Ella Van Kerkhoven

Ella Van Kerkhoven

Personal information
Full name	Ella Van Kerkhoven [1]
Date of birth	(1993-11-20) 20 November 1993 (age 31)
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	28	(18)
International career‡
2011–2012	Belgium U19	17	(1)
2018–	Belgium	27	(15)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 May 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 5 December 2024 [2]

Ella Van Kerkhoven (born 20 November 1993) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Eredivisie club Feyenoord and the Belgium national team.

She previously played for Oud-Heverlee Leuven, RSC Anderlecht in Belgium and for Inter Milan in Italy.

Club career

Van Kerkhoven started her career with Oud-Heverlee Leuven, before joining RSC Anderlecht in 2015. ^[3] During the 2017–18 season, she was the league's top goalscorer with 29 goals in 25 games. ^[4] In August 2019, Van Kerkhoven transferred from RSC Anderlecht to Inter Milan of the Italian Serie A. ^[5]

On 21 June 2021, Van Kerkhoven was announced at Anderlecht. ^[6] On 20 June 2022, Van Kerkhoven was announced at Oud-Heverlee Leuven. ^[3]

On 1 February 2024, Van Kerkhoven was announced at Feyenoord on a eighteen month contract. ^[7]

International career

Van 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. ^[8]

She was named in the Belgium squad for UEFA Women's Euro 2022 in England, where the Red Flames were beaten in the quarter-finals 1-0 by Sweden. She went on to contribute to Belgium's successful qualification for UEFA Women's Euro 2025 via the play-offs, starting both legs of the play-off final against Ukraine, scoring in the 2-0 first-leg victory in Antalya. ^{[9] [10]}

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

Personal life

Van Kerkhoven is in a relationship with Belgian footballer Diede Lemey. ^[12]

Career statistics

International

As of match played 29 November 2024 [13] 

List of international goals scored by Ella Van Kerkhoven

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		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
13	23	12 November 2022	Joseph Marien Stadium, Brussels, Belgium	Slovakia	7–0	7–0	Friendly
14	25	29 October 2024	Den Dreef, Leuven, Belgium	Greece	1–0	5–0	UEFA Women's Euro 2025 qualifying play-offs
15					5–0
16	26	29 November 2024	Mardan Sports Complex, Antalya, Turkey	Ukraine	1–0	2–0

References

1. @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.
2. "Al onze Red Flames" [All our Red Flames]. RBFA (in Dutch). Retrieved 5 December 2024.
3. "Ella Van Kerkhoven tekent bij OH Leuven Women" [Ella Van Kerkhoven signs with OH Leuven Women]. ohleuven.com.
4. Ghislain, Pierre. "Défenseuse il ya deux ans, et meilleure artilleuse du championnat cette saison" [Defender two years ago, and best gunner in the championship this season]. www.footfeminin.be (in French).
5. Delvaux, Maarten (1 August 2019). "Red Flame Ella Van Kerkhoven versiert toptransfer naar Inter" (in Dutch). Het Nieuwsblad . Retrieved 4 August 2019.
6. "Red Flame Ella Van Kerkhoven keert terug naar Anderlecht" [Red Flame Ella Van Kerkhoven returns to Anderlecht]. sporza.be (in Dutch).
7. "Ella Van Kerkhoven nieuwe aanwinst Feyenoord V1" [Ella Van Kerkhoven new addition to Feyenoord V1]. www.feyenoord.com (in Dutch).
8. "Romania 0 Belgium 1 - 31 August 2018". www.rbfa.be.
9. "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.
10. "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.
11. "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.
12. L-Mag.de: Das sind die 59 lesbischen Stars der Fussball-EM 2022, July 2022
13. "rbfa profile".

External links

• Ella Van Kerkhoven at Soccerway
• Ella Van Kerkhoven at the Royal Belgian Football Association