Ella Van Kerkhoven (born 20 November 1993) is a Belgian footballer who plays as a Forward for Feyenoord and the Belgium national team. She previously played for Oud-Heverlee Leuven, RSC Anderlecht in Belgium and for Inter Milan in Italy.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ella Van Kerkhoven[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 20 November 1993 | ||
| Place of birth | Leuven, Belgium | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Feyenoord | ||
| Number | 33 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012–2015 | Oud-Heverlee Leuven | 67 | (8) |
| 2015–2019 | Anderlecht | (27) | |
| 2019–2020 | Inter Milan | 9 | (1) |
| 2020–2021 | Gent | 13 | (8) |
| 2021–2022 | Anderlecht | 4 | (2) |
| 2022–2023 | OH Leuven | 25 | (21) |
| 2023-2024 | Genk | 4 | (6) |
| 2024- | Feyenoord | ||
| International career‡ | |||
| 2011–2012 | Belgium U19 | 17 | (1) |
| 2018– | Belgium | 25 | (15) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 May 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19 November 2024 [2] | |||
Club career
editIn August 2019 Van Kerkhoven agreed to a transfer from RSC Anderlecht to Inter Milan of the Italian Serie A.[3]
International career
editVan Kerkhoven made her debut for the Belgium women's national team on 31 August 2018, in a 1–0 win over Romania in Botoșani. She scored the winning goal after entering play as a second half substitute.
Career statistics
editInternational
edit- As of match played 6 October 2022[4]
| G | C | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 31 August 2018 | Stadionul Municipal, Botoșani, Romania |  Romania |
0–1 | 0–1 | 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification |
| 2 | 9 | 24 May 2019 | Municipal Stadium, Pylos, Greece |  Greece |
0–1 | 1–2 | Friendly |
| 3 | 10 | 1 June 2019 | Den Dreef, Leuven, Belgium |  Thailand |
1–0 | 6–1 | |
| 4 | 3–0 | ||||||
| 5 | 4–0 | ||||||
| 6 | 11 | 29 August 2019 | Den Dreef, Leuven, Belgium |  England |
2–2 | 3–3 | |
| 7 | 3–2 | ||||||
| 8 | 16 | 23 June 2022 | Herman Vanderpoortenstadion, Lier, Belgium |  Northern Ireland |
2–1 | 4–1 | |
| 9 | 4–1 | ||||||
| 10 | 21 | 6 September 2022 | FFA Academy Stadium, Armenia |  Armenia |
0–2 | 0–7 | 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification |
| 11 | 0–5 | ||||||
| 12 | 0–6 |
Private life
editVan Kerkhoven is in a same-sex relationship with Belgian footballer Diede Lemey.[5]
References
edit- ^ @Inter (1 August 2019). "#INTERWOMEN Benvenute nella famiglia nerazzurra 🇫🇷 Julie Martine Debever 🇫🇮 Anna Emilia Auvinen 🇨🇿 Eva Bartoňová 🇵🇹 Andreia Alexandra Norton 🇧🇪 Ella Van Kerkhoven 👉 (link: http://bit.ly/2yvdUlk) bit.ly/2yvdUlk #ForzaInter #FCIM ⚫️🔵" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ Ella Van Kerkhoven at Soccerway
- ^ Delvaux, Maarten (1 August 2019). "Red Flame Ella Van Kerkhoven versiert toptransfer naar Inter" (in Dutch). Het Nieuwsblad. Retrieved 4 August 2019.
- ^ "rbfa profile".
- ^ L-Mag.de: Das sind die 59 lesbischen Stars der Fussball-EM 2022, July 2022
External links
edit- Ella Van Kerkhoven at Soccerway
- Ella Van Kerkhoven at the Royal Belgian Football Association
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