Davina Philtjens

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Davina Philtjens
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Philtjens in 2022
Personal information
Date of birth (1989-02-26) 26 February 1989 (age 36)
Place of birth Hasselt, Belgium
Height 1.51 m (4 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Left back
Team information
Current team
 Sassuolo
Number 2
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2008–2016 Standard Liège 59 (9)
2016–2018 Ajax 45 (1)
2018–2020 Fiorentina 30 (4)
2020– Sassuolo 41 (1)
International career‡
2003–2005 Belgium U17 8 (9)
2005–2008 Belgium U19 21 (5)
2008– Belgium [1] 122 (10)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 August 2022
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 24 November 2024 [2]

Davina Philtjens (born 26 February 1989) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a left back for Italian Serie A club US Sassuolo and the Belgium women's national team. She is the third most-capped Belgian women's player of all-time. [2]

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Club career

Philtjens previously played for Standard Liège in the Belgian Championship, [3] [4] where she won seven Belgian Super League titles and the shortlived BeNe League in 2014-15, along with two Belgian Cups in 2012 and 2014. Philtjens won a Dutch title with Ajax in the Eredivisie in 2017-18.

She subsequently was based in Italy's Serie A first with Fiorentina and then Sassuolo. [5]

Philtjens signed for Sassuolo from Fiorentina in 2020 and celebrated her 100th game for the club in November 2024. [6]

International career

Having played 21 times for the Under-19 national side, Philtjens made her debut for Belgium at senior level in a 1-0 away win over Wales on 17 February 2008. [7] [8] [9]

Philtjens played in Belgium's only two appearances at the Women's European Championships, their group stage exit at Euro 2017 where she netted in a 2-1 loss to the Netherlands, and the Red Flames' subsequent run to quarter-finals at Euro 2022, where she did not score but did help Belgium out of their group for the first time ever.

In their second appearance at the continental finals, the Red Flames finished second in Group D behind group favourites France, against whom they conceded a narrow defeat (1–2), but ahead of Iceland with a 1-1 draw and Italy, who they edged out 1-0. Belgium lost 1-0 to Sweden in the quarter-finals. [10] [11]

At the start of 2022, Philtjens helped Belgium win the Pinatar Cup friendly tournament in Spain for the first time, beating Russia on penalties in the final after a 0-0 draw. Philtjens missed Belgium's opening penalty of the shoot-out. [12]

She went on to contribute to Belgium's successful qualification for UEFA Women's Euro 2025 via the play-offs, playing in all Belgium's group games, but missing out on knockout wins over Greece and Ukraine through injury. [13] [14]

On 11 June 2025, Philtjens was called up to the Belgium squad for the UEFA Women's Euro 2025. [15]

Career statistics

As of match played 6 October 2022 [16]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Belgium 200830
201043
201160
201250
201351
201480
201580
201692
2017152
2018100
2019132
202070
202170
2022150
Total11510
Scores and results list Belgium's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Philtjens goal.
List of international goals scored by Davina Philtjens
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
128 March 2010 Edmond Machtens Stadium, Brussels, BelgiumFlag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 1–22–3 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
219 June 2010 Stade Leburton, Tubize, BelgiumFlag of Azerbaijan.svg  Azerbaijan 2–011–02011 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
35–0
421 September 2013 King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels, BelgiumFlag of Albania.svg  Albania 1–02–0 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
520 October 2016 Proximus Basecamp, Tubize, BelgiumFlag of Russia.svg  Russia 3–03–0 Friendly
624 November 2016 Den Dreef, Leuven, BelgiumFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 2–03–2Friendly
73 March 2017 Antonis Papadopoulos Stadium, Larnaca, CyprusFlag of Italy.svg  Italy 4–14–1Friendly
819 September 2017 Den Dreef, Leuven, BelgiumFlag of Moldova.svg  Moldova 4–012–0 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
98 November 2019 Ivan Laljak-Ivić Stadium, Zaprešić, CroatiaFlag of Croatia.svg  Croatia 2–04–1 UEFA Women's Euro 2022 qualification
103–1

Honours

Standard Liège

Ajax

Belgium

References

  1. ↑ "Davina Philtjens". rbfa.be.
  2. 1 2 "Al onze Red Flames" [All our Red Flames]. belgianfootball.be (in Dutch). Royal Belgian Football Association.
  3. ↑ "National Women's Team selection – Royal Belgian Football Association". belgianfootball.be (in Dutch). Royal Belgian Football Association.
  4. ↑ "Davina Philtjens". static.belgianfootball.be (in Dutch). Royal Belgian Football Association.
  5. ↑ Davina Philtjens at Soccerway
  6. ↑ "Benedetta Orsi e Davina Philtjens: 100 in Neroverde" [Benedetta Orsi and Davina Philtjens: 100 in Black and Green]. sassuolocalcio.it (in Italian). US Sassuolo Calcio. 15 November 2024. Retrieved 18 November 2024.
  7. ↑ "Davina Philtjens - Royal Belgian Football Association". Royal Belgian Football Association. Retrieved 6 December 2024.
  8. ↑ "Davina Philtjens RBFA profile". Royal Belgian Football Association. Retrieved 6 December 2024.
  9. ↑ "Wales 0-1 Belgium". Royal Belgian Football Association. Retrieved 6 December 2024.
  10. ↑ (in French) Euro féminin : qualifiées pour les quarts, les Red Flames ont déjà tout gagné
  11. ↑ (in French) Euro féminin - Suède-Belgique : Les Red Flames éliminées en quart de finale dans les toutes dernières secondes
  12. ↑ (in French) Les Red Flames remportent la Pinatar Cup face à la Russie, le tout premier trophée de leur histoire
  13. ↑ "Red Flames dansen, zingen en glunderen na EK-kwalificatie: "Zeer belangrijk voor ons vrouwenvoetbal"" [Red Flames dance, sing and beam after European Championship qualification: "Very important for our women's football"]. Sporza (in Dutch). 5 December 2024.
  14. ↑ "Het EK is binnen! Red Flames klaren ook laatste klus tegen Oekraïne na knappe goal en assist van Tessa Wullaert" [The European Championship is here! Red Flames complete final task against Ukraine after a great goal and assist from Tessa Wullaert]. Sporza (in Dutch). 5 December 2024.
  15. ↑ "The Belgian Red Flames squad for EURO 2025". Royal Belgian Football Association . 11 June 2025. Archived from the original on 14 June 2025. Retrieved 15 June 2025.
  16. ↑ "Davina Philtjens - rbfa profile". Royal Belgian Football Association.
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