Ella Van Kerkhoven

Summary

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 (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)
*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 edit

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

International career edit

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 edit

International edit

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
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

Private life edit

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

References edit

  1. ^ @Inter (August 1, 2019). "#INTERWOMEN Benvenute nella famiglia nerazzurra 🇫🇷 Julie Martine Debever 🇫🇮 Anna Emilia Auvinen 🇨🇿 Eva Bartoňová 🇵🇹 Andreia Alexandra Norton 🇧🇪 Ella Van Kerkhoven 👉 (link: http://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

External links edit