Personal information | |||
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Full name | Sofie van Houtven | ||
Date of birth | 3 August 1987 | ||
Place of birth | Bonheiden, Belgium | ||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Genk Ladies | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2009 | Standard Liège | ||
2012–2013 | Beerschot | ||
2014–2015 | OH Leuven | ||
2016– | Genk Ladies | ||
National team‡ | |||
2008– | Belgium | 25 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23 October 2016 |
Sofie van Houtven (born 3 August 1987) is a Belgian footballer. She plays as a goalkeeper for Genk Ladies and the Belgium women's national football team. [1]
As of 13 June 2017
Belgium | ||
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Year | Apps | Goals |
2008 | 2 | 0 |
2009 | 4 | 0 |
2010 | 2 | 0 |
2011 | 6 | 0 |
2012 | 2 | 0 |
2013 | 2 | 0 |
2014 | 3 | 0 |
2015 | 0 | 0 |
2016 | 2 | 0 |
2017 | 2 | 0 |
Total | 25 | 0 |
Standard Liège
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