Isabelle Iliano (born 2 March 1997) is a Belgian footballer who plays as a defender for Belgian Women's Super League club Club YLA and the Belgium national team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 2 March 1997[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Defender[1] | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Club YLA | ||
| Number | 18 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Eendracht Zele | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2019 | Gent | ||
| 2019–2022 | Club YLA | 63 | (3) |
| 2022–2023 | Fortuna Sittard | 9 | (0) |
| 2023– | Club YLA | 2 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2012–2013 | Belgium U17 | 10 | (1) |
| 2014–2015 | Belgium U19 | 12 | (2) |
| 2014– | Belgium | 9 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10:37, 1 September 2021 (UTC)[3] ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 5 December 2024[2] | |||
Club career
editIn Belgium, Iliano played for KAA Gent in the BeNe League and Belgian Women's Super League, and for Club Brugge in the Belgian Women's Super League.[3]
Iliano made her professional debut for Gent at a 16-year-old in a 1-0 BeNe League win over Utrecht on 30 August 2013.[4][5]
Iliano featured in the Buffalos' first ever Cup success, a 3-1 victory over Anderlecht to win the 2017 Belgian Women's Cup Final.[6][7] After being beaten 3-2 by Genk in the following year's Cup semi-final, Gent returned to the Cup Final in 2019, defeating Standard Fémina de Liège 2-0 with Mariam Toloba and Marie Minnaert scoring the goals.[8]
In 2019, she moved to Club Brugge, playing 63 times in three seasons,[9] before a move to Fortuna Sittard to play in the Dutch Eredivisie following in 2022.[10] Iliano returned to Club YLA the following year.[9]
International career
editIliano represented Belgium at under-17 and under-19 levels, before being capped at senior level for the first time on 22 November 2014, in a 4–1 away win against Poland.[11]
At the start of 2022, Iliano helped Belgium win the Pinatar Cup friendly tournament in Spain for the first time, coming on as substitute in two games, a 4-0 win over Slovakia and the decisive victory over Russia on penalties.[12]
Iliano returned to contribute to Belgium's successful qualification for UEFA Women's Euro 2025 via the play-offs, and was selected in the squad for both legs of the play-off final against Ukraine.[13][14]
Honours
editGent
- Belgian Women's Cup: 2017, 2019
Belgium
References
edit- ^ a b "Isabelle Iliano | | UEFA Women's EURO". UEFA.com. Retrieved 28 November 2020.
- ^ "Al onze Red Flames" [All our Red Flames]. RBFA (in Dutch). Retrieved 5 December 2024.
- ^ a b "Isabelle Iliano". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
- ^ Isabelle Iliano at Soccerway
- ^ "Gent vs. Utrecht - 30 August 2013". soccerway.com. Retrieved 6 December 2024.
- ^ "Vrouwen AA Gent kloppen Anderlecht in Belgische Beker" [AA Gent women beat Anderlecht in Belgian Cup]. Sporza (in Dutch). 13 May 2017. Retrieved 19 November 2024.
- ^ "KAA Gent Ladies winnen Beker van België tegen Anderlecht" [KAA Gent Ladies win Belgian Cup against Anderlecht]. kaagent.be (in Dutch). 13 May 2017. Retrieved 19 November 2024.
- ^ "Gent Ladies verslaan Standard in bekerfinale bij vrouwen" [Gent Ladies beat Standard in women's cup final]. Sporza (in Dutch). 22 April 2019. Retrieved 19 November 2024.
- ^ a b "Isabelle Iliano signs with Club YLA". Sporza. 9 June 2023. Retrieved 6 December 2024.
- ^ "Fortuna Sittard slaat opnieuw toe: Iliano tekent eenjarig contract".
- ^ "Kobiety: Polska 1-4 Belgia" (in Polish). 22 November 2014. Retrieved 28 November 2020.
- ^ (in French) Les Red Flames remportent la Pinatar Cup face à la Russie, le tout premier trophée de leur histoire
- ^ "Red Flames dansen, zingen en glunderen na EK-kwalificatie: "Zeer belangrijk voor ons vrouwenvoetbal"" [Red Flames dance, sing and beam after European Championship qualification: "Very important for our women's football"]. Sporza (in Dutch). 5 December 2024.
- ^ "Het EK is binnen! Red Flames klaren ook laatste klus tegen Oekraïne na knappe goal en assist van Tessa Wullaert" [The European Championship is here! Red Flames complete final task against Ukraine after a great goal and assist from Tessa Wullaert]. Sporza (in Dutch). 5 December 2024.
External links
edit- Isabelle Iliano at the Royal Belgian Football Association
- Isabelle Iliano at Soccerway
- Isabelle Iliano at Global Sports Archive
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