Nicky Evrard (born 26 May 1995) is a Belgian footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for PSV and the Belgium women's national team.[2]
.jpg) Nicky Evrard in 2014 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 26 May 1995 | ||
| Place of birth | Zottegem, Belgium | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | PSV | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Racing Strijpen | |||
| SK Munkzwalm | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2016 | AA Gent | 51 | (0) |
| 2016–2019 | FC Twente | 42 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | Sporting Huelva | 0 | (0) |
| 2020–2022 | Gent | 55 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | OH Leuven | 30 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | Chelsea | 0 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | → Brighton & Hove Albion (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2024– | PSV | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2009–2010 | Belgium U15 | 2 | (0) |
| 2010–2012 | Belgium U17 | 15 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | Belgium U19 | 6 | (0) |
| 2014 | Belgium U21 | 1 | (0) |
| 2013– | Belgium | 69 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 9 January 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 28 October 2024 [1] | |||
Club career
editEvrard started her career at RC Strijpen boy's teams. She was coached by Stefan Van de Voorde, a legendary coach at Eendracht Elene-Grotenberge. In the 2011–12 season, she signed with Cercle Melle. In 2012, the team change its name to AA Gent. In the 2016–17 season, she won the Cup of Belgium with AA Gent.[3] On 17 May 2017, Evrard announced that she would be joining FC Twente.[4][5]
Evrard joined Women's Super League club Chelsea in 2023 Summer.[6]
On 14 September 2023, Evrard signed for Brighton & Hove Albion on loan for the 2023–24 season.[7] She returned to Chelsea on 9 January 2024 after suffering a long-term hamstring injury.[8]
Chelsea confirmed Evrard's departure for PSV on 19th July 2024.[9]
International career
editFrom 2009 to April 2013, Evrard was part of several Belgium's youth teams. On 2 June 2013, she played for Belgium senior team for the first time in a friendly match against Ukraine.[10] Evrard was also part of the team who represented Belgium at the UEFA Women's Euro 2017.[11] Evrard was in the national team in 2022. The other two goalkeepers in the national team were Lisa Lichtfus who plays for Dijon and Diede Lemey who at the time played for Sassuolo.[12]
Evrard was the first-choice goalkeeper for Belgium's UEFA Women's Euro 2022 campaign in England. She was vital to their progression to the quarter-finals despite not being amongst the heavy favourites in their group, and saved both penalties she faced in the group stages, one each against Iceland and France.[13][14]
Personal life
editLike many of her Belgium teammates, Evrard is semi-professional and when she is not playing football, she is an entrepreneur with her own business renting out bouncy castles.[15]
Evrard is in a relationship with Belgian footballer Shari Van Belle.[16]
References
edit- ^ "Al onze Red Flames" [All our Red Flames]. RBFA (in Dutch). Retrieved 28 October 2024.
- ^ "National Women's Team selection – Royal Belgian Football Association". www.belgianfootball.be. Archived from the original on 15 August 2017. Retrieved 14 August 2017.
- ^ "Nicky Evrard (KAA Gent 2011–2017)". Facebook. Archived from the original on 28 January 2024. Retrieved 16 August 2017.
- ^ Van Der Meulen, Eline. "Red Flame Nicky Evrard ruilt Gent voor Twente". HLN. Archived from the original on 17 August 2017. Retrieved 16 August 2017.
- ^ "Nicky Evrard (KAA Gent Ladies) kiest voor Nederlands avontuur! (met video)". Nieuws. Archived from the original on 17 August 2017. Retrieved 16 August 2017.
- ^ "Chelsea transfer news: Welcome to Chelsea, Nicky Evrard!". www.chelseafc.com. Archived from the original on 4 June 2023. Retrieved 1 July 2023.
- ^ "Nicky Evrard joins Albion on loan from Chelsea". Brighton & Hove Albion. 14 September 2023. Archived from the original on 14 September 2023. Retrieved 15 September 2023.
- ^ "Statement on Nicky Evrard injury". Chelsea F.C. 9 January 2024. Archived from the original on 9 January 2024. Retrieved 9 January 2024.
- ^ "Nicky Evrard departs Chelsea". www.chelseafc.com. Retrieved 19 July 2024.
- ^ "België 3 – 0 Oekraïne". Belgian Football. Archived from the original on 17 August 2017. Retrieved 16 August 2017.
- ^ "23 Belgian Red Flames in EK-selectie". Belgian Football. Archived from the original on 29 December 2017. Retrieved 16 August 2017.
- ^ UEFA.com (4 July 2022). "Women's EURO 2022 inside track: Belgium". UEFA.com. Archived from the original on 10 July 2022. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
- ^ "Tale of two penalties as Iceland rue miss from spot in Belgium draw". independent. Archived from the original on 22 July 2022. Retrieved 22 July 2022.
- ^ "France 2–1 Belgium: Women's Euro 2022, Group D – as it happened". the Guardian. 14 July 2022. Archived from the original on 21 July 2022. Retrieved 22 July 2022.
- ^ UEFA.com (22 July 2022). "Goalkeeper Evrard giving Belgium their bounce". UEFA.com. Archived from the original on 22 July 2022. Retrieved 22 July 2022.
- ^ "Ik blonk van trots". hln.be (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 12 October 2022. Retrieved 8 October 2022.
External links
edit- Player's Profile at UEFA
- Nicky Evrard at Soccerway
- Nicky Evrard at the Royal Belgian Football Association
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