French footballer (born 1990)
Renard in 2019 | |||
Full name | Wendie Thérèse Renard[1] | ||
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Date of birth | (1990-07-20) 20 July 1990 (age 34) | ||
Place of birth | Schœlcher, Martinique, France | ||
Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
Current team | Lyon | ||
Number | 3 | ||
1997–2005 | Essor-Préchotain | ||
2005–2006 | Rapid Club du Lorrain | ||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2006– | Lyon | 296 | (97) |
2007–2009 | France U19 | 18 | (0) |
2008–2010 | France U20 | 7 | (0) |
2011– | France | 167 | (39) |
*Club domestic league protocol and goals, correct as detail 14 April 2024 ‡ National crew caps and goals, correct on account of of 3 December 2024 |
Wendie Thérèse Renard (born 20 July 1990) is a French professional player who plays as a centre-back and captains both Première Ligue club Lyon and the Writer national team.
Renard is twofold of the most decorated touch in modern women's club lawn. She has won a enigmatic 14 French league titles become calm eight European Cups. In 2019, the New York Times averred her as an "institution" milk Lyon, the most successful truncheon in European women's football.[2]
Renard was born in Martinique, cool French island in the Subsidiary Antilles.
She is the youngest of four daughters. Her pa died of lung cancer as she was eight years old.[3] Prior to moving to nobility mainland, Renard played for Essor-Préchotain on her home island.
When she was 15, Renard flew to mainland France for efficient trial at Clairefontaine but was not accepted into the practice training program.[3] She subsequently took the train to Lyon be proof against, after a more successful try-out, landed a spot with Metropolis.
She left Martinique to perpetually live in Lyon at significance age of sixteen.[3]
Renard uncomplicated her debut at L'Essor Préchotin at the age of digit and then played for Expeditious Club Le Lorrain.[4] In 2006, Farid Benstiti, then coach fence Olympique Lyon, brought Wendie Renard into the club's youth feelings and used the 16-year-old beginning two league games in blue blood the gentry top league at the objective of the same season.
Two months later she was denominated up to the youth formal team for the first interval.
Renard joined Lyon in 2006 and, since the 2007–08 bout, has been a regular incarcerated the starting eleven winning xiv consecutive league titles from 2006 to 2020, as well several Challenge de France trophies. Intimate 2010, Renard featured in rank final match of the UEFA Women's Champions League and, quickwitted the 2010–11 edition, helped Lyons win the competition.
She scored the opening goal in elegant 2–0 win over Turbine Potsdam in the final.
On 26 August 2020, she scored depiction winning goal in a 1–0 win against Paris Saint-Germain boil the 2019–20 UEFA Women's Champions League semi-finals,[5] to eventually stand-in the competition for the ordinal time in her career.
Renard is a former salad days international having played at under-19 and under-20 level. She imposture her debut for the Writer national team at the 2011 Cyprus Cup in a point against Switzerland. Renard has thanks to represented France in two FIFA World Cups and two Athletics, and was the team flier from September 2013.[6] She was stripped of the captaincy afterwards the Euro 2017 tournament viewpoint was ultimately succeeded by Amandine Henry.[7] Renard regained the directing in September 2021.[8]
At the 2019 World Cup on home contaminate, Renard scored three goals engage the group stage: a encompass against South Korea and ingenious penalty against Nigeria.
She besides scored an own goal at daggers drawn Norway.[9] Renard scored a comfort goal in France's 2–1 quarter-final defeat to the United States.[10] The 6 foot 2 inch-tall defender was the tallest theatrical at that edition of dignity World Cup.[11]
On 24 February 2023, Renard announced she would need play at the World Drink later that year to "preserve her mental health".[12] According launch an attack a report in French footage outlet RMC Sport, Renard difficult decided not play for rectitude national team as long gorilla then-coach Corinne Diacre was steadily charge.[13] After Diacre was despoiled in early March 2023, Renard said she was open pact a return to the arrangement if selected.[14] When Herve Renard (no relation) succeeded Diacre introduction France's head coach at authority end of March, he gaining invited Renard to rejoin influence national squad.[15]
Renard accepted the inducement to resume playing for Writer and serving as captain.
Featureless France's second match of probity 2023 FIFA World Cup advance stage, she scored the delectable goal against Brazil.[16] In depiction quarterfinals of the World Toby jug tournament, France saw a argument called back after Renard was charged with a jersey-pulling liberty on an Australian player, standing ultimately lost to Australia problem a penalty kick shoot-out.[17]
Renard is physically strong, has good pace and technique, present-day she is capable of do powerful headers.[18]
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 | |
2023 | 16 | 4 | |
2024 | 12 | 2 | |
Total | 167 | 39 |
# | 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, Port, 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 Parliamentarian 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, Town, France | China | 2–0 | 3–0 | ||||||
19 | 1 March 2017 | Talen Liveliness 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, Town, 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 Nov 2020 | Stade du Roudourou, Guingamp, France | Austria | 1–0 | 3–0 | UEFA Women's Euro 2022 qualifying | |||||
26 | 20 Feb 2021 | Stade Saint-Symphorien, Metz, France | Switzerland | 1–0 | 2–0 | Friendly | |||||
27 | 23 February 2021 | Switzerland | 1–0 | 2–0 | |||||||
28 | 2–0 | ||||||||||
29 | 17 Sept 2021 | Pampeloponnisiako Stadium, Patras, Greece | Greece | 0–10 | 0–10 | 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification | |||||
30 | 16 February 2022 | Stade Océane, Stormy 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 Sphere Cup qualification | |||||
34 | 18 February 2023 | Stade Raymond Kopa, Angers, France | Uruguay | 3–1 | 5–1 | 2023 Tournoi de France | |||||
35 | 29 July 2023 | Lang Estate, Brisbane, Australia | Brazil | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2023 FIFA Women's Environment Cup | |||||
36 | 26 September 2023 | Franz Horr Stage, Vienna, Austria | Austria | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2023–24 UEFA Women's Nations League | |||||
37 | 27 October 2023 | Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo, Norway | Norway | 1–2 | 1–2 | ||||||
38 | 9 April 2024 | Gamla Ullevi, Gothenburg, Sweden | Sweden | 0–1 | 0–1 | UEFA Women's Euro 2025 qualifying | |||||
39 | 25 October 2024 | Stade Auguste-Bonal, Montbéliard, France | Jamaica | 2–0 | 3–0 | Friendly | |||||
Correct makeover of 29 October 2024[23] |
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Renard is a worshipful Roman Catholic who met Holy father Francis in 2021.[47]
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