Luna Vanzeir

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Luna Vanzeir
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Vanzeir in 2022
Personal information
Date of birth (2003-01-07) 7 January 2003 (age 21) [1]
Place of birth Belgium
Position(s) Midfielder, forward
Team information
Current team
Genk
Number 30
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2019–2022 OH Leuven 51 (17)
2022– Genk 56 (15)
International career
2021– Belgium 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 May 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18:07, 31 August 2021 (UTC)

Luna Vanzeir (born 7 January 2003) is a Belgian footballer who plays as a forward and midfielder for Genk and the Belgium national team. [2]

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International career

Vanzeir made her debut for the Belgium national team on 12 June 2021, coming on as a substitute for Jassina Blom against Luxembourg. [3] [4]

Personal life

Vanzeir is of Polish and Ukrainian descent through her mother. [5] She is the sister of New York Red Bulls and Belgium national team forward, Dante Vanzeir. [2]

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References

  1. Luna Vanzeir at Soccerway. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
  2. 1 2 "Luna Vanzeir". Playmaker Stats. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
  3. "Luxembourg vs Belgium". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
  4. "Luna Vanzeir". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
  5. Hauspie, Jan (11 October 2021). "Dante Vanzeir: 'Het was al een droom toen Martinez zei dat ik het vorige keer nét niet gehaald had'". Humo (in Dutch). Retrieved 6 November 2023.