Silke Vanwynsberghe

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Silke Vanwynsberghe
Personal information
Date of birth (1997-04-25) 25 April 1997 (age 27) [1]
Place of birth Belgium,
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
Anderlecht
Number 21
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2013–2016 Lierse SK - (-)
2016–2022 Gent 130 (5)
2022- Anderlecht 63 (5)
International career
2018–2022 Belgium 7 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 November 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12 June 2022

Silke Vanwynsberghe (born 25 April 1997) is a Belgian footballer who plays as a defender for Anderlecht and the Belgium national team. [2]

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Club career

Vanwynsberghe started her playing career with Lierse SK in 2013.

Moving to Gent in 2016, she ended her first season with them by playing in the Buffalos' first ever Cup success, a 3-1 victory over Anderlecht to win the 2017 Belgian Women's Cup Final. [3] [4]

After being beaten 3-2 by Racing Genk in the following year's Cup semi-final, Gent returned to the Cup Final in 2019, defeating Standard Fémina de Liège 2-0 with Mariam Toloba and Marie Minnaert scoring the goals. [5]

Moving to defending champions Anderlecht in 2022, Vanwynsberghe claimed back-to-back titles in 2023 and 2024. [6]

International career

Vanwynsberghe made her debut for the Belgium national team on 2 March 2018, against Spain. [7] [8]

At the start of 2022, Vanwynsberghe scored the winning penalty to win Belgium the Pinatar Cup in Spain for the first time, beating Russia 7-6 on penalties in the final after a 0-0 draw. [9] [10]

Honours

Gent

Anderlecht

Belgium

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References

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  2. "Silke Vanwynsberghe". Playmaker Stats. Retrieved 5 September 2021.
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  5. "Gent Ladies verslaan Standard in bekerfinale bij vrouwen" [Gent Ladies beat Standard in women's cup final]. Sporza (in Dutch). 22 April 2019. Retrieved 19 November 2024.
  6. "7 op een rij! Een dominant Anderlecht zet kroon op het werk in titelmatch tegen Genk" [7 in a row! A dominant Anderlecht puts the crown on the work in title match against Genk]. Sporza (in Dutch). 25 May 2024. Retrieved 6 December 2024.
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  8. "Silke Vanwynsberghe". Royal Belgian Football Association . Retrieved 5 September 2021.
  9. (in French) Les Red Flames remportent la Pinatar Cup face à la Russie, le tout premier trophée de leur histoire
  10. "Red Flames veroveren hoofdtrofee in Pinatar Cup na penaltythriller" [Red Flames claim top trophy in Pinatar Cup after penalty thriller]. Sporza (in Dutch). 22 February 2022. Retrieved 6 December 2024.