Wendie Thérèse Renard (born 20 July 1990) is a French professional footballer who plays as a centre-back and captains both Division 1 Féminine club Lyon and the France national team.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Wendie Thérèse Renard[1] | ||
Date of birth | (1990-07-20) 20 July 1990 (age 32) | ||
Place of birth | Schœlcher, Martinique, France | ||
Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Lyon | ||
Number | 3 | ||
Youth career | |||
1997–2005 | Essor-Préchotain | ||
2005–2006 | Rapid Club du Lorrain | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2006– | Lyon | 269 | (87) |
National team‡ | |||
2007–2009 | France U19 | 18 | (0) |
2008–2010 | France U20 | 7 | (0) |
2011– | France | 139 | (33) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 November 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11 November 2022 |
Renard is one of the most decorated players in modern women's club football. She has won a record 14 French league titles and eight European Cups. In 2019, the New York Times described her as an "institution" at Lyon, the most successful club in European women's football.[2]
Renard was born in Martinique, a French island in the Lesser Antilles. She is the youngest of four daughters. Her father died of lung cancer when she was eight years old.[3] Prior to moving to the mainland, Renard played for Essor-Préchotain on her home island.
When she was 15, Renard flew to mainland France for a trial at Clairefontaine but was not accepted into the national training program.[3] She subsequently took the train to Lyon and, after a more successful trial, landed a spot with Olympique Lyonnais. She left Martinique to permanently live in Lyon at the age of sixteen.[3]
Renard joined Lyon in 2006 and, since the 2007–08 season, has been a regular within the starting eleven winning fourteen consecutive league titles from 2006 to 2020, as well numerous Challenge de France trophies. In 2010, Renard featured in the final match of the UEFA Women's Champions League and, in the 2010–11 edition, helped Lyon win the competition. She scored the opening goal in a 2–0 win over Turbine Potsdam in the final.
On 26 August 2020, she scored the winning goal in a 1–0 win against Paris Saint-Germain in the 2019–20 UEFA Women's Champions League semi-finals,[4] to eventually win the competition for the seventh time in her career.
Renard is a former women's youth international having played at under-19 and under-20 level. She made her debut for the France women's national team at the 2011 Cyprus Cup in a match against Switzerland. Renard has since represented France in two FIFA Women's World Cups and two Olympics, and was the team captain from September 2013.[5] She was stripped of the captaincy after the Euro 2017 tournament and was ultimately succeeded by Amandine Henry.[6] Renard regained the captaincy in September 2021.[7]
At the 2019 World Cup on home soil, Renard scored three goals in the group stage: a brace against South Korea and a penalty against Nigeria. She also scored an own goal against Norway.[2] Renard scored a consolation goal in France's 2–1 quarter-final defeat to the United States.[8] The 6 foot 2 inch-tall defender was the tallest player at that edition of the World Cup.[2]
Renard is physically strong, has good pace and technique, and she is capable of scoring powerful headers.
Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Lyon | 2006–07 | D1F | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | |
2007–08 | D1F | 14 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 2 | — | 23 | 5 | ||
2008–09 | D1F | 19 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 26 | 2 | ||
2009–10 | D1F | 20 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 0 | — | 32 | 6 | ||
2010–11 | D1F | 20 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 3 | — | 32 | 5 | ||
2011–12 | D1F | 20 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 1 | — | 32 | 11 | ||
2012–13 | D1F | 13 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 3 | — | 26 | 8 | ||
2013–14 | D1F | 19 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | 29 | 8 | ||
2014–15 | D1F | 21 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | 29 | 12 | ||
2015–16 | D1F | 15 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 1 | — | 24 | 11 | ||
2016–17 | D1F | 16 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 2 | — | 28 | 8 | ||
2017–18 | D1F | 17 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 4 | — | 30 | 12 | ||
2018–19 | D1F | 17 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 4 | — | 30 | 14 | ||
2019–20 | D1F | 14 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 26 | 14 | |
2020–21 | D1F | 20 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | — | 26 | 15 | ||
2021–22 | D1F | 16 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 3 | — | 27 | 7 | ||
2022–23 | D1F | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | |
Career total | 269 | 87 | 57 | 20 | 104 | 33 | 1 | 0 | 431 | 140 |
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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France | 2011 | 13 | 1 |
2012 | 19 | 5 | |
2013 | 14 | 9 | |
2014 | 14 | 1 | |
2015 | 15 | 1 | |
2016 | 9 | 1 | |
2017 | 14 | 1 | |
2018 | 6 | 1 | |
2019 | 14 | 4 | |
2020 | 4 | 1 | |
2021 | 4 | 4 | |
2022 | 13 | 4 | |
Total | 139 | 33 |
# | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | |||||
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1 | 20 November 2011 | Stade Pierre-Aliker, Fort-de-France, Martinique | Mexico | 5–0 | 5–0 | Friendly | |||||
2 | 1 March 2012 | GSZ Stadium, Larnaca, Cyprus | Finland | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2012 Cyprus Cup | |||||
3 | 31 March 2012 | Stade Jules Deschaseaux, Le Havre, France | Scotland | 2–0 | 2–0 | UEFA Women's Euro 2013 qualifying | |||||
4 | 19 July 2012 | Stade Sébastien Charléty, Paris, France | Japan | 2–0 | 2–0 | Friendly | |||||
5 | 28 July 2012 | Hampden Park, Glasgow, Scotland | North Korea | 4–0 | 5–0 | 2012 Summer Olympics | |||||
6 | 3 August 2012 | Sweden | 1–2 | 1–2 | |||||||
7 | 15 July 2013 | Idrottsparken, Norrköping, Sweden | Spain | 0–1 | 0–1 | UEFA Women's Euro 2013 | |||||
8 | 19 July 2013 | Linköping Arena, Linköping, Sweden | England | 3–0 | 3–0 | ||||||
9 | 20 September 2013 | Stade Robert Bobin, Bondoufle, France | Czech Republic | 1–0 | 2–0 | Friendly | |||||
10 | 25 October 2013 | Stade Pierre Brisson, Beauvais, France | Poland | 2–0 | 6–0 | ||||||
11 | 31 October 2013 | Sonnensee Stadion, Ritzing, Austria | Austria | 1–3 | 1–3 | 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification | |||||
12 | 23 November 2013 | Lovech Stadium, Lovech, Bulgaria | Bulgaria | 0–5 | 0–10 | ||||||
13 | 0–6 | ||||||||||
14 | 27 November 2013 | MMArena, Le Mans, France | Bulgaria | 6–0 | 14–0 | ||||||
15 | 8–0 | ||||||||||
16 | 10 March 2014 | GSP Stadium, Nicosia, Cyprus | Netherlands | 0–3 | 0–3 | 2014 Cyprus Cup | |||||
17 | 19 September 2015 | Stade Océane, Le Havre, France | Brazil | 1–0 | 2–1 | Friendly | |||||
18 | 16 July 2016 | Stade Sébastien Charléty, Paris, France | China | 2–0 | 3–0 | ||||||
19 | 1 March 2017 | Talen Energy Stadium, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States | England | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2017 SheBelieves Cup | |||||
20 | 10 November 2018 | Allianz Riviera, Nice, France | Brazil | 3–0 | 3–1 | Friendly | |||||
21 | 7 June 2019 | Parc des Princes, Paris, France | South Korea | 2–0 | 4–0 | 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup | |||||
22 | 3–0 | ||||||||||
23 | 17 June 2019 | Roazhon Park, Rennes, France | Nigeria | 0–1 | 0–1 | ||||||
24 | 28 June 2019 | Parc des Princes, Paris, France | United States | 2–1 | 2–1 | ||||||
25 | 27 November 2020 | Stade du Roudourou, Guingamp, France | Austria | 1–0 | 3–0 | UEFA Women's Euro 2022 qualifying | |||||
26 | 20 February 2021 | Stade Saint-Symphorien, Metz, France | Switzerland | 1–0 | 2–0 | Friendly | |||||
27 | 23 February 2021 | 1–0 | 2–0 | ||||||||
28 | 2–0 | ||||||||||
29 | 17 September 2021 | Pampeloponnisiako Stadium, Patras, Greece | Greece | 0–10 | 0–10 | 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification | |||||
30 | 16 February 2022 | Stade Océane, Le Havre | Finland | 3–0 | 5–0 | 2022 Tournoi de France | |||||
31 | 5–0 | ||||||||||
32 | 22 February 2022 | Netherlands | 1–0 | 3–1 | |||||||
33 | 8 April 2022 | Parc y Scarlets, Llanelli, Wales | Wales | 0–1 | 1–2 | 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification | |||||
Correct as of 8 April 2022[13] |
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