Jill Janssens

Jill Janssens
Personal information
Date of birth	3 October 2003 (age 21)
Place of birth	Diest, Belgium,
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	TSG Hoffenheim
Number	9
Senior career*
Years	Team
2020–2023	OH Leuven
2023–	TSG Hoffenheim
International career‡
2021–	Belgium
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 6 May 2024 (UTC); ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 5 December 2024

Jill Janssens (born 3 October 2003) is a Belgian footballer who plays as a forward for TSG 1899 Hoffenheim and the Belgium national team.^[3]

Career

Janssens started playing football in Bekkevoort for the local VC Bekkevoort. At the age of twelve she moved to Oud-Heverlee in the youth department of Oud-Heverlee Leuven. In the 2019/20 season she played seven games for the first team in the Belgian Women's Super League, the highest division in Belgian women's football.

She made her debut on 6 December 2019 in the 0-3 defeat in the away game against KRC Genk Ladies as a substitute in the 73rd minute. In the following season she was a contract player for the first team and already played 17 league games, in which she also scored two goals. She scored her first on 7 November 2020 (7th matchday) in a 4-2 win in the away game against the SV Zulte Waregem women's soccer team with the goal to make it 2-0 in the 60th minute.

During her time at OHL, the club finished second behind Anderlecht in the league in 2022 and 2023, finishing top of the regular campaign for 2022-2023, but not winning the title.

She was signed by Bundesliga club TSG 1899 Hoffenheim for the 2023/24 season and given a contract that runs until 30 June 2025.

International career

Janssens made her debut for the Belgium national team on 10 June 2021, coming on as a substitute for Lenie Onzia against Spain.^[4]^[5]

At the start of 2022, Janssens helped Belgium win the Pinatar Cup in Spain for the first time, beating Russia on penalties in the final after a 0-0 draw.^[6]

Missing out on the Belgium squad for UEFA Women's Euro 2022 in England, where the Red Flames were beaten in the quarter-finals 1-0 by Sweden, she went on to contribute to Belgium's successful qualification for UEFA Women's Euro 2025 via the play-offs, starting both legs of the play-off final against Ukraine.^[7]^[8]

International goals

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	27 February 2024	Den Dreef, Leuven, Belgium	Hungary	4–1	5–1	2023–24 UEFA Women's Nations League play-offs
2.	27 February 2024	Den Dreef, Leuven, Belgium	Hungary	5–1	5–1	2023–24 UEFA Women's Nations League play-offs

Honours

Belgium

Pinatar Cup: 2022

References

^ Jill Janssens at Soccerway. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
^ "Al onze Red Flames" [All our Red Flames]. RBFA (in Dutch). Retrieved 5 December 2024.
^ "Jill Janssens". Playmaker Stats. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
^ "Spain vs Belgium". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
^ "Jill Janssens". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
^ (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

Jill Janssens at the Royal Belgian Football Association

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[SW-1] Jill Janssens at Soccerway. Retrieved 31 August 2021.

[2] "Al onze Red Flames" [All our Red Flames]. RBFA (in Dutch). Retrieved 5 December 2024.

[3] "Jill Janssens". Playmaker Stats. Retrieved 31 August 2021.

[4] "Spain vs Belgium". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 31 August 2021.

[5] "Jill Janssens". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 31 August 2021.

[6] (in French) Les Red Flames remportent la Pinatar Cup face à la Russie, le tout premier trophée de leur histoire

[7] "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.

[8] "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.

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