Heleen Jaques (born 20 April 1988) is a Belgian former footballer who played as a defender for Gent[1] of the Belgian Super League and the Belgium national team.

Heleen Jaques
Jaques in 2018
Personal information
Date of birth (1988-04-20) 20 April 1988 (age 36)
Place of birth Tielt, Belgium
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2004–2005 Oostende
2005–2008 Zuid West-Vlaanderen
2008–2010 Sint-Truiden
2010–2011 Herforder SV 21 (1)
2011–2012 Sint-Truiden
2012–2013 Turbine Potsdam 9 (0)
2013–2015 Club Brugge 43 (5)
2015–2018 Anderlecht
2018–2019 Fiorentina 15 (2)
2019–2020 Sassuolo 2 (0)
2020–2021 Gent 22 (1)
International career
2005 Belgium U17 3 (0)
2005–2007 Belgium U19 9 (0)
2007–2020 Belgium 97 (3)
Managerial career
2021–2023 Belgium U16
2023– Club YLA
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

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Jaques made her Champions League debut in October 2012. She has also played for Herforder SV and Turbine Potsdam[2] of the Bundesliga, and Sint-Truiden, Anderlecht and Club Brugge of the Belgian First Division and BeNe League. She transferred to Fiorentina for the 2018–19 season.

International career

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Jaques was a member of the Belgium national team since 2007.[3]

She played her last international game on 1 December 2020 against Switzerland. Coming on as a substitute for Julie Biesmans, she played the last minutes in a 4–0 win for Belgium where they secured qualification for the 2022 UEFA Women's Euro championship.[4]

Career statistics

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Scores and results list Belgium's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Jaques goal.
List of international goals scored by Heleen Jaques[5]
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 16 September 2015 Proximus Basecamp, Tubize, Belgium   Poland 5–0 5–0 Friendly
2 5 March 2018 GSZ Stadium, Larnaca, Cyprus   Austria 2–0 2–0 Friendly
3 29 August 2019 Den Dreef, Leuven, Belgium   England 1–2 3–3 Friendly

References

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  1. ^ "Calciomercato, arriva Heleen Jaques". Sassuolo Calcio Femminile (in Italian). 19 July 2019. Archived from the original on 19 July 2019. Retrieved 6 August 2019.
  2. ^ 2012–13 squad in the club's website
  3. ^ Profile in UEFA's website
  4. ^ UEFA.com. "Belgium-Switzerland | UEFA Women's EURO". UEFA.com. Retrieved 1 November 2021.
  5. ^ "rbfa profile".
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