Lenie Onzia

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Lenie Onzia
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Personal information
Date of birth (1989-05-30) 30 May 1989 (age 35)
Place of birth Boechout, Belgium
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
Boechout
Kontich
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2006–2007 Leuven 24 (17)
2007–2008 Arsenal 0 (0)
2008–2010 Twente 25 (2)
2010–2011 Venlo 21 (4)
2011–2013 Lierse 28 (7)
2015–2017 Twente 23 (3)
2017–2018 Anderlecht 0 (0)
2018–2020 Gent 40 (7)
2020–2022 OH Leuven 48 (9)
International career‡
2003–2005 Belgium U-17 8 (0)
2005–2007 Belgium U-19 19 (4)
2006–2022 Belgium 62 (4)
Managerial career
2022– Belgium U23 (assistant coach)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 07 September 2022

Lenie Onzia (born 30 May 1989) is a former Belgian football midfielder. She played professionally in Belgium, England and the Netherlands.

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Club career

She played for FC Twente and VVV-Venlo in the Dutch Eredivisie and Arsenal FC's reserves. [1] [2]

She was a member of OH Leuven in the renewed Belgian Women's Super League for the 2020-2022 seasons, ending both seasons as vice-champions behind RSC Anderlecht. Onzia played her last game for OHL on May 7, 2022 during a 5-2 victory over Standard Liège where she scored the 3rd OHL goal. [3]

International career

Onzia was a member of the Belgium U-17 and U-19 squads. She made her first appearance for the Red Flames on September 6, 2006 against Scotland. She was also a member of the Euro 2017 squad. [4]

She made the preliminary squad list for the women's EURO 2022 championship. [5] [6]

Managerial career

At the start of 2022, Onzia helped Belgium win the Pinatar Cup in Spain for the first time, beating Russia on penalties in the final after a 0-0 draw. [7]

After missing out on the EURO 2022 finals, Onzia ended her active playing career and joined the Belgian squad as a staff member for the rest of the tournament. She subsequently joined the Belgium U-23 staff as assistant coach. [8]

Career statistics

International

As of match played 28 June 2022 [4]
List of international goals scored by Lenie Onzia
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
15 September 2009 Câmpina, RomaniaFlag of Romania.svg  Romania 1–72–7 Friendly
219 June 2010 Stade Leburton, Tubize, BelgiumFlag of Azerbaijan.svg  Azerbaijan 6–011–0 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
311–0
415 June 2011De Lenspolder Stadium, Nieuwpoort, BelgiumFlag of France.svg  France 1–01–2 Friendly

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References

  1. ↑ Verhoeven, André. "VROUWENVOETBAL Lenie Onzia verliet Arsenal, koos voor FC Twente en voelt er zich in haar nopjes". Het Nieuwsblad.
  2. ↑ Statistics in Soccerway
  3. ↑ "OH Leuven Women sluit seizoen af met knappe zege tegen Standard". OHL - Oud-Heverlee Leuven (in Dutch). Retrieved 7 September 2022.
  4. 1 2 "rbfa profile".
  5. ↑ Profile in UEFA's website
  6. ↑ URBSFA, KBVB -. "Lenie Onzia". static.belgianfootball.be.
  7. ↑ (in French) Les Red Flames remportent la Pinatar Cup face à la Russie, le tout premier trophée de leur histoire
  8. ↑ "Royal Belgian FA". www.rbfa.be. Retrieved 7 September 2022.


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