Davina Philtjens
Belgian footballer (born 1989)
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Davina Philtjens (born 26 February 1989) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a left back for Italian Serie A club US Sassuolo. From 2008 to 2025, she played for the Belgium national team, where she became the third most-capped Belgian women's player of all-time.[3]
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Philtjens in 2022 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 26 February 1989 | ||
| Place of birth | Hasselt, Belgium | ||
| Height | 1.51 m (4 ft 11 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Left back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Sassuolo | ||
| Number | 2 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2008–2016 | Standard Liège | 59 | (9) |
| 2016–2018 | Ajax | 45 | (1) |
| 2018–2020 | Fiorentina | 30 | (4) |
| 2020– | Sassuolo | 111 | (5) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2003–2005 | Belgium U17 | 8 | (9) |
| 2005–2008 | Belgium U19 | 21 | (5) |
| 2008–2025 | Belgium[2] | 128 | (10) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17:09, 21 December 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 17:09, 21 December 2025 (UTC)[3] | |||
Club career
Philtjens previously played for Standard Liège in the Belgian Championship,[4][5] where she won seven Belgian Super League titles and the shortlived BeNe League in 2014-15, along with two Belgian Cups in 2012 and 2014. Philtjens won a Dutch title with Ajax in the Eredivisie in 2017-18.
She subsequently was based in Italy's Serie A first with Fiorentina and then Sassuolo.[6]
Philtjens signed for Sassuolo from Fiorentina in 2020 and celebrated her 100th game for the club in November 2024.[7]
International career
Having played 21 times for the Under-19 national side, Philtjens made her debut for Belgium at senior level in a 1-0 away win over Wales on 17 February 2008.[8][9][10]
Philtjens played in Belgium's only two appearances at the Women's European Championships, their group stage exit at Euro 2017 where she netted in a 2-1 loss to the Netherlands, and the Red Flames' subsequent run to quarter-finals at Euro 2022, where she did not score but did help Belgium out of their group for the first time ever.
In their second appearance at the continental finals, the Red Flames finished second in Group D behind group favourites France, against whom they conceded a narrow defeat (1–2), but ahead of Iceland with a 1-1 draw and Italy, who they edged out 1-0. Belgium lost 1-0 to Sweden in the quarter-finals.[11][12]
At the start of 2022, Philtjens helped Belgium win the Pinatar Cup friendly tournament in Spain for the first time, beating Russia on penalties in the final after a 0-0 draw. Philtjens missed Belgium's opening penalty of the shoot-out.[13]
She went on to contribute to Belgium's successful qualification for UEFA Women's Euro 2025 via the play-offs, playing in all Belgium's group games, but missing out on knockout wins over Greece and Ukraine through injury.[14][15] On 11 June 2025, Philtjens was called up to the Belgium squad for the UEFA Women's Euro 2025.[16]
In October 2025, Philtjens announced her retirement from the Belgium national team after making 128 caps across 17 years.[17]
Career statistics
- Scores and results list Belgium's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Philtjens goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 28 March 2010 | Edmond Machtens Stadium, Brussels, Belgium |  Wales | 1–2 | 2–3 | 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification |
| 2 | 19 June 2010 | Stade Leburton, Tubize, Belgium |  Azerbaijan | 2–0 | 11–0 | 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification |
| 3 | 5–0 | |||||
| 4 | 21 September 2013 | King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels, Belgium |  Albania | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification |
| 5 | 20 October 2016 | Proximus Basecamp, Tubize, Belgium |  Russia | 3–0 | 3–0 | Friendly |
| 6 | 24 November 2016 | Den Dreef, Leuven, Belgium |  Netherlands | 2–0 | 3–2 | Friendly |
| 7 | 3 March 2017 | Antonis Papadopoulos Stadium, Larnaca, Cyprus |  Italy | 4–1 | 4–1 | Friendly |
| 8 | 19 September 2017 | Den Dreef, Leuven, Belgium |  Moldova | 4–0 | 12–0 | 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification |
| 9 | 8 November 2019 | Ivan Laljak-Ivić Stadium, Zaprešić, Croatia |  Croatia | 2–0 | 4–1 | UEFA Women's Euro 2022 qualification |
| 10 | 3–1 |
Honours
Standard Liège
- Belgian Women's First Division: 2008–09, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16
- Belgian Women's Cup: 2011–12, 2013–14
- BeNe Super Cup: 2011–12, 2012–13
- Belgian Women's Super Cup: 2012–13
- BeNe League: 2014–15, runner-up: 2012–13, 2013–14
Ajax
- Eredivisie: 2017–18
Belgium
