Tine De Caigny
Belgian footballer (born 1997)
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Tine De Caigny (born 9 June 1997) is a Belgian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Anderlecht after previously featuring for Frauen-Bundesliga club TSG Hoffenheim. She is one of a select number of players with over 100 caps for the Belgium national team.[2]
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De Caigny in 2018 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 9 June 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | Beveren, Belgium | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Anderlecht | ||
| Number | 6 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2015 | Club Brugge | 41 | (1) |
| 2015–2016 | Lierse | ||
| 2016 | Vålerenga | 6 | (1) |
| 2017–2021 | Anderlecht | 46 | (34) |
| 2021–2023 | TSG Hoffenheim | 36 | (6) |
| 2023– | Anderlecht | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2011–2012 | Belgium U15 | 4 | (2) |
| 2012–2013 | Belgium U17 | 12 | (4) |
| 2013–2015 | Belgium U19 | 14 | (1) |
| 2014– | Belgium | 106 | (42) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 21 November 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 30 May 2025[1] | |||
Club career
From Beveren, De Caigny spent the early years of her career with Club Brugge where she played in two Belgian Cup Finals, losing both. She moved in 2015 to Lierse for a season and spending a year in Norway the following year with Vålerenga.
De Caigny joined Anderlecht in 2017, enjoying league glory in each of her four seasons with the Brussels club, winning four league titles in a row,[3][4] before moving in the summer of 2021 to Frauen-Bundesliga club 1899 Hoffenheim, where she played in the 2021-22 UEFA Women's Champions League.
Returning to Anderlecht in 2023,[5] she helped the Mauves win the 2023-24 Belgian title via the title play-offs, overhauling regular season winners Oud-Heverlee Leuven.[6]
She won the Belgian Golden Shoe for Player of the Year in 2020.[5]
International career
On 12 November 2019, De Caigny became the first Belgian player to score five goals in a senior international game, 6–0 against Lithuania.
At the start of 2022, De Caigny helped Belgium win the Pinatar Cup in Spain for the first time, beating Russia on penalties in the final after a 0–0 draw. De Caigny scored in the shoot-out.[7]
On 18 July 2022, she scored the only goal in a 1–0 win over Italy, earning Belgium a spot in the quarter-finals of the Euro 2022 for the first time in the history of the competition.[8][5]
On 12 July 2024, De Caigny recorded her 100th cap for Belgium in a 3–0 defeat against Denmark.[9]
She went on to contribute to Belgium's successful qualification for UEFA Women's Euro 2025 via the play-offs, coming on as substitute in both legs of the play-off final against Ukraine.[10][11] She had missed parts of the campaign through injury.
On 11 June 2025, De Caigny was called up to the Belgium squad for the UEFA Women's Euro 2025.[12]
Career statistics
- Scores and results list Belgium's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each De Caigny goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 13 September 2014 | Den Dreef, Leuven, Belgium |  Greece | 1–0 | 11–0 | 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification |
| 2 | 9–0 | |||||
| 3 | 22 November 2014 | Stadion Ludowy, Sosnowiec, Poland |  Poland | 4–1 | 4–1 | Friendly |
| 4 | 16 September 2015 | Tubize, Belgium | Poland | 3–0 | 5–0 | Friendly |
| 5 | 12 April 2016 | Den Dreef, Leuven, Belgium |  Estonia | 2–0 | 6–0 | UEFA Women's Euro 2017 qualifying |
| 6 | 4–0 | |||||
| 7 | 15 September 2016 | Sports Center of FA of Serbia, Stara Pazova, Serbia |  Serbia | 1–0 | 3–1 | UEFA Women's Euro 2017 qualifying |
| 8 | 19 September 2017 | Den Dreef, Leuven, Belgium |  Moldova | 10–0 | 12–0 | 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification |
| 9 | 24 Oktober 2017 | Estádio Municipal 25 de Abril, Penafiel, Portugal |  Portugal | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification |
| 10 | 28 February 2018 | GSZ Stadium, Larnaca, Cyprus |  Czech Republic | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2018 Cyprus Women's Cup |
| 11 | 6 April 2018 | Den Dreef, Leuven, Belgium | Portugal | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification |
| 12 | 9 Oktober 2018 | Tissot Arena, Biel/Bienne, Switzerland |  Switzerland | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification |
| 13 | 3 September 2019 | Den Dreef, Leuven, Belgium |  Croatia | 2–0 | 6–1 | UEFA Women's Euro 2022 qualifying |
| 14 | 8 November 2019 | Ivan Laljak-Ivić Stadium, Zaprešić, Croatia | Croatia | 4–1 | 4–1 | UEFA Women's Euro 2022 qualifying |
| 15 | 12 November 2019 | Den Dreef, Leuven, Belgium |  Lithuania | 1–0 | 6–0 | UEFA Women's Euro 2022 qualifying |
| 16 | 3–0 | |||||
| 17 | 4–0 | |||||
| 18 | 5–0 | |||||
| 19 | 6–0 | |||||
| 20 | 7 March 2020 | Vista Municipal Stadium, Parchal, Portugal | Portugal | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2020 Algarve Cup |
| 21 | 27 October 2020 | Sūduva Stadium, Marijampolė, Lithuania | Lithuania | 4–0 | 9–0 | UEFA Women's Euro 2022 qualifying |
| 22 | 5–0 | |||||
| 23 | 6–0 | |||||
| 24 | 1 December 2020 | Den Dreef, Leuven, Belgium | Switzerland | 1–0 | 4–0 | UEFA Women's Euro 2022 qualifying |
| 25 | 2–0 | |||||
| 26 | 11 April 2021 | King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels, Belgium |  Republic of Ireland | 1–0 | 1–0 | Friendly |
| 27 | 21 September 2021 | King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels, Belgium |  Albania | 2–0 | 7–0 | 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualifier |
| 28 | 3–0 | |||||
| 29 | 21 Oktober 2021 | Den Dreef, Leuven, Belgium |  Kosovo | 4–0 | 7–0 | 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualifier |
| 30 | 25 November 2021 | Den Dreef, Leuven, Belgium |  Armenia | 5–0 | 19–0 | 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualifier |
| 31 | 7–0 | |||||
| 32 | 9–0 | |||||
| 33 | 30 November 2021 | Den Dreef, Leuven, Belgium | Poland | 1–0 | 4–0 | 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualifier |
| 34 | 16 February | Pinatar Arena, San Pedro del Pinatar, Spain |  Slovakia | 3–0 | 4–0 | Friendly |
| 35 | 7 April 2022 | Elbasan Arena, Elbasan, Albania | Albania | 1–0 | 5–0 | 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualifier |
| 36 | 3–0 | |||||
| 37 | 12 April 2022 | Fadil Vokrri Stadium, Pristina, Kosovo | Kosovo | 1–0 | 6–1 | 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualifier |
| 38 | 18 July 2022 | Academy Stadium, Manchester, England |  Italy | 1–0 | 1–0 | UEFA Women's Euro 2022 |
| 39 | 12 November 2022 | Joseph Marien Stadium, Brussels, Belgium | Slovakia | 4–0 | 7–0 | Friendly |
| 40 | 19 February 2023 | Coventry Building Society Arena, Coventry, England |  South Korea | 2–1 | 2–1 | Friendly |
| 41 | 31 May 2024 | Fortuna Arena, Prague, Czech Republic | Czech Republic | 2–0 | 2–1 | UEFA Women's Euro 2025 qualifying |
| 42 | 30 May 2025 | Den Dreef, Leuven, Belgium |  Spain | 1–5 | 1–5 | 2025 UEFA Women's Nations League |
Honours
Anderlecht
- Super League: 2017–18, 2018–19, 2019–20, 2020–21, 2023–24; runner-up 2016–17
Lierse
- Belgian Women's Cup: 2015–16
Club Brugge
- Belgian Women's Cup runner-up: 2013–14, 2014–15
Belgium
Individual
- Belgian Golden Shoe (Player of the Year): 2020 [5]