Ella Van Kerkhoven

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.

Ella Van Kerkhoven
Personal information
Full name Ella Van Kerkhoven[1]
Date of birth (1993-11-20) 20 November 1993
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)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16 July 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16 July 2023

Club career

In August 2019 Van Kerkhoven agreed a transfer from RSC Anderlecht to Inter Milan of the Italian Serie A.[2]

International career

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.

Career statistics

International

 
As of match played 6 October 2022[3]
List of international goals scored by Ella Van Kerkhoven
G C Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1131 August 2018Stadionul Municipal, Botoșani, Romania Romania0–10–12019 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
2924 May 2019Municipal Stadium, Pylos, Greece Greece0–11–2Friendly
3101 June 2019Den Dreef, Leuven, Belgium Thailand1–06–1
43–0
54–0
61129 August 2019Den Dreef, Leuven, Belgium England2–23–3
73–2
81623 June 2022Herman Vanderpoortenstadion, Lier, Belgium Northern Ireland2–14–1
94–1
10216 September 2022FFA Academy Stadium, Armenia Armenia0–20–72023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
110–5
120–6

Private life

Van Kerkhoven lives in a same-sex relationship with Belgian footballer Diede Lemey.[4]

References
  1. @Inter (1 August 2019). "#INTERWOMEN Benvenute nella famiglia nerazzurra 🇫🇷 Julie Martine Debever 🇫🇮 Anna Emilia Auvinen 🇨🇿 Eva Bartoňová 🇵🇹 Andreia Alexandra Norton 🇧🇪 Ella Van Kerkhoven 👉 (link: bit.ly/2yvdUlk) bit.ly/2yvdUlk #ForzaInter #FCIM ⚫️🔵" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  2. Delvaux, Maarten (1 August 2019). "Red Flame Ella Van Kerkhoven versiert toptransfer naar Inter" (in Dutch). Het Nieuwsblad. Retrieved 4 August 2019.
  3. "rbfa profile".
  4. L-Mag.de: Das sind die 59 lesbischen Stars der Fussball-EM 2022, July 2022
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