Wendie Renard

Wendie Renard
Renard in 2019
Personal information
Full name Wendie Thérèse Renard[1]
Date of birth (1990-07-20) 20 July 1990 (age 34)
Place of birth Schœlcher, Martinique, France
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Team 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 296 (97)
International career
2007–2009 France U19 18 (0)
2008–2010 France U20 7 (0)
2011– France 165 (39)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14 April 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 29 October 2024

Wendie Thérèse Renard (born 20 July 1990) is a French professional footballer who plays as a centre-back and captains both Première Ligue club Lyon and the France national team.

Renard is one of the most decorated players in modern women's club football. She has won a record 14 French league titles and eight 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]

  1. ^ "FIFA Women's World Cup Canada 2015: List of Players: France" (PDF). FIFA. 6 July 2015. p. 11. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 February 2020.
  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.