Lenie Onzia (born 30 May 1989) is a former Belgian football midfielder. She played professionally in Belgium, England and the Netherlands.
Club career
She played for FC Twente and VVV-Venlo in the Dutch Eredivisie and Arsenal FC's reserves.[1][2]
She was a member of OH Leuven in the renewed Belgian Women's Super League for the 2020-2022 seasons, ending both seasons as vice-champions behind RSC Anderlecht. Onzia played her last game for OHL on 7 May 2022, during a 5-2 victory over Standard Liège where she scored the 3rd OHL goal.[3]
International career
Onzia was a member of the Belgium U-17 and U-19 squads. She made her first appearance for the Red Flames on 6 September 2006, against Scotland. She was also a member of the Euro 2017 squad.[4]
She made the preliminary squad list for the women's EURO 2022 championship.[5][6]
Managerial career
At the start of 2022, Onzia helped Belgium win the Pinatar Cup in Spain for the first time, beating Russia on penalties in the final after a 0-0 draw.[7]
After missing out on the EURO 2022 finals, Onzia ended her active playing career and joined the Belgian squad as a staff member for the rest of the tournament. She subsequently joined the Belgium U-23 staff as assistant coach.[8]
Career statistics
International
- As of match played 28 June 2022[4]
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 September 2009 | Câmpina, Romania |  Romania |
1–7 | 2–7 | Friendly |
| 2 | 19 June 2010 | Stade Leburton, Tubize, Belgium |  Azerbaijan |
6–0 | 11–0 | 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification |
| 3 | 11–0 | |||||
| 4 | 15 June 2011 | De Lenspolder Stadium, Nieuwpoort, Belgium |  France |
1–0 | 1–2 | Friendly |
References
- ^ Verhoeven, André. "VROUWENVOETBAL Lenie Onzia verliet Arsenal, koos voor FC Twente en voelt er zich in haar nopjes". Het Nieuwsblad.
- ^ Statistics in Soccerway
- ^ "OH Leuven Women sluit seizoen af met knappe zege tegen Standard". OHL - Oud-Heverlee Leuven (in Dutch). Retrieved 7 September 2022.
- ^ a b "rbfa profile".
- ^ Profile in UEFA's website
- ^ URBSFA, KBVB -. "Lenie Onzia". static.belgianfootball.be.
- ^ (in French) Les Red Flames remportent la Pinatar Cup face à la Russie, le tout premier trophée de leur histoire
- ^ "Royal Belgian FA". www.rbfa.be. Retrieved 7 September 2022.
External links
- Lenie Onzia at Soccerway
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