Lenie Onzia

Lenie Onzia

Personal information
Date of birth	(1989-05-30) 30 May 1989 (age 37)
Place of birth	Boechout, Belgium
Height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position	Midfielder
Youth career
	Boechout
	Kontich
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(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 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.

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 7 May 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 6 September 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.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	5 September 2009	Câmpina, Romania	Romania	1–7	2–7	Friendly
2	19 June 2010	Stade Leburton, Tubize, Belgium	Azerbaijan	6–0	11–0	2011 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
3				11–0
4	15 June 2011	De Lenspolder Stadium, Nieuwpoort, Belgium	France	1–0	1–2	Friendly

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 Netherlands Dutch). Retrieved 7 September 2022.
4. "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.

External links

• Lenie Onzia at Soccerway