Jill Janssens
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 3 October 2003[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Diest, Belgium, | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | TSG Hoffenheim | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020–2023 | OH Leuven | 87 | (17) |
| 2023– | TSG Hoffenheim | 20 | (3) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2021– | Belgium | 31 | (2) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 6 May 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 5 December 2024 [2] | |||
Jill Janssens (born 3 October 2003) is a Belgian footballer who plays as a forward for TSG 1899 Hoffenheim and the Belgium national team.[3]
Career
Janssens started playing football in Bekkevoort for the local VC Bekkevoort. At the age of twelve she moved to Oud-Heverlee in the youth department of Oud-Heverlee Leuven. In the 2019/20 season she played seven games for the first team in the Belgian Women's Super League, the highest division in Belgian women's football.
She made her debut on 6 December 2019 in the 0-3 defeat in the away game against KRC Genk Ladies as a substitute in the 73rd minute. In the following season she was a contract player for the first team and already played 17 league games, in which she also scored two goals. She scored her first on 7 November 2020 (7th matchday) in a 4-2 win in the away game against the SV Zulte Waregem women's soccer team with the goal to make it 2-0 in the 60th minute.
During her time at OHL, the club finished second behind Anderlecht in the league in 2022 and 2023, finishing top of the regular campaign for 2022-2023, but not winning the title.
She was signed by Bundesliga club TSG 1899 Hoffenheim for the 2023/24 season and given a contract that runs until 30 June 2025.
International career
Janssens made her debut for the Belgium national team on 10 June 2021, coming on as a substitute for Lenie Onzia against Spain.[4][5]
At the start of 2022, Janssens helped Belgium win the Pinatar Cup in Spain for the first time, beating Russia on penalties in the final after a 0-0 draw.[6]
Missing out on 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.[7][8]
International goals
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 27 February 2024 | Den Dreef, Leuven, Belgium |  Hungary |
4–1 | 5–1 | 2023–24 UEFA Women's Nations League play-offs |
| 2. | 5–1 |
Honours
Belgium
References
- ^ Jill Janssens at Soccerway. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
- ^ "Al onze Red Flames" [All our Red Flames]. RBFA (in Dutch). Retrieved 5 December 2024.
- ^ "Jill Janssens". Playmaker Stats. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
- ^ "Spain vs Belgium". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
- ^ "Jill Janssens". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
- ^ (in French) Les Red Flames remportent la Pinatar Cup face à la Russie, le tout premier trophée de leur histoire
- ^ "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.
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