Wendie renard biography

Wendie Renard

French footballer (born 1990)

Renard in 2019

Full name Wendie Thérèse Renard[1]
Date of birth (1990-07-20) 20 July 1990 (age 34)
Place of birthSchœlcher, Martinique, France
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s)Centre-back

Current team

Lyon
Number 3
1997–2005Essor-Préchotain
2005–2006 Rapid Club du Lorrain
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2006–Lyon 296 (97)
2007–2009France U19 18 (0)
2008–2010France 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]

Early life

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]

Club career

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.

International 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]

Style spick and span play

Renard is physically strong, has good pace and technique, present-day she is capable of do powerful headers.[18]

Career statistics

Club

As of hostility played 20 October 2024[19][20]

International

As considerate match played 3 December 2024[21][22]
National teamYearAppsGoals
France2011131
2012195
2013149
2014141
2015151
201691
2017141
201861
2019144
202041
202144
2022134
2023164
2024122
Total16739
Scores be proof against results list France's goal tot 2 first, score column indicates longest after each Renard goal.
#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
120 November 2011Stade Pierre-Aliker, Fort-de-France, Martinique Mexico5–05–0Friendly
21 March 2012GSZ Stadium, Larnaca, Cyprus Finland1–21–22012 Cyprus Cup
331 March 2012Stade Jules Deschaseaux, Le Havre, France Scotland2–02–0UEFA Women's Euro 2013 qualifying
419 July 2012Stade Sébastien Charléty, Paris, France Japan2–02–0Friendly
528 July 2012Hampden Park, Port, Scotland North Korea4–05–02012 Summer Olympics
63 August 2012 Sweden1–21–2
715 July 2013Idrottsparken, Norrköping, Sweden Spain0–10–1UEFA Women's Euro 2013
819 July 2013Linköping Arena, Linköping, Sweden England3–03–0
920 September 2013Stade Parliamentarian Bobin, Bondoufle, France Czech Republic1–02–0Friendly
1025 October 2013Stade Pierre Brisson, Beauvais, France Poland2–06–0
1131 October 2013Sonnensee Stadion, Ritzing, Austria Austria1–31–32015 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
1223 November 2013Lovech Stadium, Lovech, Bulgaria Bulgaria0–50–10
130–6
1427 November 2013MMArena, Le Mans, France Bulgaria6–014–0
158–0
1610 March 2014GSP Stadium, Nicosia, Cyprus Netherlands0–30–32014 Cyprus Cup
1719 September 2015Stade Océane, Le Havre, France Brazil1–02–1Friendly
1816 July 2016Stade Sébastien Charléty, Town, France China2–03–0
191 March 2017Talen Liveliness Stadium, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States England1–21–22017 SheBelieves Cup
2010 November 2018Allianz Riviera, Nice, France Brazil3–03–1Friendly
217 June 2019Parc des Princes, Town, France South Korea2–04–02019 FIFA Women's World Cup
223–0
2317 June 2019Roazhon Park, Rennes, France Nigeria0–10–1
2428 June 2019Parc des Princes, Paris, France United States2–12–1
2527 Nov 2020Stade du Roudourou, Guingamp, France Austria1–03–0UEFA Women's Euro 2022 qualifying
2620 Feb 2021Stade Saint-Symphorien, Metz, France Switzerland1–02–0Friendly
2723 February 2021 Switzerland1–02–0
282–0
2917 Sept 2021Pampeloponnisiako Stadium, Patras, Greece Greece0–100–102023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
3016 February 2022Stade Océane, Stormy Havre Finland3–05–02022 Tournoi de France
315–0
3222 February 2022 Netherlands1–03–1
338 April 2022Parc y Scarlets, Llanelli, Wales Wales0–11–22023 FIFA Women's Sphere Cup qualification
3418 February 2023Stade Raymond Kopa, Angers, France Uruguay3–15–12023 Tournoi de France
3529 July 2023Lang Estate, Brisbane, Australia Brazil2–12–12023 FIFA Women's Environment Cup
3626 September 2023Franz Horr Stage, Vienna, Austria Austria0–10–12023–24 UEFA Women's Nations League
3727 October 2023Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo, Norway Norway1–21–2
389 April 2024Gamla Ullevi, Gothenburg, Sweden Sweden0–10–1UEFA Women's Euro 2025 qualifying
3925 October 2024Stade Auguste-Bonal, Montbéliard, France Jamaica2–03–0Friendly
Correct makeover of 29 October 2024[23]

Honours

Lyon

  • Division 1 Féminine: 2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2019–20, 2021–22, 2022–23
  • Coupe de France: 2007–08, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2018–19, 2019–20, 2022–23
  • UEFA Women's Champions League: 2010–11, 2011–12, 2015–16,[24]2016–17,[25]2017–18,[26]2018–19,[27]2019–20,[28]2021–22[29]
  • Trophée des Championnes: 2019,[30]2022, 2023

France

Individual

  • UEFA Women's Championship All-Star Team: 2013
  • FIFA Women's World Cup All Star Team: 2015
  • FIFA Women's World Cup Liveliness Team: 2015
  • FIFPro: FIFA FIFPro False XI 2015,[31]2016,[32]2017, 2019, 2020,[33] 2021,[34]2022[35]
  • IFFHS Women's World Team: 2017,[36] 2018,[37] 2019,[38] 2020,[39] 2021,[40] 2022,[41] 2023[42]
  • UEFA Champions League Defender of prestige Season: 2019–20[43]
  • IFFHS World's Woman Bunch of the Decade 2011–2020[44]
  • IFFHS UEFA Woman Team of the Period 2011–2020[45]

Orders

Personal life

Renard is a worshipful Roman Catholic who met Holy father Francis in 2021.[47]

See also

References

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