Personal information | |||
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Full name | Laura De Neve | ||
Date of birth | 9 October 1994 | ||
Place of birth | Belgium | ||
Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Anderlecht | ||
Number | 8 | ||
Youth career | |||
FCV Dender EH | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
–2012 | FCV Dender EH | ||
2012– | Anderlecht | 67 | (8) |
International career‡ | |||
2008–2009 | Belgium U15 | 3 | (0) |
2009–2011 | Belgium U17 | 25 | (4) |
2008–2013 | Belgium U19 | 19 | (1) |
2013– | Belgium | 65 | (3) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16 March 2017 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 5 December 2024 [1] |
Laura De Neve (born 9 October 1994) is a Belgian footballer. She plays as a defender for Anderlecht and the Belgium women's national football team. [2]
De Neve started her career the Dender youth team. As from season 2012–13 she transferred to RSC Anderlecht. In 2012–13 she won with Anderlecht the Belgian Women's Cup. In season 2015–16 she played again in the final in the Cup but they lost against Lierse SK.
De Neve has won seven league titles in a row with Anderlecht, sweeping the Belgian Women's Super League from the 2017-18 season right through to 2023-24. [3] [4] [5]
In 2016, she played for the Flames 3 games in the Algarve Cup in Portugal. [6] [7] [8]
She was selected for the 2017 Cyprus Cup games. Because an injury in the competition with Anderlecht against Oud-Heverlee Leuven, therefore she had to forfeit the Cyprus Cup and was replaced by Sarah Wijnants in the selection. [9]
In recent years she remained a regular choice in the senior team. De Neve was part of the squad at the Pinatar Cup 2022 in Spain, where Belgium won their very first trophy after defeating Russia in the final. [10]
De Neve went on and represented Belgium at the UEFA Women's Euro 2022 [11] and played 2 of the 3 group matches (against Iceland and France), and again in the quarter finals where they lost against Sweden. [12]
She went on to contribute to Belgium's successful qualification for UEFA Women's Euro 2025 via the play-offs, winning both legs of the play-off final against Ukraine. [13] [14]
From 2008 to 2013
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No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1 | 5 October 2018 | Den Dreef, Leuven, Belgium | Switzerland | 2–1 | 2–2 | 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup qualifying |
2 | 8 October 2019 | Stadionul Dr. Constantin Rădulescu, Cluj-Napoca, Romania | Romania | 0–1 | 0–1 | UEFA Women's Euro 2022 qualification |
3 | 31 October 2023 | Den Dreef, Leuven, Belgium | England | 1–0 | 3–2 | 2023–24 UEFA Women's Nations League |
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