–2011 |
| Caps1: | 38 |
| Goals1: | 6 |
| Years2: | 2011–2012 |
| Caps2: | 15 |
| Goals2: | 3 |
| Years3: | 2012–2013 |
| Caps3: | 14 |
| Goals3: | 2 |
| Clubs3: | PSV |
| Years4: | 2013–2022 |
| Caps4: | 151 |
| Goals4: | 61 |
| Totalcaps: | 218 |
| Totalgoals: | 72 |
Marjolijn van den Bighelaar (born 28 November 1990) is a Dutch former footballer who played for Ajax.
Van den Bighelaar made her league debut against FC Utrecht on 1 October 2009.[1] She scored her first goal against ADO Den Haag on 30 November 2009, scoring in the 58th minute.[2]
Van den Bighelaar scored on her league debut against PEC Zwolle on 2 September 2011, scoring in the 74th minute.[3]
Van den Bighelaar scored on her league debut against ADO Den Haag on 24 August 2012, scoring in the 53rd and 55th minute.[4]
Van den Bighelaar made her league debut against OH Leuven on 3 September 2013.[5] She scored her first league goal against Alkmaar on 13 September 2013, scoring in the 89th minute.[6] Van den Bighelaar scored a hattrick against PEC Zwolle on 29 November 2019.[7] She announced her retirement on 17 November 2022, retiring as Ajax's all time top scorer.[8] In 2024, Romée Leuchter became Ajax's all time top scorer after passing Van den Bighelaar's 79 goal record with 81 goals.[9]
Van den Bighelaar was a notable absentee from Sarina Wiegman's Euro 2017 squad.[10]
On January 25 2023, it was announced that van den Bighelaar would become the Coordinator of the Women's Football Academy at FC Utrecht.[11]
Van den Bighelaar has one daughter.[12]