Ella_Van_Kerkhoven
Ella Van Kerkhoven
Belgian association football player
Ella Van Kerkhoven (born 20 November 1993) is a Belgian footballer who plays as a forward for Gent and the Belgium national team. She previously played for Oud-Heverlee Leuven, RSC Anderlecht in Belgium and for Inter Milan in Italy.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ella Van Kerkhoven[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1993-11-20) 20 November 1993 (age 30) | ||
| Place of birth | Leuven, Belgium | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Genk | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012–2015 | Oud-Heverlee Leuven | 67 | (8) |
| 2015–2019 | Anderlecht | (27) | |
| 2019–2020 | Inter Milan | 9 | (1) |
| 2020–2021 | Gent | 13 | (8) |
| 2021–2022 | Anderlecht | 4 | (2) |
| 2022–2023 | OH Leuven | 25 | (21) |
| 2023- | Genk | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2011–2012 | Belgium U19 | 17 | (1) |
| 2018– | Belgium | 23 | (12) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16 July 2023 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16 July 2023 | |||
In August 2019 Van Kerkhoven agreed a transfer from RSC Anderlecht to Inter Milan of the Italian Serie A.[2]
Van Kerkhoven made her debut for the Belgium women's national team on 31 August 2018, in a 1–0 win over Romania in Botoșani. She scored the winning goal after entering play as a second half substitute.
International
- As of match played 6 October 2022[3]
| G | C | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 31 August 2018 | Stadionul Municipal, Botoșani, Romania |  Romania | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification |
| 2 | 9 | 24 May 2019 | Municipal Stadium, Pylos, Greece |  Greece | 0–1 | 1–2 | Friendly |
| 3 | 10 | 1 June 2019 | Den Dreef, Leuven, Belgium |  Thailand | 1–0 | 6–1 | |
| 4 | 3–0 | ||||||
| 5 | 4–0 | ||||||
| 6 | 11 | 29 August 2019 | Den Dreef, Leuven, Belgium |  England | 2–2 | 3–3 | |
| 7 | 3–2 | ||||||
| 8 | 16 | 23 June 2022 | Herman Vanderpoortenstadion, Lier, Belgium |  Northern Ireland | 2–1 | 4–1 | |
| 9 | 4–1 | ||||||
| 10 | 21 | 6 September 2022 | FFA Academy Stadium, Armenia |  Armenia | 0–2 | 0–7 | 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification |
| 11 | 0–5 | ||||||
| 12 | 0–6 |
Van Kerkhoven lives in a same-sex relationship with Belgian footballer Diede Lemey.[4]
- Delvaux, Maarten (1 August 2019). "Red Flame Ella Van Kerkhoven versiert toptransfer naar Inter" (in Dutch). Het Nieuwsblad. Retrieved 4 August 2019.
- Ella Van Kerkhoven at Soccerway
- Ella Van Kerkhoven at the Royal Belgian Football Association
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