Ella Van Kerkhoven

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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*
YearsTeamApps(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 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 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.

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Club career

In August 2019 Van Kerkhoven agreed to a transfer from RSC Anderlecht to Inter Milan of the Italian Serie A. [3]

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.

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. [4] [5]

Career statistics

International

As of match played 29 November 2024 [6]
List of international goals scored by Ella Van Kerkhoven
GCDateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1131 August 2018 Stadionul Municipal, Botoșani, Romania Flag of Romania.svg  Romania 0–10–1 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
2924 May 2019Municipal Stadium, Pylos, Greece Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 0–11–2 Friendly
3101 June 2019 Den Dreef, Leuven, Belgium Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand 1–06–1
43–0
54–0
61129 August 2019Flag of England.svg  England 2–23–3
73–2
81623 June 2022 Herman Vanderpoortenstadion, Lier, BelgiumUlster Banner.svg  Northern Ireland 2–14–1
94–1
10216 September 2022 FFA Academy Stadium, ArmeniaFlag of Armenia.svg  Armenia 0–20–7 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
110–5
120–6
132312 November 2022 Joseph Marien Stadium, Brussels, BelgiumFlag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia 7–07–0Friendly
142529 October 2024Den Dreef, Leuven, BelgiumFlag of Greece.svg  Greece 1–05–0 UEFA Women's Euro 2025 qualifying play-offs
155–0
162629 November 2024 Mardan Sports Complex, Antalya, Turkey Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 1–02–0

Private life

Van Kerkhoven is in a same-sex relationship with Belgian footballer Diede Lemey. [7]

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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. ↑ Delvaux, Maarten (1 August 2019). "Red Flame Ella Van Kerkhoven versiert toptransfer naar Inter" (in Dutch). Het Nieuwsblad . Retrieved 4 August 2019.
  4. ↑ "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.
  5. ↑ "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.
  6. ↑ "rbfa profile".
  7. ↑ L-Mag.de: Das sind die 59 lesbischen Stars der Fussball-EM 2022, July 2022


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