Tessa Wullaert

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Tessa Wullaert
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Wullaert with Manchester City in 2019
Personal information
Date of birth (1993-03-19) 19 March 1993 (age 31)
Place of birth Tielt, Belgium
Height 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Inter Milan
Number 31
Youth career
FC Wakken
Engelmunster
Harelbeke
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2008–2012 Zulte Waregem
2012–2013 Anderlecht 15 (6)
2013–2015 Standard Liège 51 (34)
2015–2018 VfL Wolfsburg 37 (7)
2018–2020 Manchester City 31 (6)
2020–2022 Anderlecht 50 (72)
2022–2024 Fortuna Sittard 42 (46)
2024– Inter Milan 10 (5)
International career‡
2008 Belgium U15 2 (1)
2008–2010 Belgium U17 17 (3)
2008–2011 Belgium U19 12 (7)
2011– Belgium 139 (87)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:20, 6 December 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 5 December 2024 [1]

Tessa Wullaert (born 19 March 1993) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Serie A club Inter Milan and the Belgium national team, where she has amassed the second-highest number of caps for her country ever. She is her country's highest goalscorer of all-time in women's international football with 87 goals, and also holds the absolute goalscoring national record having scored two more than Romelu Lukaku. [2] Wullaert has won league titles in Belgium and Germany, plus the English FA Cup.

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Club career

Belgium

Wullaert's first team was SV Zulte Waregem in the Belgian First Division, where she played from 2008 to 2012. [3] For the 2012–13 season, when the BeNe League, a new joint league between Belgium and the Netherlands, was created, she moved to RSC Anderlecht, with which she won the Belgian Cup. She left after one year and signed for Standard Liège, scoring 16 league goals during the 2013–14 season and winning the Belgian Cup again. In 2014–15, her second season playing for Standard, she won the BeNe League top scorer award with 18 goals, helping the club win the title. [4]

Wolfsburg

In May 2015, Wullaert moved to VfL Wolfsburg. [5] She spent three seasons with the club, winning two Bundesliga and three DFB-Pokal titles. She also appeared in two Champions League finals, both as a substitute.

Manchester City

In June 2018, Wullaert signed for English FA WSL club Manchester City. [6] In her first season with the club, Wullaert won the FA Cup and League Cup double, finishing runner-up in the league. Following two seasons with the club, Wullaert announced she had declined a new contract and would be leaving. [7] [8]

Anderlecht

In 2020, Wullaert moved back to Belgium to be closer to her family and boyfriend. She signed a contract with Anderlecht that made her the only fully professional female footballer in Belgium at the time.[ citation needed ] She scored more than 30 goals in each of her two seasons with Anderlecht, leading the Women's Super League in scoring and helping Anderlecht win two league titles and the Belgian Cup in 2022.

Fortuna Sittard

After two years in her native Belgium, Wullaert agreed terms with newcomers to the Dutch Eredivisie Fortuna Sittard, situated just across the border from Belgium. [9] In March 2024, she scored a league record of 7 goals in an 8–0 win over Telstar. [10] With 26 goals, Wullaert became top scorer of the 2023–24 Eredivisie. [11] She also won the league's player of the year award  [ nl ]. [12]

Inter Milan Women

On 7 June 2024, it was announced that Wullaert would join the Inter Milan women's team. [13]

International career

Wullaert with Belgium in 2014 Tessa Wullaert 2014 (cropped).jpg
Wullaert with Belgium in 2014

Wullaert represented Belgium at the 2011 UEFA Women's U-19 Championship [14] and in the same year made her debut for the senior national team. [15] [16] Within four years she achieved the record for highest number of international goals by a Belgian female football player, going level up with team captain Aline Zeler in October 2015, overtaking her in March 2016.

Wullaert played in Belgium's only two appearances at the Women's European Championships, their group stage exit at Euro 2017 where she netted in a 2-1 loss to the Netherlands, and the Red Flames' subsequent run to quarter-finals at Euro 2022, where she did not score but did help Belgium out of their group for the first time ever.

In their second appearance at the continental finals, the Red Flames finished second in Group D behind group favourites France, against whom they conceded a narrow defeat (1–2), but ahead of Iceland with a 1-1 draw and Italy, who they edged out 1-0. Belgium lost 1-0 to Sweden in the quarter-finals. [17] [18]

At the start of 2022, Wullaert was named in the Belgium squad for the Pinatar Cup friendly tournament in Spain but had to pull out through injury. Belgium went on to win the tournament for the first time, beating Russia on penalties after a 0-0 draw. [19] [20]

Wullaert's two goals against Greece in the UEFA Women's Euro 2025 qualifying play-off semi-final second leg on 29 October 2024 saw her reach 85 goals for her country, matching Romelu Lukaku's men's record to become the joint-highlest goalscorer ever for any Belgiam senior national football team. [2] [21]

This record came in her 137th appearance for the Red Flames, with only Janice Cayman amassing more caps (153).

Wullaert took custody of the Belgian outscoring senior reconrd again when she netted her 86th goal for the Red Flames in their 2-0 Euro 2025 play-off final first-leg win away to Ukraine on 29 November 2024, [22] scoring the clincher in the second-leg for a 2-1 win on the night, qualifying 4-1 on aggregate. [23] [24]

Among Wullaert's record national haul of 87 goals, Wullaert has scored eight hat-tricks in her international career, including a five-goal haul in a 19-0 Women's World Cup qualifier against Armenia in 2021 and four against Greece in another qualifier in 2015. [25]

Career statistics

As of match played 3 December 2024 [26]
Scores and results list Belgium's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Wullaert goal.
List of international goals scored by Tessa Wullaert
GCDateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1120 August 2011 Stade Armand-Melis, Dessel, BelgiumFlag of Russia.svg  Russia 1–01–0 Friendly
2217 September 2011Stade Armand-Melis, Dessel, BelgiumFlag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 1–02–1 UEFA Women's Euro 2013 qualifying
3515 February 2012Stade Armand-Melis, Dessel, BelgiumUlster Banner.svg  Northern Ireland 2–12–2UEFA Women's Euro 2013 qualifying
464 April 2012Stade Armand-Melis, Dessel, BelgiumFlag of Iceland.svg  Iceland 1–01–0UEFA Women's Euro 2013 qualifying
589 June 2012 Henri Houtsaegerstadion, Koksijde, BelgiumFlag of North Korea.svg  North Korea 2–22–2Friendly
61115 September 2012 Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo, NorwayFlag of Norway.svg  Norway 1–22–3 UEFA Women's Euro 2013 qualifying
7139 February 2013 Regenboogstadion, Waregem, BelgiumFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 1–02–3Friendly
81413 February 2013 PGB-Stadion, Oostakker, BelgiumFlag of Austria.svg  Austria 1–02–0Friendly
9152 June 2013 Stade Leburton, Tubize, BelgiumFlag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 3–03–0Friendly
101926 October 2013 Levadia Stadium, Livadeia Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 4–17–1 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
117–1
122031 October 2013 Bosuilstadion, Antwerp, BelgiumFlag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 2–14–12015 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
134–1
14235 April 2014 Niko Dovana Stadium, Durrës, AlbaniaFlag of Albania.svg  Albania 2–06–02015 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
152613 September 2014 Stade Eneco, Leuven, BelgiumFlag of Greece.svg  Greece 4–011–02015 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
166–0
178–0
1811–0
192717 September 2014 Estádio Municipal de Abrantes, Abrantes, PortugalFlag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 1–01–02015 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
202822 November 2014 Stadion Ludowy, Sosnowiec, PolandFlag of Poland.svg  Poland 1–04–0Friendly
212911 February 2015 Estadio José Antonio Pérez, San Pedro del Pinatar, SpainFlag of Spain.svg  Spain 1–01–2Friendly
22303 March 2015 Paralimni Stadium, Paralimni, CyprusFlag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 2–22–2 2015 Cyprus Cup
233423 May 2015 Stayen, Sint-Truiden, BelgiumFlag of Norway.svg  Norway 3–23–2Friendly
243727 October 2015 Bilino Polje Stadium, Zenica, Bosnia and HerzegovinaFlag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg  Bosnia and Herzegovina 3–05–0 UEFA Women's Euro 2017 qualifying
254–0
26429 March 2016 Complexo Desportivo de VRSA, Vila Real de Santo António, PortugalFlag of Russia.svg  Russia 1–05–0 2016 Algarve Cup
274412 April 2016 Stade Eneco, Leuven, BelgiumFlag of Estonia.svg  Estonia 3–06–0 UEFA Women's Euro 2017 qualifying
285–0
29523 March 2017 AEK Arena, Larnaca, CyprusFlag of Italy.svg  Italy 1–14–1Friendly
30548 March 2017 AEK Arena, Larnaca, CyprusFlag of Austria.svg  Austria 1–01–1Friendly
315611 April 2017 Stade Eneco, Leuven, BelgiumFlag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 3–05–0Friendly
326011 July 2017 Van Roystadion, Denderleeuw, BelgiumFlag of Russia.svg  Russia 1–02–0Friendly
336324 July 2017 Koning Willem II Stadion, Tilburg, NetherlandsFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 1–11–2 UEFA Women's Euro 2017
346419 September 2017 Stade Eneco, Leuven, BelgiumFlag of Moldova.svg  Moldova 2–012–0 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
353–0
365–0
376520 October 2017Stade Eneco, Leuven, BelgiumFlag of Romania.svg  Romania 1–03–22019 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
38697 March 2018 GSZ Stadium, Larnaca, CyprusFlag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 1–12–1 2018 Cyprus Cup
397220 June 2018 Stade Zimbru, Chișinău, MoldavoFlag of Moldova.svg  Moldova 6–07–0 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
408124 May 2019 Municipal Pylos Stadium, Pylos, GreeceFlag of Greece.svg  Greece 2–02–1Friendly
41821 June 2019 Stade Eneco, Leuven, BelgiumFlag of Thailand.svg  Thailand 2–06–1Friendly
42868 November 2019 Ivan Laljak-Ivić Stadium, Zaprešić, CroatiaFlag of Croatia.svg  Croatia 1–04–1 UEFA Women's Euro 2021 qualifying
439118 September 2020 Den Dreef, Leuven, BelgiumFlag of Romania.svg  Romania 1–06–1UEFA Women's Euro 2021 qualifying
443–0
454–0
469222 September 2020 Stockhorn Arena, Thun, SwitzerlandFlag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland 1–21–2UEFA Women's Euro 2021 qualifying
479327 October 2020 Sūduva Stadium, Marijampolė, LithuaniaFlag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania 1–09–0UEFA Women's Euro 2021 qualifying
487–0
498–0
50941 December 2020 Den Dreef, Leuven, BelgiumFlag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland 3–04–0UEFA Women's Euro 2021 qualifying
5110021 September 2021 King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels, BelgiumFlag of Albania.svg  Albania 6–07–0 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
5210121 October 2021Den Dreef, Leuven, BelgiumFlag of Kosovo.svg  Kosovo 3–07–02023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
536–0
547–0
5510325 November 2021Den Dreef, Leuven, BelgiumFlag of Armenia.svg  Armenia 2–019–02023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
5610–0
5712–0
5817–0
5918–0
601057 April 2022 Elbasan Arena, Elbasan, AlbaniaFlag of Albania.svg  Albania 2–05–02023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
614–0
6210612 April 2022 Fadil Vokrri Stadium, Pristina, KosovoFlag of Kosovo.svg  Kosovo 2–06–12023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
633–0
644–0
655–0
6610823 June 2022 Herman Vanderpoortenstadion, Lier, BelgiumUlster Banner.svg  Northern Ireland 1–03–1Friendly
673–1
681156 September 2022 Yerevan Football Academy Stadium, Yerevan, ArmeniaFlag of Armenia.svg  Armenia 4–07–0 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
691166 October 2022 Estádio do FC Vizela, Vizela, PortugalFlag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 1–12–1 2023 FIFA WC Qualy play-offs
7011713 November 2022 Joseph Marien Stadium, Brussels, BelgiumFlag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia 3–07–0Friendly
716–0
7211816 February 2023 Stadium MK, Milton Keynes, EnglandFlag of Italy.svg  Italy 2–12–1 2023 Arnold Clark Cup
7311919 February 2023 Coventry Building Society Arena, Coventry, England Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 1–12–1
7412111 April 2023Den Dreef, Leuven, BelgiumFlag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia 1–12–2Friendly
752–1
7612531 October 2023Flag of England.svg  England 2–23–2 2023–24 UEFA Women's Nations League
773–2
7812823 February 2024 Pancho Aréna, Felcsút, HungaryFlag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 2–15–1 2023–24 UEFA Women's Nations League play-offs
794–1
8012927 February 2024Den Dreef, Leuven, BelgiumFlag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 1–15–1
812–1
823–1
8313231 May 2024 Eden Arena, Prague, Czech Republic Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 1–02–1 UEFA Women's Euro 2025 qualifying
8413729 October 2024Den Dreef, Leuven, BelgiumFlag of Greece.svg  Greece 2–05–0 UEFA Women's Euro 2025 qualifying play-offs
853–0
8613829 November 2024 Mardan Sports Complex, Antalya, Turkey Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 2–02–0
871393 December 2024Den Dreef, Leuven, BelgiumFlag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 2–12–1

Honours

Zulte Waregem

Anderlecht

Standard Liège

VfL Wolfsburg

Manchester City

Belgium

Individual

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References

  1. ↑ "Al onze Red Flames" [All our Red Flames]. RBFA (in Dutch). Retrieved 5 December 2024.
  2. 1 2 3 "En dat is 85! Tessa Wullaert klimt op gelijke (en eenzame) hoogte met Lukaku in Belgische topschutterstand" [And that's 85! Tessa Wullaert climbs to the same (and lonely) height as Lukaku in the Belgian top scorer rankings]. Sporza (in Dutch). 30 October 2024. Retrieved 19 November 2024.
  3. ↑ 2011–12 squad Archived 2012-03-15 at the Wayback Machine in Zulte Waregem's website -> Info DZW -> Speelsters
  4. ↑ "Standard Liege are BeNe League champions" (in Dutch). BeNeLeague.com. Archived from the original on 18 May 2015. Retrieved 19 June 2015.
  5. ↑ "Tessa Wullaert switches Standard Liège for Wolfsburg" (in German). VfL Wolfsburg. Retrieved 19 June 2015.
  6. ↑ "Manchester City Women sign Tessa Wullaert from Wolfsburg". Sky Sports. Retrieved 22 June 2018.
  7. ↑ "Tessa Wullaert: Manchester City's Belgium forward to leave club". BBC Sport. 26 June 2020.
  8. ↑ Oatway, Caroline. "Tessa Wullaert to depart". www.mancity.com.
  9. ↑ "Wow! Wullaert tekent contract in Nederland: "Mooi project" (Foto)".
  10. ↑ "Weergaloze Wullaert scoort 7 goals in monsterzege Fortuna Sittard en vestigt Eredivisie-record" (in Dutch). Sporza. 22 March 2024.
  11. ↑ "Red Flame Tessa Wullaert maakt toptransfer naar Inter". Het Nieuwsblad (in Dutch). 7 June 2024.
  12. 1 2 3 "Big winners of the Eredivisie Awards: Luuk de Jong, Tessa Wullaert, Johan Bakayoko, and Lily Yohannes". Eredivisie . 2 September 2024. Retrieved 3 September 2024.
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  14. ↑ Quick-fire goals beat Belgium and keep Italy perfect. UEFA
  15. ↑ Profile in UEFA's website
  16. ↑ Tessa Wullaert scores for the Red Devils against Northern Ireland. Het Nieuwsblad (in Dutch)
  17. ↑ (in French) Euro féminin : qualifiées pour les quarts, les Red Flames ont déjà tout gagné
  18. ↑ (in French) Euro féminin - Suède-Belgique : Les Red Flames éliminées en quart de finale dans les toutes dernières secondes
  19. ↑ (in French) Les Red Flames remportent la Pinatar Cup face à la Russie, le tout premier trophée de leur histoire
  20. ↑ "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.
  21. ↑ "Tessa Wullaert égale le record de Romelu Lukaku: "C'est mon job de marquer des buts"" [Tessa Wullaert equals Romelu Lukaku's record: "It's my job to score goals"]. 7sur7.be (in French). 30 October 2024. Retrieved 19 November 2024.
  22. ↑ "Het EK is bijna binnen: Red Flames boeken belangrijke zege tegen Oekraïne na laat doelpunt van Tessa Wullaert" [European Championship is almost here: Red Flames book important victory against Ukraine after late goal from Tessa Wullaert]. Sporza (in Dutch). 29 November 2024. Retrieved 3 December 2024.
  23. ↑ "Red Flames dansen, zingen en glunderen na EK-kwalificatie: "Zeer belangrijk voor ons vrouwenvoetbal"" [Red Flames dance, sing and beam after European Championship qualification: "Very important for our women's football"]. Sporza (in Dutch). 5 December 2024.
  24. ↑ "Het EK is binnen! Red Flames klaren ook laatste klus tegen Oekraïne na knappe goal en assist van Tessa Wullaert" [The European Championship is here! Red Flames complete final task against Ukraine after a great goal and assist from Tessa Wullaert]. Sporza (in Dutch). 5 December 2024.
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  32. ↑ "Voetbalster Tessa Wullaert gehuldigd als ereburger van Harelbeke". VRT (in Dutch). 22 June 2024.
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