Elien Van Wynendaele

Elien Van Wynendaele (born 19 February 1995) is a former Belgian soccer midfielder who last played for Eendracht Aalst in Belgium's First Division.

Elien Van Wynendaele
Personal information
Full name Elien Van Wynendaele
Date of birth (1995-02-19) 19 February 1995
Place of birth Belgium
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) midfielder
Youth career
K. Racing Club Bambrugge
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011 RSC Anderlecht
2011–2013 Club Brugge KV 22 (2)
2013–2019 AA Gent 72 (6)
2019–2020 Eendracht Aalst
International career‡
2010 Belgium U15 1 (0)
2010–2012 Belgium U17 17 (1)
2012–2014 Belgium U19 16 (1)
2014 Belgium U21 1 (1)
2015–2017 Belgium 19 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 September 2022
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 28 September 2022

Club career

Van Wynendaele started her career at the age of 4, with the youth team of the East Flemish Bambrugge. She then moved to Club Brugge KV via RSC Anderlecht, in 2011. In 2013, she joined AA Gent.[1][2]

Having struggled with knee injuries since the Euro 2017 tournament, Van Wynendaele decided to step down from top-tier football and signed for D1 team E. Aalst Ladies in 2019. She captained her last game for Gent during the final match of Play-Off 1 against KRC Genk Ladies.[3][4]

In early 2020, after only a few months at Aalst, Van Wynendaele was again injured and ended her career definitely, at age 24.[5]

International career

On 7 June 2010, Van Wynendaele started her international career playing for Belgium U15 in a friendly match against the Netherlands.[6] Between 2010 and 2012, she played 17 games for the Belgium U17 team and scored one goal. Her first game for the U17 side was on 28 August against Wales.[7] On 19 September 2012, Van Wynendaele debuted for Belgium U19 team against Finland in Tammela, Finland. On 21 June 2014 she played her last match for the U19 side against the Netherlands in Mjøndalen.[8][9] On 26 November 2014, Van Wynendaele played her first and only match for Belgium U21 team against Turkey in Tubize.[10]

Van Wynendaele was part of the group who represented Belgium at the 2017 Cyprus Women's Cup and at the UEFA Women's Euro 2017.[11]

After football

Van Wynendaele works as a physiotherapist at the Medical Sports Centre in the municipality of Lebbeke.[12]

Career statistics

International
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
U15 201010
Total10
U17 201050
201161
201260
Total171
U19 201251
201350
201460
Total161
U21 201410
Total10
Belgium 201550
201670
201771
Total191
Scores and results list Belgium's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Belgium goal.
List of international goals scored by Elien Van Wynendaele
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition Ref.
1 3 March 2017 Antonis Papadopoulos Stadium, Larnaca, Cyprus  Italy 2–1 4–1 2017 Cyprus Cup [13]

References
  1. "Elien Van Wynendaele". Soccer Punter. Retrieved 17 August 2017.
  2. Van Lindt, Aernout (24 May 2016). "In de kijker: Elien Van Wynendaele, rustige kracht en rots in de branding". Vrouwenvoetbalkrant.be. Retrieved 17 August 2017.
  3. "Elien Van Wynendaele (24): emotioneel afscheid van topsport". Vrouwenvoetbalkrant.be (in Dutch). 20 May 2019. Retrieved 28 September 2022.
  4. "Genk - Gent(SL Play-off 1 2018/2019)". Vrouwenvoetbalkrant.be (in Dutch). Retrieved 28 September 2022.
  5. "Elien Van Wynendaele stopt". Vrouwenvoetbalkrant.be (in Dutch). 17 February 2020. Retrieved 28 September 2022.
  6. "Nederland1 – 0België". Belgian Football. Retrieved 17 August 2017.
  7. "Wales1 – 0België". Belgian Football. Retrieved 17 August 2017.
  8. "Nederland1 – 0België". Belgian Football. Retrieved 17 August 2017.
  9. "Finland1 – 2België". Belgian Football. Retrieved 17 August 2017.
  10. "België0 – 2Turkije". Belgian Football. Retrieved 17 August 2017.
  11. "23 Belgian Red Flames in EK-selectie". Belgian Football. Retrieved 17 August 2017.
  12. "Elien Van Wynendaele | Sportmedisch Centrum Lebbeke" (in Dutch). 4 February 2021. Retrieved 28 September 2022.
  13. "2017 Cyprus Cup". www.rbfa.be. Retrieved 28 September 2022.
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