Elena Dhont

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Elena Dhont
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Personal information
Full name Elena Dhont
Date of birth (1998-03-27) 27 March 1998 (age 26)
Place of birth Zaffelare, Belgium
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Sassuolo
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2013–2020 Gent 40 (10)
2020–2024 Twente 38 (14)
International career‡
2013–2015 Belgium U17 10 (1)
2015–2017 Belgium U19 12 (4)
2018– Belgium 33 (4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16 July 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16 July 2023

Elena Dhont (born 27 March 1998) is a Belgian footballer who plays for Italian Serie A team Sassuolo, and the Belgium women's national football team.

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Club career

Between 2013 and 2015, Dhont played for K.A.A. Gent in the BeNe League. After the dissolution of the BeNe League, she continued playing for Gent in the Belgian Women's Super League. [1] [2] In 2020, Dhont announced a move to Dutch Eredivisie club FC Twente. [3] [4] She was one of six players to leave Gent. [3] In November 2020, Dhont broke her kneecap during a match with PSV. She was out injured for the remainder of the season. [5] Her next appearance was for the Twente under-23s team in March 2022, [6] and the next month, she made her first appearance for the senior team since 2020. [7]

International career

Dhont has played for Belgium under-17s, Belgium under-19s, and the senior team. [1]

In 2019, Dhont scored for Belgium in a 1–0 victory over the Republic of Ireland, [8] and also the only goal in a 1–0 win against Nigeria at the 2019 Cyprus Women's Cup. [9] [10] In 2020, Dhont was selected in the squad for the Algarve Cup. [11] She was included in the provisional 33-player squad for UEFA Women's Euro 2022, [12] and made four appearances in the tournament. [13]

Personal life

Dhont is from Zaffelare, Belgium. [3] She is a Royal Belgian Football Association ambassador for women's football. [14]

Career statistics

As of match played 6 October 2022 [15]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Belgium 201810
2019122
202061
202100
2022100
Total293
Scores and results list Belgium's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Dhont goal.
List of international goals scored by Elena Dhont
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
120 January 2019Pinatar Arena, San Pedro del Pinatar, Spain Flag of Ireland.svg  Republic of Ireland 1–01–0 Friendly
24 March 2019 GSZ Stadium, Larnaca, Cyprus Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 1–01–0 2019 Cyprus Women's Cup
318 September 2020 Den Dreef, Leuven, Belgium Flag of Romania.svg  Romania 5–16–1 UEFA Women's Euro 2022 qualifying
422 February 2023 Ashton Gate Stadium, Bristol, England Flag of England.svg  England 1–51–6 2023 Arnold Clark Cup

Honours

Twente

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  8. ↑ "Ireland suffer narrow defeat to Belgium". 20 January 2019. Archived from the original on 12 June 2020. Retrieved 12 June 2020.
  9. ↑ "Nigeria women 0 Belgium women 1: Dhont condemns African queens to second defeat". Goal . 4 March 2019. Archived from the original on 12 June 2020. Retrieved 12 June 2020.
  10. ↑ "Red Flames strijden om derde stek op Cyprus Cup na zege tegen Nigeria". Sporza (in Dutch). 4 March 2019. Archived from the original on 12 June 2020. Retrieved 12 June 2020.
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  12. ↑ "National coach Serneels selects 33 players for European Championship preparations". www.rbfa.be. 16 May 2022.
  13. ↑ "Elena Dhont". UEFA . Retrieved 27 July 2022.
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