Elena Dhont
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Elena Dhont | ||
Date of birth | 27 March 1998 | ||
Place of birth | Zaffelare, Belgium | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Twente | ||
Number | 13 | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2013–2020 | Gent | 40 | (10) |
2020– | Twente | 45 | (14) |
International career‡ | |||
2013–2015 | Belgium U17 | 10 | (1) |
2015–2017 | Belgium U19 | 12 | (4) |
2018– | Belgium | 33 | (4) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16 July 2023 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16 July 2023 |
Elena Dhont (born 27 March 1998) is a Belgian footballer who plays for Dutch Eredevisie team Twente, and the Belgium women's national football team.
Club career[edit]
Between 2013 and 2015, Dhont played for K.A.A. Gent in the BeNe League. After the dissolution of the BeNe League, she continued playing for Gent in the Belgian Women's Super League.[1][2] In 2020, Dhont announced a move to Dutch Eredivisie club FC Twente.[3][4] She was one of six players to leave Gent.[3] In November 2020, Dhont broke her kneecap during a match with PSV. She was out injured for the remainder of the season.[5] Her next appearance was for the Twente under-23s team in March 2022,[6] and the next month, she made her first appearance for the senior team since 2020.[7]
International career[edit]
Dhont has played for Belgium under-17s, Belgium under-19s, and the senior team.[1]
In 2019, Dhont scored for Belgium in a 1–0 victory over the Republic of Ireland,[8] and also the only goal in a 1–0 win against Nigeria at the 2019 Cyprus Women's Cup.[9][10] In 2020, Dhont was selected in the squad for the Algarve Cup.[11] She was included in the provisional 33-player squad for UEFA Women's Euro 2022,[12] and made four appearances in the tournament.[13]
Personal life[edit]
Dhont is from Zaffelare, Belgium.[3] She is a Royal Belgian Football Association ambassador for women's football.[14]
Career statistics[edit]
- As of match played 6 October 2022[15]
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
---|---|---|---|
Belgium | 2018 | 1 | 0 |
2019 | 12 | 2 | |
2020 | 6 | 1 | |
2021 | 0 | 0 | |
2022 | 10 | 0 | |
Total | 29 | 3 |
- Scores and results list Belgium's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Dhont goal.
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 20 January 2019 | Pinatar Arena, San Pedro del Pinatar, Spain | ![]() |
1–0 | 1–0 | Friendly |
2 | 4 March 2019 | GSZ Stadium, Larnaca, Cyprus | ![]() |
1–0 | 1–0 | 2019 Cyprus Women's Cup |
3 | 18 September 2020 | Den Dreef, Leuven, Belgium | ![]() |
5–1 | 6–1 | UEFA Women's Euro 2022 qualifying |
4 | 22 February 2023 | Ashton Gate Stadium, Bristol, England | ![]() |
1–5 | 1–6 | 2023 Arnold Clark Cup |
Honours[edit]
Twente
- Eredivisie: 2020–21 2021–22 2023–24[16]
- KNVB Cup: 2023
- Eredivisie Cup: 2022 2024[17]
- Dutch Women's Super Cup: 2023[18]
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Elena Dhont". Soccerway. Archived from the original on 21 June 2019. Retrieved 12 June 2020.
- ^ Raedts, Guillaume (6 October 2016). "Les Reines des Assists en Super League" (in French). Footfeminin.be. Retrieved 21 December 2021.
- ^ a b c "Red Flame Elena Dhont shot komende twee seizoenen bij FC Twente". Het Nieuwsblad (in Dutch). 16 May 2020. Archived from the original on 12 June 2020. Retrieved 12 June 2020.
- ^ "FC Twente Vrouwen versterkt zich opnieuw, Belgisch international Elena Dhont tekent voor twee jaar". RTV Oost (in Dutch). 15 May 2020. Archived from the original on 12 June 2020. Retrieved 12 June 2020.
- ^ "Red Flame na horrorblessure: "Ik heb de beelden niet bekeken, die waren te gruwelijk"". Sporza (in Dutch). 6 February 2021. Retrieved 10 February 2021.
- ^ "Elena Dhont maakt na anderhalf jaar blessureleed eindelijk comeback". Vrouwen Voetbal Krant (in Dutch). 29 March 2022. Retrieved 11 April 2022.
- ^ "Wat deden de Flames in het buitenland op vrijdag? Terugkeer Dhont, ook Biesmans wint". Vrouwen Voetbal Krant (in Dutch). 2 April 2022. Retrieved 11 April 2022.
- ^ "Ireland suffer narrow defeat to Belgium". 20 January 2019. Archived from the original on 12 June 2020. Retrieved 12 June 2020.
- ^ "Nigeria women 0 Belgium women 1: Dhont condemns African queens to second defeat". Goal. 4 March 2019. Archived from the original on 12 June 2020. Retrieved 12 June 2020.
- ^ "Red Flames strijden om derde stek op Cyprus Cup na zege tegen Nigeria". Sporza (in Dutch). 4 March 2019. Archived from the original on 12 June 2020. Retrieved 12 June 2020.
- ^ "Belgium Names Squad for the 2020 Women's Algarve Cup". Women's Soccer United. 19 February 2020. Archived from the original on 20 February 2020. Retrieved 12 June 2020.
- ^ "National coach Serneels selects 33 players for European Championship preparations". www.rbfa.be. 16 May 2022.
- ^ "Elena Dhont". UEFA. Retrieved 27 July 2022.
- ^ "RED FLAMES DAGEN LAGERE SCHOOLMEISJES UIT OP DANSVLOER MET LOVE FOOTBALL DANCE". ING Group (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 12 June 2020. Retrieved 12 June 2020.
- ^ "Royal Belgian FA". www.rbfa.be.
- ^ "FC Twente Vrouwen benut derde kans wél en grijpt op slotdag negende landstitel" (in Dutch). 11 May 2024. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
- ^ "FC Twente Vrouwen sleept Eredivisie Cup in blessuretijd binnen" (in Dutch). 24 May 2024. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
- ^ "FC Twente Vrouwen maakt gehakt van Ajax Vrouwen en wint Super Cup" (in Dutch). 2 September 2023. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
External links[edit]
- Elena Dhont at Soccerway
- Elena Dhont at the Royal Belgian Football Association
- 1998 births
- Living people
- People from Lochristi
- Belgian women's footballers
- Belgium women's international footballers
- Women's association football forwards
- K.A.A. Gent (women) players
- FC Twente (women) players
- Expatriate women's footballers in the Netherlands
- Eredivisie (women) players
- Super League Vrouwenvoetbal players
- BeNe League players
- Footballers from East Flanders
- UEFA Women's Euro 2022 players
- Belgium women's youth international footballers
- Belgian women's football biography stubs