Heleen Jaques

Heleen Jaques (born 20 April 1988) is a Belgian former footballer who played as a defender for Gent[1] of the Belgian Super League and the Belgium national team.

Heleen Jaques
Jaques in 2018
Personal information
Date of birth (1988-04-20) 20 April 1988
Place of birth Tielt, Belgium
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2004–2005 Oostende
2005–2008 Zuid West-Vlaanderen
2008–2010 Sint-Truiden
2010–2011 Herforder SV 21 (1)
2011–2012 Sint-Truiden
2012–2013 Turbine Potsdam 9 (0)
2013–2015 Club Brugge 43 (5)
2015–2018 Anderlecht
2018–2019 Fiorentina 15 (2)
2019–2020 Sassuolo 2 (0)
2020–2021 Gent 22 (1)
International career
2005 Belgium U17 3 (0)
2005–2007 Belgium U19 9 (0)
2007–2020 Belgium 97 (3)
Managerial career
2021–2023 Belgium U16
2023– Club YLA
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

Jaques made her Champions League debut in October 2012. She has also played for Herforder SV and Turbine Potsdam[2] of the Bundesliga, and Sint-Truiden, Anderlecht and Club Brugge of the Belgian First Division and BeNe League. She transferred to Fiorentina for the 2018–19 season.

International career

Jaques was a member of the Belgium national team since 2007.[3]

She played her last international game on 1 December 2020 against Switzerland. Coming on as a substitute for Julie Biesmans, she played the last minutes in a 4–0 win for Belgium where they secured qualification for the 2022 UEFA Women's Euro championship.[4]

Career statistics
Scores and results list Belgium's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Jaques goal.
List of international goals scored by Heleen Jaques[5]
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
116 September 2015Proximus Basecamp, Tubize, Belgium Poland5–05–0Friendly
25 March 2018GSZ Stadium, Larnaca, Cyprus Austria2–02–0Friendly
329 August 2019Den Dreef, Leuven, Belgium England1–23–3Friendly

References
  1. "Calciomercato, arriva Heleen Jaques". Sassuolo Calcio Femminile (in Italian). 19 July 2019.
  2. 2012–13 squad in the club's website
  3. Profile in UEFA's website
  4. UEFA.com. "Belgium-Switzerland | UEFA Women's EURO". UEFA.com. Retrieved 1 November 2021.
  5. "rbfa profile".
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