Wendie Renard

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

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.

Club Career

Renard joined Lyon in 2006 and, since the 2007–08 season, has been a regular within the starting eleven winning fourteen consecutive league titles from 2006 to 2020, as well numerous Challenge de France trophies. 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, 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. She was stripped of the captaincy after the Euro 2017 tournament and was ultimately succeeded by Amandine Henry.

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. Renard scored a consolation goal in France's 2–1 quarter-final defeat to the United States. The 6 foot 1 inch-tall defender was the tallest player at that edition of the World Cup.

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