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]
| 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]
References
- ^ @Inter (1 August 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.
- ^ "Al onze Red Flames" [All our Red Flames]. RBFA (in Dutch). Retrieved 5 December 2024.
- ^ Delvaux, Maarten (1 August 2019). "Red Flame Ella Van Kerkhoven versiert toptransfer naar Inter" (in Dutch). Het Nieuwsblad. Retrieved 4 August 2019.
- ^ "Red Flames dansen, zingen en glunderen na EK-kwalificatie: "Zeer belangrijk voor ons vrouwenvoetbal"" [Red Flames dance, sing and beam after European Championship qualification: "Very important for our women's football"]. Sporza (in Dutch). 5 December 2024.
- ^ "Het EK is binnen! Red Flames klaren ook laatste klus tegen Oekraïne na knappe goal en assist van Tessa Wullaert" [The European Championship is here! Red Flames complete final task against Ukraine after a great goal and assist from Tessa Wullaert]. Sporza (in Dutch). 5 December 2024.
- ^ "rbfa profile".
- ^ L-Mag.de: Das sind die 59 lesbischen Stars der Fussball-EM 2022, July 2022
External links
- Ella Van Kerkhoven at Soccerway
- Ella Van Kerkhoven at the Royal Belgian Football Association
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