Lenie Onzia
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 30 May 1989 | ||
| 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) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2003–2005 | Belgium U-17 | 8 | (0) |
| 2005–2007 | Belgium U-19 | 19 | (4) |
| 2006–2022 | Belgium | 62 | (4) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2022– | Belgium U23 (assistant coach) | ||
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 07 September 2022 | |||
Lenie Onzia (born 30 May 1989) is a former Belgian football midfielder. She played professionally in Belgium, England and the Netherlands.
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 7 May 2022, during a 5-2 victory over Standard Liège where she scored the 3rd OHL goal.[3]
International career
Onzia was a member of the Belgium U-17 and U-19 squads. She made her first appearance for the Red Flames on 6 September 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]
Managerial career
At the start of 2022, Onzia helped Belgium win the Pinatar Cup in Spain for the first time, beating Russia on penalties in the final after a 0-0 draw.[7]
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.[8]
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