Jill Janssens

Jill Janssens

Personal information
Date of birth	(2003-10-03) 3 October 2003 (age 21) [1]
Place of birth	Diest, Belgium,
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	TSG Hoffenheim
Number	9
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2020–2023	OH Leuven	87	(17)
2023–	TSG Hoffenheim	20	(3)
International career‡
2021–	Belgium	31	(2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 6 May 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 5 December 2024 [2]

Jill Janssens (born 3 October 2003) is a Belgian footballer who plays as a forward for TSG 1899 Hoffenheim and the Belgium national team. ^[3]

Career

Janssens started playing football in Bekkevoort for the local VC Bekkevoort. At the age of twelve she moved to Oud-Heverlee in the youth department of Oud-Heverlee Leuven. In the 2019/20 season she played seven games for the first team in the Belgian Women's Super League, the highest division in Belgian women's football.

She made her debut on 6 December 2019 in the 0-3 defeat in the away game against KRC Genk Ladies as a substitute in the 73rd minute. In the following season she was a contract player for the first team and already played 17 league games, in which she also scored two goals. She scored her first on 7 November 2020 (7th matchday) in a 4-2 win in the away game against the SV Zulte Waregem women's soccer team with the goal to make it 2-0 in the 60th minute.

During her time at OHL, the club finished second behind Anderlecht in the league in 2022 and 2023, finishing top of the regular campaign for 2022-2023, but not winning the title.

She was signed by Bundesliga club TSG 1899 Hoffenheim for the 2023/24 season and given a contract that runs until 30 June 2025.

International career

Janssens made her debut for the Belgium national team on 10 June 2021, coming on as a substitute for Lenie Onzia against Spain. ^{[4] [5]}

At the start of 2022, Janssens helped Belgium win the Pinatar Cup in Spain for the first time, beating Russia on penalties in the final after a 0-0 draw. ^[6]

Missing out on 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. ^{[7] [8]}

International goals

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	27 February 2024	Den Dreef, Leuven, Belgium	Hungary	4–1	5–1	2023–24 UEFA Women's Nations League play-offs
2.				5–1

Honours

Belgium

• Pinatar Cup: 2022

References

1. Jill Janssens at Soccerway. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
2. "Al onze Red Flames" [All our Red Flames]. RBFA (in Dutch). Retrieved 5 December 2024.
3. "Jill Janssens". Playmaker Stats. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
4. "Spain vs Belgium". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
5. "Jill Janssens". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
6. (in French) Les Red Flames remportent la Pinatar Cup face à la Russie, le tout premier trophée de leur histoire
7. "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.
8. "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.

External links

• Jill Janssens at the Royal Belgian Football Association