Laura De Neve

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Laura De Neve
Laura De Neve, Italy vs Belgium women's, Ferrara 2018-04-10 03.jpg
De Neve in 2018
Personal information
Full name Laura De Neve
Date of birth (1994-10-09) 9 October 1994 (age 30)
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*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
0000–2012 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]

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Club career

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]

International career

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]

Career statistics

International

From 2008 to 2013

Belgium U15
YearCapsGoals
200820
200910
Total30

From 2009 to 2011

Belgium U17
YearCapsGoals
2009103
2010101
201150
Total254

From 2008 to 2013

Belgium U19
YearCapsGoals
200820
200900
201000
201161
201280
201330
Total191
As of 6 October 2022
Belgium
YearCapsGoals
201320
201410
201500
201660
201760
201891
2019121
202060
202150
2022120
Total592
As of match played 6 October 2022 [15]
List of international goals scored by Laura De Neve
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
15 October 2018 Den Dreef, Leuven, BelgiumFlag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland 2–12–2 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup qualifying
28 October 2019 Stadionul Dr. Constantin Rădulescu, Cluj-Napoca, RomaniaFlag of Romania.svg  Romania 0–10–1 UEFA Women's Euro 2022 qualification
331 October 2023Den Dreef, Leuven, BelgiumFlag of England.svg  England 1–03–2 2023–24 UEFA Women's Nations League

Honours

Anderlecht

Belgium

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