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Lenie Onzia

Lenie Onzia
Personal information
Date of birth (1989-05-30) 30 May 1989 (age 35)
Place of birth Boechout, Belgium
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
Boechout
Kontich
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2007 Leuven 24 (17)
2007–2008 Arsenal 0 (0)
2008–2010 Twente 25 (2)
2010–2011 Venlo 21 (4)
2011–2013 Lierse 28 (7)
2015–2017 Twente 23 (3)
2017–2018 Anderlecht 0 (0)
2018–2020 Gent 40 (7)
2020–2022 OH Leuven 48 (9)
International career
2003–2005 Belgium U-17 8 (0)
2005–2007 Belgium U-19 19 (4)
2006–2022 Belgium 62 (4)
Managerial career
2022– Belgium U23 (assistant coach)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 07 September 2022

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 May 7, 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 September 6, 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]
List of international goals scored by Lenie Onzia
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

  1. ^ Verhoeven, André. "VROUWENVOETBAL Lenie Onzia verliet Arsenal, koos voor FC Twente en voelt er zich in haar nopjes". Het Nieuwsblad.
  2. ^ Statistics in Soccerway
  3. ^ "OH Leuven Women sluit seizoen af met knappe zege tegen Standard". OHL - Oud-Heverlee Leuven (in Dutch). Retrieved 7 September 2022.
  4. ^ a b "rbfa profile".
  5. ^ Profile in UEFA's website
  6. ^ URBSFA, KBVB -. "Lenie Onzia". static.belgianfootball.be.
  7. ^ (in French) Les Red Flames remportent la Pinatar Cup face à la Russie, le tout premier trophée de leur histoire
  8. ^ "Royal Belgian FA". www.rbfa.be. Retrieved 7 September 2022.