Isabelle Iliano

Isabelle Iliano
Personal information
Date of birth (1997-03-02) 2 March 1997 (age 27)[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)
*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]

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.

Club career

In 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

Iliano 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

Gent

Belgium

References

  1. ^ a b "Isabelle Iliano | | UEFA Women's EURO". UEFA.com. Retrieved 28 November 2020.
  2. ^ "Al onze Red Flames" [All our Red Flames]. RBFA (in Dutch). Retrieved 5 December 2024.
  3. ^ a b "Isabelle Iliano". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
  4. ^ Isabelle Iliano at Soccerway
  5. ^ "Gent vs. Utrecht - 30 August 2013". soccerway.com. Retrieved 6 December 2024.
  6. ^ "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.
  7. ^ "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.
  8. ^ "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.
  9. ^ a b "Isabelle Iliano signs with Club YLA". Sporza. 9 June 2023. Retrieved 6 December 2024.
  10. ^ "Fortuna Sittard slaat opnieuw toe: Iliano tekent eenjarig contract".
  11. ^ "Kobiety: Polska 1-4 Belgia" (in Polish). 22 November 2014. Retrieved 28 November 2020.
  12. ^ (in French) Les Red Flames remportent la Pinatar Cup face à la Russie, le tout premier trophée de leur histoire
  13. ^ "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.
  14. ^ "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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