Lenie Onzia (born 30 May 1989) is a former Belgian football midfielder. She played professionally in Belgium, England and the Netherlands.
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Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | (1989-05-30) 30 May 1989 (age 33) | ||
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) |
National team‡ | |||
2003–2005 | Belgium U-17 | 8 | (0) |
2005–2007 | Belgium U-19 | 19 | (4) |
2006–2022 | Belgium | 62 | (4) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 07 September 2022 |
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]
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]
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.[7]
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1 | 5 September 2009 | Câmpina, Romania | ![]() | 1–7 | 2–7 | Friendly |
2 | 19 June 2010 | Stade Leburton, Tubize, Belgium | ![]() | 6–0 | 11–0 | 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification |
3 | 11–0 | |||||
4 | 15 June 2011 | De Lenspolder Stadium, Nieuwpoort, Belgium | ![]() | 1–0 | 1–2 | Friendly |
Belgium squad – UEFA Women's Euro 2017 | ||
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