Elena Dhont
Belgian footballer
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Elena Dhont (born 27 March 1998) is a Belgian footballer who plays for Italian Serie A team Sassuolo, and the Belgium women's national football team.
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Elena Dhont | ||
| Date of birth | 27 March 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Zaffelare, Belgium | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Sassuolo | ||
| Number | 13 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2020 | Gent | 40 | (10) |
| 2020–2024 | Twente | 38 | (14) |
| 2024– | Sassuolo | 5 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2013–2015 | Belgium U17 | 10 | (1) |
| 2015–2017 | Belgium U19 | 12 | (4) |
| 2018– | Belgium | 39 | (4) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 16 July 2023 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 24 November 2024 | |||
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.[1][2] In 2020, Dhont announced a move to Dutch Eredivisie club FC Twente.[3][4] She was one of six players to leave Gent.[3] In November 2020, Dhont broke her kneecap during a match with PSV. She was out injured for the remainder of the season.[5] Her next appearance was for the Twente under-23s team in March 2022,[6] and the next month, she made her first appearance for the senior team since 2020.[7]
International career
Dhont has played for Belgium under-17s, Belgium under-19s, and the senior team.[1]
In 2019, Dhont scored for Belgium in a 1–0 victory over the Republic of Ireland,[8] and also the only goal in a 1–0 win against Nigeria at the 2019 Cyprus Women's Cup.[9][10] In 2020, Dhont was selected in the squad for the Algarve Cup.[11] She was included in the provisional 33-player squad for UEFA Women's Euro 2022,[12] and made four appearances in the tournament.[13]
On 11 June 2025, Dhont was called up to the Belgium squad for the UEFA Women's Euro 2025.[14]
Personal life
Dhont is from Zaffelare, Belgium.[3] She is a Royal Belgian Football Association ambassador for women's football.[15]
Career statistics
- As of match played 6 October 2022[16]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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| Belgium | 2018 | 1 | 0 |
| 2019 | 12 | 2 | |
| 2020 | 6 | 1 | |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 10 | 0 | |
| Total | 29 | 3 | |
- Scores and results list Belgium's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Dhont goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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| 1 | 20 January 2019 | Pinatar Arena, San Pedro del Pinatar, Spain |  Republic of Ireland | 1–0 | 1–0 | Friendly |
| 2 | 4 March 2019 | GSZ Stadium, Larnaca, Cyprus |  Nigeria | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2019 Cyprus Women's Cup |
| 3 | 18 September 2020 | Den Dreef, Leuven, Belgium |  Romania | 5–1 | 6–1 | UEFA Women's Euro 2022 qualifying |
| 4 | 22 February 2023 | Ashton Gate Stadium, Bristol, England |  England | 1–5 | 1–6 | 2023 Arnold Clark Cup |
