Doina Turcanu: Stefan de Vrij's Wife, Bio and Facts
Who is Doina Turcanu, Stefan de Vrij's wife? Her background, interior design work, the 2024 wedding and where De Vrij plays in 2026-27.
Doina Turcanu is an interior designer who has been with the Dutch defender Stefan de Vrij since autumn 2017. According to a German report from 31 May 2024 and English Wikipedia, the couple married in May 2024, so she is his wife. De Vrij left Inter at the end of 2025-26 and signed a one-year contract with Panathinaikos in Greece on 30 June 2026, so in November 2026 the couple's story is no longer set in Milan only.
This article collects what reliable outlets have reported about Doina Turcanu and her life with De Vrij, and says plainly where nothing is public. We have removed older material we could not source, such as a modelling career, height and weight, net worth and a birth date.
Quick facts
- Name: Doina Turcanu
- Known for: wife of the Dutch centre-back Stefan de Vrij
- Profession: interior designer (she studied interior design in Rome, according to Prosport; Gazeta Sporturilor wrote in June 2024 that she continues her career in that field)
- Origin: Moldovan with Romanian roots, in Italy since the age of 14 (Prosport, Gazeta Sporturilor)
- Relationship: together since autumn 2017, met in Rome
- Wedding: May 2024, reportedly 21 May in Uggiate-Trevano, Italy
- Instagram: @doinaturcanu, a public account with about 26,000 followers when we checked on 13 November 2026
- Birth date and age: not reliably published, so we do not give them
Who is Doina Turcanu?
Doina Turcanu keeps a low public profile and is known to the public mainly as De Vrij's wife. She trained in interior design, and the Romanian sports daily Gazeta Sporturilor wrote in June 2024 that she continues her career in that field. The Romanian outlet Prosport wrote in December 2021 that she specialised in interior design in Rome and, after finishing her studies, chose to move to Milan with De Vrij. We could not find an interview with her in Italian, Dutch or English media, so almost everything below comes from reports about the couple rather than from her own words.
Where is Doina Turcanu from?
The sources that give details place her roots in Moldova.
- Gazeta Sporturilor (29 June 2024) describes her as coming from Bessarabia (Moldova), with Romanian roots, and living in Italy since 2005, when she was 14.
- Prosport (31 December 2021) calls her a Moldovan woman of Romanian origin who moved to Italy with her family at 14 and recently obtained Italian citizenship.
- English Wikipedia describes her as Moldovan.
Some Italian websites say she was born in Milan, but they cite no source and the reports above contradict it. What is clear is that she has lived in Italy since her teens, studied in Rome and settled in Milan. Different outlets also give different birth dates, and none of them is a primary source, so we leave the date out.
How Doina Turcanu and Stefan de Vrij met
Prosport places the start of the relationship in Rome, in autumn 2017, while De Vrij was playing for Lazio, and English Wikipedia also says they started dating in 2017. De Vrij had joined Lazio from Feyenoord in 2014. De Vrij joined Inter in 2018, and according to Prosport she followed him to Milan after finishing her studies.
The couple keep their private life out of the headlines, and we found no interview in which either of them tells the story of how they met. What is on record is limited to the dates and places above.
Are Stefan de Vrij and Doina Turcanu married?
Yes, according to the reports we found. Heidelberg24 reported on 31 May 2024 that De Vrij married Doina in Uggiate-Trevano, Italy, on 21 May, and that his Netherlands teammate Matthijs de Ligt and Annekee Molenaar, then De Ligt's partner, were among the guests. The report was based on photos Molenaar posted on Instagram. English Wikipedia also gives May 2024 as the wedding month. We did not find a statement from the couple or an Italian or Dutch news agency, so treat the exact date as reported rather than officially confirmed. We found no report of a separation.
You can read more in our article on Annekee Molenaar.
Do they have children?
Yes. The Romanian sports daily Gazeta Sporturilor reported on 29 June 2024 that the couple have a young son, who appeared in the photos Doina shared from Euro 2024. English Wikipedia mentions two children, but the source it cites speaks of one son, so we cannot confirm a second child. We do not publish the child's name or photos.
Doina Turcanu on Instagram
Doina's account is @doinaturcanu: instagram.com/doinaturcanu. It was public and showed about 26,000 followers when we looked on 13 November 2026. We have not embedded any single post, because we could not confirm one that fits the article.
Who is Stefan de Vrij?
Stefan de Vrij is a Dutch centre-back, born on 5 February 1992 in Ouderkerk aan den IJssel, according to English Wikipedia. He came through the youth teams of VV Spirit and Feyenoord and is one of the most decorated Dutch defenders of his generation.
Career timeline
- 2009 to 2014, Feyenoord: first-team football in Rotterdam, after youth years at the club.
- 2014 to 2018, Lazio: won the Supercoppa Italiana in 2017 and played in two Coppa Italia finals that Lazio lost, in 2015 and 2017.
- 2018 to 2026, Inter: signed in 2018. He won Serie A in 2020-21, 2023-24 and 2025-26, the Coppa Italia in 2021-22, 2022-23 and 2025-26, and the Supercoppa in 2021, 2022 and 2023. Inter also reached the Europa League final in 2019-20 and the Champions League final in 2022-23 and 2024-25, losing all three. He was named Serie A's best defender for 2019-20.
- 2026 to now, Panathinaikos: one-year contract, announced by the club on 30 June 2026.
Why he left Inter
BeIN Sports reported on 5 July 2026 that De Vrij made 296 appearances for Inter and won nine major trophies, but played only 20 times in the title-winning 2025-26 season under Cristian Chivu, often as an unused substitute. He said he wanted "to go back to being an important player somewhere", and that the club's rebuilding project and the city of Athens both appealed to him. Panathinaikos have not won the Greek league since 2009-10, and De Vrij called it a "beautiful historic club that hasn't won trophies for a long time".
De Vrij and the Netherlands
De Vrij played at the 2014 World Cup, where the Dutch finished third and he was picked in FIFA's Castrol Performance Index team of the tournament, as well as at Euro 2020 and Euro 2024. English Wikipedia lists 79 caps and 4 goals as of 31 March 2026. He was not in Ronald Koeman's 26-man squad for the 2026 World Cup, announced on 27 May 2026, after an injury in Inter's last league game ruled him out. The Netherlands lost to Morocco on penalties in the round of 32, and after the tournament Xavi was appointed coach. De Vrij told beIN he was not thinking of retiring from international football. Read more in our article on Xavi's appointment as Netherlands coach.
Another Netherlands teammate whose partner we have profiled is Denzel Dumfries: see our article on Jaimy Kenswiel.
Frequently asked questions
Who is Stefan de Vrij's wife?
Doina Turcanu, an interior designer. They have been together since 2017 and, according to a German report and English Wikipedia, married in May 2024.
Is Doina Turcanu Dutch, Italian or Moldovan?
Moldovan with Romanian roots, according to Prosport, Gazeta Sporturilor and English Wikipedia. Prosport wrote in 2021 that she has lived in Italy since she was 14 and had recently obtained Italian citizenship. She is not Dutch.
What does Doina Turcanu do?
She is an interior designer, trained in Rome according to Prosport.
How old is Doina Turcanu?
Her birth date is not reliably published, so we do not state an age.
Where does Stefan de Vrij play now?
At Panathinaikos in Greece, on a one-year contract signed in the summer of 2026, as of November 2026.
Who is Stefan de Vrij's girlfriend or "vriendin"?
Doina Turcanu. In Dutch, "vriendin" means girlfriend and "vrouw" means wife; with the May 2024 wedding reported, she is his wife.
Does Stefan de Vrij have children?
Yes, at least one: Gazeta Sporturilor reported in June 2024 that they have a young son. English Wikipedia mentions two children, which we could not confirm.
