Belgian association football player
Ella Van Kerkhoven Full name
Ella Van Kerkhoven[ 1] Date of birth
(1993-11-20 ) 20 November 1993 (age 31) Place of birth
Leuven , Belgium Position(s)
Forward Current team
Feyenoord Number
33 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) 2023-2024
Genk
4
(6) 2024-
Feyenoord
2011–2012
Belgium U19
17
(1) 2018–
Belgium
27
(15)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 May 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 5 December 2024[ 2]
Ella Van Kerkhoven (born 20 November 1993) is a Belgian footballer who plays as a Forward for Feyenoord and the Belgium national team . She previously played for Oud-Heverlee Leuven , RSC Anderlecht in Belgium and for Inter Milan in Italy.
Club career
In August 2019 Van Kerkhoven agreed to a transfer from RSC Anderlecht to Inter Milan of the Italian Serie A .[ 3]
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 .
She was named in the Belgium squad for UEFA Women's Euro 2022 in England, where the Red Flames were beaten in the quarter-finals 1-0 by Sweden . She went on to contribute to Belgium's successful qualification for UEFA Women's Euro 2025 via the play-offs, starting both legs of the play-off final against Ukraine , scoring in the 2-0 first-leg victory in Antalya .[ 4] [ 5]
Career statistics
International
As of match played 29 November 2024 [ 6]
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
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
13
23
12 November 2022
Joseph Marien Stadium , Brussels , Belgium
Slovakia
7 –0
7–0
Friendly
14
25
29 October 2024
Den Dreef, Leuven, Belgium
Greece
1 –0
5–0
UEFA Women's Euro 2025 qualifying play-offs
15
5 –0
16
26
29 November 2024
Mardan Sports Complex , Antalya , Turkey
Ukraine
1 –0
2–0
Private life
Van Kerkhoven is in a same-sex relationship with Belgian footballer Diede Lemey .[ 7]
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