![]() Vanloo in 2013 | |
No. 35–Washington Mystics | |
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Position | Point guard |
League | WNBA Turkish Super League EuroCup Women |
Personal information | |
Born | Ostend, Belgium | 10 February 1993
Nationality | Belgian |
Listed height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) |
Career information | |
Playing career | 2003–present |
Career history | |
2003–2009 | Blue Cats Ieper |
2009–2013 | Declercq Stortbeton Waregem BC |
2013–2015 | USO Mondeville |
2015–2016 | Luleå Basket |
2016–2017 | Virtus Eirene Ragusa |
2017–2018 | İstanbul Üniversitesi |
2018 | ASVEL Féminin |
2018–2019 | PEAC Pecs |
2019–2020 | Townsville Fire |
2020–2021 | Casademont Zaragoza |
2021–2022 | ŽBK Jenisej Krasnojarsk |
2022–2023 | BLMA |
2023–present | Galatasaray |
2024–present | Washington Mystics |
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With the Belgian national team, she won the EuroBasket Women 2023. [1]
On 13 September 2023, she signed with Galatasaray of the Turkish Women's Basketball Super League (TKBL). [2]
She signed a new 1-year contract with Galatasaray on July 21, 2024. [3]
In 2024, Vanloo entered the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) with the Washington Mystics at the age of 31. [4]
She also plays for the Belgian national team [5] and participated at EuroBasket Women 2017, [6] the 2020 and 2024 Summer Olympics, EuroBasket Women 2021 and EuroBasket Women 2023. [7]
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