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Tessa Wullaert

Tessa Wullaert (born 19 March 1993) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Serie A club Inter Milan and the Belgium national team.

Club career

Belgium

Wullaert's first team was SV Zulte Waregem in the Belgian First Division, where she played from 2008 to 2012.[1] For the 2012–13 season, when the BeNe League, a new joint league between Belgium and the Netherlands, was created, she moved to RSC Anderlecht, with which she won the Belgian Cup. She left after one year and signed for Standard Liège, scoring 16 league goals during the 2013–14 season and winning the Belgian Cup again. In 2014–15, her second season playing for Standard, she won the BeNe League top scorer award with 18 goals helping the club win the title.[2]

Wolfsburg

In May 2015, Wullaert moved to VfL Wolfsburg.[3] She spent three seasons with the club, winning two Bundesliga and three DFB-Pokal titles. She also appeared in two Champions League finals, both as a substitute.

Manchester City

In June 2018, Wullaert signed for English FA WSL club Manchester City.[4] In her first season with the club, Wullaert won the FA Cup and League Cup double, finishing runner-up in the league. Following two seasons with the club, Wullaert announced she had declined a new contract and would be leaving.[5][6]

Anderlecht

In 2020, Wullaert moved back to Belgium to be closer to her family and boyfriend. She signed a contract with Anderlecht that made her the only fully professional female footballer in Belgium at the time.[citation needed]

Fortuna Sittard

After two years in her native Belgium, Wullaert agreed terms with newcomers to the Dutch Eredivisie Fortuna Sittard, situated just across the border from Belgium.[7] In March 2024, she scored a league record of 7 goals in an 8–0 win over Telstar.[8] With 26 goals, Wullaert became top scorer of the 2023–24 Eredivisie.[9] She also won the league's player of the year award [nl].[10]

Inter Milan Women

On 7 June 2024, it was announced that Wullaert would join the Inter Milan women's team.[11]

International career

Wullaert with Belgium in 2014

Wullaert represented Belgium at the 2011 UEFA Women's U-19 Championship[12] and in the same year made her debut for the senior national team.[13][14] After only a few years, she achieved the record for highest number of international goals by a Belgian female football player, she caught up with team captain Aline Zeler in Oktober 2015 and overtook her in March 2016.

Career statistics

As of match played 6 October 2022[15]
Scores and results list Belgium's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Wullaert goal.

Honours

Zulte Waregem

Anderlecht

Standard Liège

VfL Wolfsburg

Manchester City

Individual

References

  1. ^ 2011–12 squad Archived 2012-03-15 at the Wayback Machine in Zulte Waregem's website -> Info DZW -> Speelsters
  2. ^ "Standard Liege are BeNe League champions" (in Dutch). BeNeLeague.com. Archived from the original on 18 May 2015. Retrieved 19 June 2015.
  3. ^ "Tessa Wullaert switches Standard Liège for Wolfsburg" (in German). VfL Wolfsburg. Retrieved 19 June 2015.
  4. ^ "Manchester City Women sign Tessa Wullaert from Wolfsburg". Sky Sports. Retrieved 22 June 2018.
  5. ^ "Tessa Wullaert: Manchester City's Belgium forward to leave club". BBC Sport. 26 June 2020.
  6. ^ Oatway, Caroline. "Tessa Wullaert to depart". www.mancity.com.
  7. ^ "Wow! Wullaert tekent contract in Nederland: "Mooi project" (Foto)".
  8. ^ "Weergaloze Wullaert scoort 7 goals in monsterzege Fortuna Sittard en vestigt Eredivisie-record" (in Dutch). Sporza. 22 March 2024.
  9. ^ "Red Flame Tessa Wullaert maakt toptransfer naar Inter". Het Nieuwsblad (in Dutch). 7 June 2024.
  10. ^ a b c "Big winners of the Eredivisie Awards: Luuk de Jong, Tessa Wullaert, Johan Bakayoko, and Lily Yohannes". Eredivisie. 2 September 2024. Retrieved 3 September 2024.
  11. ^ "Toptransfer voor Tessa Wullaert: Gouden Schoen tekent tot 2026 bij Inter". Het Laatste Nieuws (in Dutch). 7 June 2024.
  12. ^ Quick-fire goals beat Belgium and keep Italy perfect. UEFA
  13. ^ Profile in UEFA's website
  14. ^ Tessa Wullaert scores for the Red Devils against Northern Ireland. Het Nieuwsblad (in Dutch)
  15. ^ "Royal Belgian FA".
  16. ^ "Standard-spits Tessa Wullaert valt in de prijzen". Het Laatste Nieuws (in Dutch). 5 May 2014.
  17. ^ "Eerste Sparkle is voor Tessa Wullaert!". vrouwenvoetbal.be (in Dutch). 2015.
  18. ^ "Toby Alderweireld zet kroon op Antwerpse feestavond met Gouden Schoen, Tessa Wullaert wint vierde bij de vrouwen" (in Dutch). Sporza. 18 January 2024.
  19. ^ "Deniz Undav is Profvoetballer & Tessa Wullaert Profvoetbalster van het Jaar". SPORZA. 23 May 2022.
  20. ^ "Voetbalster Wullaert vestigt Eredivisie-record: zeven goals in één wedstrijd". hartvannederland.nl (in Dutch). 22 March 2024.
  21. ^ "Voetbalster Tessa Wullaert gehuldigd als ereburger van Harelbeke". VRT (in Dutch). 22 June 2024.

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