Lorca Van De Putte

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Lorca van de Putte
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Van De Putte in 2014
Personal information
Full name Lorca van de Putte
Date of birth (1988-04-03) 3 April 1988 (age 37)
Place of birth Lokeren, Belgium
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Defence
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2002–2007 Sinaai Girls
2007–2012 FC Twente 90 (2)
2012–2013 Anderlecht 17 (0)
2013–2017 Kristianstads DFF 76 (1)
2017–2018 Bristol City W.F.C. 1 (0)
International career‡
2009–2017 Belgium 55 (2)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 22 July 2015
‡ National team caps and goals as of 20 September 2016

Lorca Van De Putte (born 3 April 1988) is a Belgian former football defender. She played for Belgian clubs Sinaai Girls and Anderlecht, Dutch club Twente in the Eredivisie and also represented them in the UEFA Champions League, Swedish club Kristianstads DFF, and English club Bristol City in the Women's Super League. She also played internationally for the Belgian national team.

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Club career

Van De Putte started her football career, playing for the boys team of SK Lokeren-Doorslaar, [1] before joining Sinaai Girls where she transitioned to the first team. [2]

Van De Putte played for Twente from 2007 when the Eredivisie league started. During her time with the club, she played 90 matches, in which she scored one goal. With the club she won the KNVB Cup in 2008 and the Dutch Eredivisie in 2011. [3] She also played in the UEFA Champions League with Twente. [1]

In May 2012, Van De Putte returned to her native Belgium to enable her to continue her criminology studies in Ghent. She signed with BeNe League club Anderlecht. [3]

In 2013, Van De Putte joined Swedish club Kristianstads DFF on a short-term contract. [4] During her time at the club, she made 76 appearances and scored once, [5] and was a well-known figure in Kristianstad, learneing to speak Swedish by herself. [6]

In September 2017, Van De Putte joined English club Bristol City, with coach Willie Kirk saying he relied on past footage due to her picking up an injury. [7] In 2018, following a knee injury, she retired from football. [8] [9]

International career

Van De Putte played internationally for the Belgian national team, playing 55 games between 2009 and 2017. [10] She played her milestone 50th cap in November 2016 against the Netherlands, where she saw former teammates from Twente. [11]

Style of play

Van De Putte is considered a quality left-back who can play a number of roles on the pitch and is physically and technically very good. [12] She has a beautiful kicking technique, perfect crosses, and many rushes up the left wing. [2]

Personal life

In July 2021, Van De Putte became a mother, giving birth to a baby girl. [13]

References

  1. 1 2 Mahieu, Maryan (14 September 2017). "#Belgian Red Flame Lorca Van De Putte verliet Zweden voor Engeland!" [#Belgian Red Flame Lorca Van De Putte left Sweden for England!]. Vrouwenvoetbal.be (in Dutch).
  2. 1 2 "Lorca Van De Putte". Royal Belgian Football Association . Retrieved 22 April 2025.
  3. 1 2 "Lorca Van De Putte naar Anderlecht" [Lorca Van De Putte to Anderlecht] (in Dutch). Twente. 16 May 2012. Archived from the original on 22 May 2012.
  4. ↑ "Lindrig skada för KDFF-back" [Minor injury for KDFF defender]. Kristianstadsbladet (in Swedish). 16 May 2017. 29-åriga Lorca van de Putte kom till KDFF inför säsongen 2013 och skrev inför den här säsongen ett korttidskontrakt med klubben fram till sommaruppehållet (30 juni). [29-year-old Lorca van de Putte joined KDFF for the 2013 season and signed a short-term contract with the club for this season until the summer break (June 30).]
  5. ↑ "Lorca Van De Putte" (in Swedish). Swedish Football Association. Archived from the original on 26 February 2018.
  6. ↑ Van Lindt, Aernout (10 July 2017). "Lorca Van De Putte, helemaal 'Thuis' in Zweden" [Lorca Van De Putte, completely 'at home' in Sweden]. Vrouwenvoetbalkrant.be (in Dutch).
  7. ↑ "City Women sign Lorca Van De Putte". Bristol City. 14 September 2017.
  8. ↑ Lorca Van De Putte [@Lorca_VDPutte] (12 March 2018). "My season started really bad and it ends even worse. But I'll fight back. Rehab starts today. Good luck to @bristolcitywfc with the rest of the season and the @BelRedFlames with the upcoming matches" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  9. ↑ Dumont, Nathalie (21 February 2025). "Lorca Van de Putte, ex-Red Flame, a bien connu Elisabet Gunnarsdottir, la nouvelle coach : "Elle aimait qu'on lui ramène du speculoos au chocolat"" [Lorca Van de Putte, formerly of the Red Flames, knew Elisabet Gunnarsdottir, the new coach, well: "She loved it when we brought her chocolate speculoos."]. L'Avenir (in French). L'ancienne joueuse de Twente, Anderlecht et Bristol, retraitée depuis 2018 [The former Twente, Anderlecht, and Bristol player, who retired in 2018]
  10. ↑ Belgian Red Flames [@BelRedFlames] (26 October 2023). "#OnThisDay 10 years ago, Lorca Van De Putte scored her first goal as a Red Flame. Lorca played 55 games for Belgium between 2009 and 2017" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  11. ↑ Holsbeek, Florian (26 November 2016). "Cinquantième "Cap" pour Lorca Van De Putte" [Fiftieth "Cap" for Lorca Van De Putte]. Footfeminin.be (in French).
  12. ↑ "Lorca van de Putte: Bristol City Women sign Belgium left-back". BBC Sport. 14 September 2017.
  13. ↑ Van Lindt, Aernout (9 July 2021). "Gewezen Red Flame Lorca Van De Putte heeft heuglijk nieuws" [Former Red Flame Lorca Van De Putte has good news]. voetbalkrant.com (in Dutch).
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