Wendie Renard

Wéndèleine Thérèse Renard (born 20 July 1990) is a French professional footballer who plays as a central defender for Division 1 Féminine club Olympique Lyonnais, which she captains, and the France national team.

Wendie Renard
Renard in 2019
Personal information
Full name Wéndèleine Thérèse Renard[1]
Date of birth (1990-07-20) 20 July 1990
Place of birth Schœlcher, Martinique
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Club information
Current team
 Lyon
Number 3
Youth career
1997–2005 Essor-Préchotain
2005–2006 Rapid Club du Lorrain
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006– Lyon 239 (81)
National team‡
2007–2009 France U19 17 (0)
2008–2010 France U20 7 (0)
2011– France 122 (25)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22 January 2021
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 27 November 2020

A goal-scoring defender, Renard is one of the most decorated players in modern women's club football. She has won a record 14 French League titles and seven European Cups. In 2019, the New York Times described her as an "institution" at Lyon, the most successful club in European women's football.[2]

Early life

Renard was born in Martinique, a French island in the Lesser Antilles. She is the youngest of four daughters, and her father died of lung cancer when she was eight years old.[3] Prior to moving to the mainland, Renard played for Essor-Préchotain on her home island of Martinique.

When she was 15, Renard flew to France for a trial at Clairefontaine but was not accepted into the national training program.[3] She subsequently took the train to Lyon and, after a more successful trial, landed a spot with Olympique Lyonnais. She left Martinique to permanently live in Lyon at the age of sixteen.[3]

Club career

Renard joined Lyon in 2006 and, since the 2007–08 season, has been a regular within the starting eleven winning five consecutive league titles from 2006 to 2011, as well as the Challenge de France in 2008. In 2010, Renard featured in the final match of the UEFA Women's Champions League and, in the 2010–11 edition, helped Lyon win the competition. She scored the opening goal in a 2–0 win over Turbine Potsdam in the final.

On 26 August 2020, she scored the winning goal in a 1–0 win against Paris Saint-Germain in the 2019–20 UEFA Women's Champions League semi-finals,[4] to eventually win the competitions for the seventh time in her career.

International career

Renard is a former women's youth international having played at under-19 and under-20 level. She made her debut for the France women's national team at the 2011 Cyprus Cup in a match against Switzerland. Renard has since represented France in two FIFA Women's World Cups and two Olympics, and was the team captain from September 2013.[5] She was stripped of the captaincy after the Euro 2017 tournament and was ultimately succeeded by Amandine Henry.[6]

In the 2019 World Cup, Renard registered three goals in the group stage: a brace against South Korea and a penalty against Nigeria. She also scored an own goal against Norway.[2] Renard scored a consolation goal in France's 2–1 quarter-final defeat to the United States.[7] The 6 foot 1 inch-tall defender was the tallest player at that edition of the World Cup.[2]

Style of play

Renard is physically strong, gifted with pace, good technique and is an effective set-piece taker.

Career statistics

Club

Statistics accurate as of 30 August 2020[8][9]

Club Season League Cup Continental Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Lyon 2006–07 20100030
2007–08 1423162235
2008–09 1923040262
2009–10 2063090326
2010–11 2023093325
2011–12 209411013411
2012–13 1335273258
2013–14 1976140298
2014–15 211041412912
2015–16 15634612411
2016–17 1664082288
2017–18 17553843012
2018–19 17842943014
2019–20 14752652514
Career total 2277353179026370116

International
As of 1 December 2020[10][11]
National teamSeasonAppsGoals
France 2010–11131
2011–12195
2012–13149
2013–14141
2014–15151
2015–1691
2016–17141
2017–1861
2018–19144
2019–2041
Total12225

International goals
#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, Glasgow, Scotland North Korea4–05–02012 Summer Olympics
63 August 2012Hampden Park, Glasgow, Scotland Sweden1–21–22012 Summer Olympics
715 July 2013Idrottsparken, Norrköping, Sweden Spain0–10–1Euro 2013
819 July 2013Linköping Arena, Linköping, Sweden England3–03–0Euro 2013
920 September 2013Stade Robert Bobin, Bondoufle, France Czech Republic1–02–0Friendly
1025 October 2013Stade Pierre Brisson, Beauvais, France Poland2–06–0Friendly
1131 October 2013Sonnensee Stadion, Ritzing, Austria Austria1–31–32015 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
1223 November 2013Lovech Stadium, Lovech, Bulgaria Bulgaria0–50–102015 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
130–6
1427 November 2013MMArena, Le Mans, France Bulgaria6–014–02015 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
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, Paris, France China PR2–03–0Friendly
191 March 2017Talen Energy Stadium, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States England1–21–22017 SheBelieves Cup
2010 November 2018Allianz Riviera, Nice, France Brazil3–03–1Friendly
217 June 2019Parc des Princes, Paris, 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 November 2020Stade du Roudourou, Guingamp, France Austria1–03–0UEFA Women's Euro 2022 qualifying
Correct as of 1 December 2020[12]

Honours

Club
Lyon (33)

International
France

Individual

See also

References
  1. "List of Players – France" (PDF). FIFA. 30 May 2015. p. 11. Retrieved 31 May 2015.
  2. Clarey, Christopher (17 June 2019). "For Wendie Renard and France, Another Misstep and Another Win". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 30 August 2020.
  3. "Life at the End of the World". The Players' Tribune. Retrieved 10 June 2019.
  4. "Paris 0–1 Lyon". UEFA. 26 August 2020.
  5. Wendie Renard nommée capitaine des Bleues
  6. "Corinne Diacre a choisi Amandine Henry comme capitaine". L'Équipe. 23 October 2017. Retrieved 16 October 2019.
  7. Wrack, Suzanne (28 June 2019). "Megan Rapinoe double sends USA past France and into England semi-final". The Guardian. Retrieved 16 October 2019.
  8. "Wendie Renard profile" (in French). olweb.fr. Retrieved 30 September 2014.
  9. "Wendie Renard" (in French). footofeminin. Retrieved 20 December 2014.
  10. RENARD Wendie, French Football Federation, accessed 20 December 2014
  11. "Equipe de France A – Wendie Renard" (in French). footofeminin. Retrieved 20 December 2014.
  12. Caps and Goals
  13. "Trophée des Championnes : Lyon win a historic new trophy against PSG". www.OL.fr. 21 September 2019. Retrieved 18 December 2020.
  14. 2015 FIFPro Award
  15. 2016 FIFPro Award
  16. "The FIFA FIFPRO Women's World 11 of 2019-2020 - FIFPRO World Players' Union". FIFPRO. 17 December 2020. Retrieved 17 December 2020.
  17. "THE IFFHS WOMEN WORLD TEAM 2017". IFFHS. 12 December 2017. Retrieved 12 December 2017.
  18. "IFFHS AWARDS – THE WOMEN WORLD TEAM 2018". IFFHS. 1 December 2018. Retrieved 5 December 2018.
  19. "IFFHS AWARDS 2019 – THE IFFHS WOMEN WORLD TEAM OF THE YEAR 2019". IFFHS. 30 November 2019. Retrieved 30 November 2019.
  20. "IFFHS WORLD AWARDS 2020 - THE WINNERS". IFFHS. 4 December 2020. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
  21. "Wendie Renard named Women's Champions League Defender of the Season". UEFA. 1 October 2020.
  22. "IFFHS WORLD'S WOMAN TEAM OF THE DECADE 2011-2020". IFFHS. 25 January 2021.
  23. "IFFHS WOMAN TEAM - UEFA - OF THE DECADE 2011-2020". IFFHS. 31 January 2021.
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