Elena Dhont

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.

Elena Dhont
Personal information
Full name Elena Dhont
Date of birth (1998-03-27) 27 March 1998
Place of birth Zaffelare, Belgium
Position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 Twente
Number 13
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2020 Gent 24 (0)
2020– Twente 7 (3)
National team‡
2013–2015 Belgium U17 10 (1)
2015–2017 Belgium U19 12 (4)
2018– Belgium 19 (3)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 11:04, 11 April 2022 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 9 December 2020

Personal life

Dhont is from Zaffelare, Belgium.[1] She is an Royal Belgian Football Association ambassador for women's football.[2]

Club career

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.[3][4] In 2020, Dhont announced a move to Dutch Eredivisie club FC Twente.[1][5] She was one of six players to leave Gent.[1] In November 2020, Dhont broke her kneecap during a match with PSV. She was out injured for the remainder of the season.[6] Her next appearance was for the Twente under-23s team in March 2022,[7] and the next month, she made her first appearance for the senior team since 2020.[8]

International career

Dhont has played for Belgium under-17s, Belgium under-19s, and the senior team.[3]

In 2019, Dhont scored for Belgium in a 1–0 victory over the Republic of Ireland,[9] and also the only goal in a 1–0 win against Nigeria at the 2019 Cyprus Women's Cup.[10][11] In 2020, Dhont was selected in the squad for the Algarve Cup.[12]

International goals
G C Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1320 January 2019Pinatar Arena, San Pedro del Pinatar, Spain Republic of Ireland1–01–0Friendly
264 March 2019GSZ Stadium, Larnaca, Cyprus Nigeria1–01–02019 Cyprus Women's Cup
31718 September 2019Den Dreef, Leuven, Belgium Romania5–16–1UEFA Women's Euro 2022 qualifying

References
  1. "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.
  2. "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.
  3. "Elena Dhont". Soccerway. Archived from the original on 21 June 2019. Retrieved 12 June 2020.
  4. Raedts, Guillaume (6 October 2016). "Les Reines des Assists en Super League" (in French). Footfeminin.be. Retrieved 21 December 2021.
  5. "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.
  6. "Red Flame na horrorblessure: "Ik heb de beelden niet bekeken, die waren te gruwelijk"". Sporza (in Dutch). 6 February 2021. Retrieved 10 February 2021.
  7. "Elena Dhont maakt na anderhalf jaar blessureleed eindelijk comeback". Vrouwen Voetbal Krant (in Dutch). 29 March 2022. Retrieved 11 April 2022.
  8. "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.
  9. "Ireland suffer narrow defeat to Belgium". 20 January 2019. Archived from the original on 12 June 2020. Retrieved 12 June 2020.
  10. "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.
  11. "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.
  12. "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.
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