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{{Short description|French footballer (born 1990)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2023}}
{{Infobox football biography
{{Infobox football biography
| playername = Wendie Renard
| name = Wendie Renard
| image = 2019-05-17 Fußball, Frauen, UEFA Women's Champions League, Olympique Lyonnais - FC Barcelona StP 0635 LR10 by Stepro.jpg
| image = [[Image:Wendie Renard in 2011.JPG|200px]]
| caption =
| caption = Renard in 2019
| fullname = Wendie Thérèse Renard<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.fifadata.com/document/FWWC/2015/pdf/FWWC_2015_SquadLists.pdf |title=FIFA Women's World Cup Canada 2015: List of Players: France |publisher=FIFA |page=11 |date=6 July 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200202104009/http://www.fifadata.com/document/FWWC/2015/pdf/FWWC_2015_SquadLists.pdf |archive-date=2 February 2020}}</ref>
| fullname = Wendie Renard
| dateofbirth = {{birth date and age|1990|7|20|df=yes}}
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1990|7|20|df=y}}
| cityofbirth = [[Schœlcher]]
| birth_place = [[Schœlcher]], Martinique, France
| height = 1.87 m
| countryofbirth = [[Martinique]], [[France]]
| position = [[Defender (association football)#Centre-back|Centre-back]]
| height = {{convert|1.85|m|abbr=on}}
| currentclub = [[Olympique Lyonnais Féminin|Lyon]]
| position = [[Defender (football)|Centre back]]
| clubnumber = 3
| currentclub = [[Olympique Lyonnais (Ladies)|Lyon]]
| youthyears1 = 1997–2005
| clubnumber = 3
| youthclubs1 = [[Essor-Préchotain]]
| youthyears1 = 1997–2005
| youthyears2 = 2005–2006
| youthclubs1 = [[Essor-Préchotain]]
| youthclubs2 = Rapid Club du Lorrain
| youthyears2 = 2005–2006
| years1 = 2006–
| youthclubs2 = Rapid Club du Lorrain
| clubs1 = [[Olympique Lyonnais Féminin|Lyon]]
| years1 = 2006–
| caps1 = 296 <!-- REGULAR SEASON LEAGUE APPEARANCES ONLY-->
| clubs1 = [[Olympique Lyonnais (Ladies)|Lyon]]
| caps1 = 89 <!-- LEAGUE APPEARANCES & GOALS ONLY-->
| goals1 = 97 <!-- REGULAR SEASON LEAGUE GOALS ONLY-->
| nationalyears1 = 2007–2009
| goals1 = 17
| nationalteam1 = [[France women's national football team|France U19]]
| nationalyears1 = 2007–2009
| nationalcaps1 = 18
| nationalteam1 = [[France women's national football team|France U19]]
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| nationalcaps1 = 18
| nationalyears2 = 2008–2010
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| nationalteam2 = [[France women's national football team|France U20]]
| nationalyears2 = 2008–2010
| nationalcaps2 = 7
| nationalteam2 = [[France women's national football team|France U20]]
| nationalgoals2 = 0
| nationalcaps2 = 7
| nationalyears3 = 2011–
| nationalgoals2 = 0
| nationalteam3 = [[France women's national football team|France]]
| nationalyears3 = 2011–
| nationalcaps3 = 167
| nationalteam3 = [[France women's national football team|France]]
| nationalgoals3 = 39
| nationalcaps3 = 16
| club-update = 14 April 2024
| nationalgoals3 = 2
| nationalteam-update = 3 December 2024
| medaltemplates =
| club-update = 15 February 2012 (UTC)
| nationalteam-update = 1 March 2012 (UTC)
}}
}}
'''Wendie Thérèse Renard''' (born 20 July 1990) is a French professional [[Association football|footballer]] who plays as a [[Defender (association football)|centre-back]] and [[Captain (association football)|captains]] both [[Première Ligue]] club [[Olympique Lyonnais Féminin|Lyon]] and the [[France women's national football team|France national team]].


Renard is one of the most decorated players in modern women's club football. She has won a record 14 [[Division 1 Féminine|French league]] titles and eight [[UEFA Women's Champions League|European Cups]]. In 2019, the ''[[The New York Times|New York Times]]'' described her as an "institution" at Lyon, the most successful club in European [[Women's association football|women's football]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|last=Clarey|first=Christopher|date=17 June 2019|title=For Wendie Renard and France, Another Misstep and Another Win|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/17/sports/womens-world-cup-france-wendie-renard.html|access-date=30 August 2020|issn=0362-4331}}</ref>
'''Wendie Renard''' (born 20 July 1990 in [[Schœlcher]], [[Martinique]]) is a [[France|French]] [[association football|football]] player who currently plays for French club [[Olympique Lyonnais (Ladies)|Olympique Lyonnais]] of the [[Division 1 Féminine]]. She plays as a [[Defender (football)|central defender]]. Renard is a former women's youth international having played at under-19 and under-20 level. She currently plays for the [[France women's national football team|senior national team]] making her debut at the [[2011 Cyprus Cup]] in a match against [[Switzerland women's national football team|Switzerland]].


==Early life==
Prior to moving to the [[Metropolitan France|mainland]], Renard played for [[Essor-Préchotain]] on her home island of Martinique. She joined Lyon in 2006 and, since the 2007–08 season, has been a regular within the starting eleven winning five consecutive league titles from 2006–2011, as will as the [[Challenge de France]] in 2008. In 2010, Renard featured in [[UEFA Women's Champions League 2009–10#Final|the final match]] of the [[UEFA Women's Champions League]] and, in the [[2010–11 UEFA Women's Champions League|2010–11 edition]], helped Lyon win the competition. She scored the opening goal in a 2–0 win over [[1. FFC Turbine Potsdam|Turbine Potsdam]] in [[2011 UEFA Women's Champions League Final|the final]].
Renard was born in [[Martinique]], a French island in the [[Lesser Antilles]]. She is the youngest of four daughters. Her father died of lung cancer when she was eight years old.<ref name=tpt>{{cite web |url=https://www.theplayerstribune.com/articles/wendie-renard-life-at-the-end-of-the-world |title=Life at the End of the World |date=17 January 2019 |access-date=10 June 2019 |language=en |publisher=The Players' Tribune}}</ref> Prior to moving to the [[Metropolitan France|mainland]], Renard played for [[Essor-Préchotain]] on her home island.


When she was 15, Renard flew to mainland France for a trial at [[INF Clairefontaine|Clairefontaine]] but was not accepted into the national training program.<ref name="tpt"/> She subsequently took the train to [[Lyon]] and, after a more successful trial, landed a spot with [[Olympique Lyonnais Féminin|Lyon]]. She left Martinique to permanently live in Lyon at the age of sixteen.<ref name="tpt"/>
== Career statistics ==
=== Club ===


==Club career==
''Statistics accurate as of 15 February 2012''<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.statsfootofeminin.fr/joueur.php?id=130&joueur=186 |title=La Carriere de Wendie Renard |accessdate=8 June 2011 |publisher=StatsFootoFeminin }}</ref>
Renard made her debut at L'Essor Préchotin at the age of seven and then played for Rapid Club Le Lorrain.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Wendie Renard, the high-flyer |url=https://www.fff.fr/}}</ref> In 2006, Farid Benstiti, then coach of Olympique Lyon, brought Wendie Renard into the club's youth center and used the 16-year-old in two league games in the top league at the end of the same season. Three months later she was called up to the youth national team for the first time.

Renard joined [[Olympique Lyonnais Féminin|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 [[UEFA Women's Champions League 2009–10#Final|the final match]] of the [[UEFA Women's Champions League]] and, in the [[2010–11 UEFA Women's Champions League|2010–11 edition]], helped Lyon win the competition. She scored the opening goal in a 2–0 win over [[1. FFC Turbine Potsdam|Turbine Potsdam]] in [[2011 UEFA Women's Champions League Final|the final]].

On 26 August 2020, she scored the winning goal in a 1–0 win against [[Paris Saint-Germain Féminine|Paris Saint-Germain]] in the [[2019–20 UEFA Women's Champions League]] semi-finals,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.uefa.com/womenschampionsleague/match/2030155/ |title=Paris 0–1 Lyon |website=UEFA |date=26 August 2020 }}</ref> to eventually win the competition for the seventh time in her career.

==International career==
Renard is a former youth international having played at under-19 and under-20 level. She made her debut for the [[France women's national football team|France national team]] at the [[2011 Cyprus Cup]] in a match against [[Switzerland women's national football team|Switzerland]]. Renard has since represented France in two [[FIFA Women's World Cup|FIFA World Cup]]s and two [[Football at the Summer Olympics|Olympics]], and was the team [[captain (association football)|captain]] from September 2013.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.fff.fr/actualites/7059-550032-wendie-renard-nommee-capitaine-des-bleues |title=Wendie Renard nommée capitaine des Bleues |access-date=30 August 2016 |archive-date=11 September 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160911011027/http://www.fff.fr/actualites/7059-550032-wendie-renard-nommee-capitaine-des-bleues |url-status=dead }}</ref> She was stripped of the captaincy after the [[UEFA Women's Euro 2017|Euro 2017]] tournament and was ultimately succeeded by [[Amandine Henry]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.lequipe.fr/Football/Actualites/Corinne-diacre-a-choisi-amandine-henry-comme-capitaine/844906|title=Corinne Diacre a choisi Amandine Henry comme capitaine|date=23 October 2017|work=L'Équipe|access-date=16 October 2019}}</ref> Renard regained the captaincy in September 2021.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.lequipe.fr/Football/Actualites/Wendie-renard-sur-le-capitanat-j-ai-surtout-accepte-par-rapport-au-groupe-france/1286184|title=Wendie Renard sur le capitanat : " J'ai surtout accepté par rapport au groupe France "|date=17 September 2021|work=L'Équipe|access-date=23 July 2022}}</ref>

At the [[2019 FIFA Women's World Cup|2019 World Cup]] on home soil, Renard scored three goals in the group stage: a brace against [[South Korea women's national football team|South Korea]] and a penalty against [[Nigeria women's national football team|Nigeria]]. She also scored an own goal against [[Norway women's national football team|Norway]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Renard own goal a reminder France need to keep feet on the ground |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/idUSKCN1TD2RX/ |access-date=30 December 2023 |work=Reuters |date=12 June 2019}}</ref> Renard scored a consolation goal in France's 2–1 quarter-final defeat to the United States.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2019/jun/28/france-usa-womens-world-cup-match-report|title=Megan Rapinoe double sends USA past France and into England semi-final|last=Wrack|first=Suzanne|date=28 June 2019|work=The Guardian|access-date=16 October 2019}}</ref> The 6 foot 2 inch-tall defender was the tallest player at that edition of the World Cup.<ref>{{cite web |title=The squads in stats |url=https://www.fifa.com/fifaplus/en/tournaments/womens/womensworldcup/australia-new-zealand2023/articles/womens-world-cup-australia-new-zealand-2023-squads-stats-statistics-numbers |website=FIFA |access-date=30 December 2023 |date=12 July 2023}}</ref>

On 24 February 2023, Renard announced she would not play at the World Cup later that year to [[Mental health in association football|"preserve her mental health"]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/64756239|title=France captain Renard takes 'step back' from team|work=BBC Sport |date=24 February 2023 }}</ref> According to a report in French multimedia outlet RMC Sport, Renard had decided not play for the national team as long as then-coach [[Corinne Diacre]] was in charge.<ref>{{Cite news |date=24 February 2023 |title=France captain Renard to skip World Cup to 'preserve mental health', Diani, Katoto step down |language=en |work=Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/lifestyle/sports/france-captain-renard-will-not-play-world-cup-preserve-mental-health-2023-02-24/ |access-date=24 February 2023}}</ref> After Diacre was sacked in early March 2023, Renard said she was open to a return to the team if selected.<ref>{{Cite news |agency=Reuters |date=2023-03-14 |title=Wendie Renard ready to play for France again after Diacre's sacking |language=en-GB |work=The Guardian |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2023/mar/14/wendie-renard-play-for-france-again-after-corinne-diacre-sacked |access-date=2023-03-14 |issn=0261-3077}}</ref> When [[Herve Renard]] (no relation) succeeded Diacre as France's head coach at the end of March, he immediately invited Renard to rejoin the national squad.<ref>{{cite news |title=Football: Wendie Renard called back to French women's national team by new coach |url=https://www.lemonde.fr/en/sports/article/2023/03/31/football-wendie-renard-called-back-to-french-womens-national-team-by-new-coach_6021314_9.html |access-date=30 December 2023 |work=Le Monde |date=31 March 2023}}</ref>

Renard accepted the invitation to resume playing for France and serving as captain. In France's second match of the [[2023 FIFA Women's World Cup|2023 FIFA World Cup]] group stage, she scored the winning goal against [[Brazil women's national football team|Brazil]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.voanews.com/a/renard-clinches-france-s-win-over-brazil-/7203498.html| title =Renard Clinches France's Win Over Brazil|website=VOA|date=30 July 2023 }}</ref> In the quarterfinals of the World Cup tournament, France saw a goal called back after Renard was charged with a jersey-pulling foul on an Australian player, and ultimately lost to Australia in a penalty kick shoot-out.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Pye |first1=John |title=Australia edges France on penalties to reach Women's World Cup semifinals. Next up is England |url=https://apnews.com/article/womens-world-cup-australia-france-match-summary-3fb8a62791449664c6579e97b709722a |access-date=30 December 2023 |work=Associated Press News |date=12 August 2023}}</ref>

==Style of play==
Renard is physically strong, has good pace and technique, and she is capable of scoring powerful headers.{{Citation needed|date=January 2024}}

==Career statistics==
===Club===
{{updated|match played 20 October 2024}}<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.olweb.fr/fr/joueur/wendie-renard-1687.html |title=Wendie Renard profile |access-date=30 September 2014 |language=fr |publisher=olweb.fr}}</ref><ref name=a>{{cite web |title=Wendie Renard |language=fr |url=http://www.statsfootofeminin.fr/joueur.php?joueur=701&saison=40 |publisher=footofeminin |access-date=20 December 2014}}</ref>


{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
|-
|-
!rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season
!rowspan="2"|Season
!colspan="2"|League
!colspan="3"|League
!colspan="2"|Cup
!colspan="2"|Cup
!colspan="2"|Continental
!colspan="2"|Continental
!colspan="2"|Other
!colspan="2"|Total
!colspan="2"|Total
|-
|-
!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals
!Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals
|-
|-
|rowspan="7" valign="center"|[[Olympique Lyonnais (Ladies)|Lyon]]
|rowspan="19"|[[Olympique Lyonnais Féminin|Lyon]]
|2006–07
|2006–07
| rowspan="19" |[[Division 1 Féminine]]
|2||0||1||0||0||0||3||0
|2||0||1||0||0||0|| colspan="2" |—||3||0
|-
|-
|2007–08
|2007–08
|14||2||3||1||6||2||23||5
|14||2||3||1||6||2|| colspan="2" |—||23||5
|-
|-
|[[2008–09 Division 1 Féminine|2008–09]]
|[[2008–09 Division 1 Féminine|2008–09]]
|19||2||3||0||4||0||26||2
|19||2||3||0||4||0|| colspan="2" |—||26||2
|-
|-
|[[2009–10 Division 1 Féminine|2009–10]]
|[[2009–10 Division 1 Féminine|2009–10]]
|20||6||3||0||9||0||32||6
|20||6||3||0||9||0|| colspan="2" |—||32||6
|-
|-
|[[2010–11 Division 1 Féminine|2010–11]]
|[[2010–11 Division 1 Féminine|2010–11]]
|20||2||2||0||9||3||31||5
|20||2||3||0||9||3|| colspan="2" |—||32||5
|-
|-
|[[2011–12 Division 1 Féminine|2011–12]]
|[[2011–12 Division 1 Féminine|2011–12]]
|14||5||1||0||3||1||18||6
|20||9||4||1||8||1|| colspan="2" |—||32||11
|-
|-
|[[2012–13 Division 1 Féminine|2012–13]]
!Total
|13||3||6||2||7||3|| colspan="2" |—||26||8
!89!!17!!13!!1!!31!!6!!133!!24
|-
|-
|[[2013–14 Division 1 Féminine|2013–14]]
!colspan="2"|Career total
|19||7||6||1||4||0|| colspan="2" |—||29||8
!89!!17!!13!!1!!31!!6!!133!!24
|-
|[[2014–15 Division 1 Féminine|2014–15]]
|21||10||4||1||4||1|| colspan="2" |—||29||12
|-
|[[2015–16 Division 1 Féminine|2015–16]]
|15||6||3||4||6||1|| colspan="2" |—||24||11
|-
|[[2016–17 Division 1 Féminine|2016–17]]
|16||6||4||0||8||2|| colspan="2" |—||28||8
|-
|[[2017–18 Division 1 Féminine|2017–18]]
|17||5||5||3||8||4|| colspan="2" |—||30||12
|-
|[[2018–19 Division 1 Féminine|2018–19]]
|17||8||4||2||9||4|| colspan="2" |—||30||14
|-
|[[2019–20 Division 1 Féminine|2019–20]]
|14||7||5||2||6||5||1{{efn|Appearance(s) in the [[Trophée des Championnes]].|name=TDC}}||0||26||14
|-
|[[2020–21 Division 1 Féminine|2020–21]]
|20||10||1||1||5||4|| colspan="2" |—||26||15
|-
|[[2021–22 Division 1 Féminine|2021–22]]
|16||2||2||2||9||3|| colspan="2" |—||27||7
|-
|[[2022–23 Olympique Lyonnais Féminin season|2022–23]]
|21||7||5||1||8||0||0{{efn|name=TDC}}||0||34||8
|-
|[[2023–24 Olympique Lyonnais Féminin season|2023–24]]
|14||6||0||0||6||0||1{{efn|name=TDC}}||0||21||6
|-
|[[2024–25 Olympique Lyonnais Féminin season|2024–25]]
|4||1||0||0||2||1||0{{efn|name=TDC}}||0||6||2
|-
!colspan="3"|Career total
!302!!99!!62!!21!!118!!34!!2!!0!!484!!154
|}
|}
{{notelist}}


=== International ===
===International===
<!-- NOTE: when updating stats, update the infobox too! -->
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:{{updated|match played 3 December 2024}}<ref>[http://www.fff.fr/equipes-de-france/toutes-les-joueuses/fiche-joueuse/2979312436-wendie-renard RENARD Wendie] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190408150232/http://www.fff.fr/equipes-de-france/toutes-les-joueuses/fiche-joueuse/2979312436-wendie-renard |date=8 April 2019 }}, [[French Football Federation]], accessed 20 December 2014</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Equipe de France A – Wendie Renard |language=fr |url=http://www.statsfootofeminin.fr/selection/joueur.php?id=1&joueur=701 |publisher=footofeminin |access-date=20 December 2014}}</ref>
:''(Correct as of 28 February 2012)''<ref>[http://www.fff.fr/individus/selections/visu_fiche.php?in_no=2979312436&id_cat=2 RENARD Wendie], [[French Football Federation]], accessed 8 June 2011</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by national team and year
|-
|-
! National team!!Season!!Apps!!Goals
! National team!!Year!!Apps!!Goals
|-
|-
|rowspan=2 valign="center"|'''[[France women's national football team|France]]'''
|rowspan=14|[[France women's national football team|France]]
|2011||13||1
|[[2010–11 in French football|2010–11]]||10||0
|-
|-
|2012||19||5
|[[2011–12 in French football|2011–12]]||5||1
|-
|-
|2013||14||9
! colspan=2|Total!!15!!1
|-
|2014||14||1
|-
|2015||15||1
|-
|2016||9||1
|-
|2017||14||1
|-
|2018||6||1
|-
|2019||14||4
|-
|2020||4||1
|-
|2021||4||4
|-
|2022||13||4
|-
|2023||16||4
|-
|2024||12||2
|-
! colspan=2|Total!!167!!39
|}
|}


:''Scores and results list France's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Renard goal.''
==== International goals ====


{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:85%"
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:85%"
|+ List of international goals scored by Wendie Renard
|-
|-
|-
! # !! Date !! Venue !! Opponent !! Score !! Result !! Competition
! # !! Date !! Venue !! Opponent !! Score !! Result !! Competition
|-
|-
| <center>1 || 20 November 2011 || Stade Pierre-Aliker, [[Fort-de-France]], [[Martinique]] || {{fbw|MEX}} || <center>'''5'''–0 || <center>5–0 || Friendly
|align="center"| 1 || 20 November 2011 || [[Stade d'Honneur de Dillon|Stade Pierre-Aliker]], [[Fort-de-France]], Martinique || {{fbw|MEX}} ||align="center"| '''5'''–0 ||align="center"| 5–0 || [[Exhibition game|Friendly]]
|-
|-
|align="center"| 2 || 1 March 2012 || [[GSZ Stadium]], [[Larnaca]], Cyprus || {{fbw|FIN}} ||align="center"| 1–'''2''' ||align="center"| 1–2 || [[2012 Cyprus Cup]]
| colspan="12"|<small>''Correct as of 20 November 2011''</small>
|-
|align="center"| 3 || 31 March 2012 || [[Stade Jules Deschaseaux]], [[Le Havre]], France || {{fbw|SCO}} ||align="center"| '''2'''–0 ||align="center"| 2–0 || [[UEFA Women's Euro 2013 qualifying]]
|-
|align="center"| 4 || 19 July 2012 || [[Stade Sébastien Charléty]], [[Paris]], France || {{fbw|JPN}} ||align="center"| '''2'''–0 ||align="center"| 2–0 || Friendly
|-
|align="center"| 5 || 28 July 2012 || rowspan="2"|[[Hampden Park]], Glasgow, Scotland || {{fbw|PRK}} ||align="center"| '''4'''–0 ||align="center"| 5–0 || rowspan="2"|[[Football at the 2012 Summer Olympics&nbsp;– Women's tournament|2012 Summer Olympics]]
|-
|align="center"| 6 || 3 August 2012 || {{fbw|SWE}} ||align="center"| 1–'''2''' ||align="center"| 1–2
|-
|align="center"| 7 || 15 July 2013 || [[Norrköpings Idrottspark|Idrottsparken]], [[Norrköping]], Sweden || {{fbw|ESP}} ||align="center"| 0–'''1''' ||align="center"| 0–1 || rowspan="2"|[[UEFA Women's Euro 2013]]
|-
|align="center"| 8 || 19 July 2013 || [[Linköping Arena]], [[Linköping]], Sweden || {{fbw|ENG}} ||align="center"| '''3'''–0 ||align="center"| 3–0
|-
|align="center"| 9 || 20 September 2013 || [[Stade Robert Bobin]], [[Bondoufle]], France || {{fbw|CZE}} ||align="center"| '''1'''–0 ||align="center"| 2–0 || rowspan="2"|Friendly
|-
|align="center"| 10 || 25 October 2013 || [[Stade Pierre Brisson]], [[Beauvais]], France || {{fbw|POL}} ||align="center"| '''2'''–0 ||align="center"| 6–0
|-
|align="center"| 11 || 31 October 2013 || Sonnensee Stadion, [[Ritzing]], Austria || {{fbw|AUT}} ||align="center"| 1–'''3''' ||align="center"| 1–3 || rowspan="5"|[[2015 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification]]
|-
|align="center"| 12 ||rowspan="2"| 23 November 2013 ||rowspan="2"| [[Lovech Stadium]], [[Lovech]], Bulgaria ||rowspan="2"| {{fbw|BUL}} ||align="center"| 0–'''5''' ||align="center" rowspan="2"| 0–10
|-
|align="center"| 13 ||align="center"| 0–'''6'''
|-
|align="center"| 14 ||rowspan="2"| 27 November 2013 ||rowspan="2"| [[MMArena]], [[Le Mans]], France || rowspan=2| {{fbw|BUL}} || align="center"| '''6'''–0 ||align="center" rowspan="2"| 14–0
|-
|align="center"| 15 ||align="center"| '''8'''–0
|-
|align="center"| 16 || 10 March 2014 || [[GSP Stadium]], [[Nicosia]], Cyprus || {{fbw|NED}} ||align="center"| 0–'''3''' ||align="center"| 0–3 || [[2014 Cyprus Cup]]
|-
|align="center"| 17 || 19 September 2015 || [[Stade Océane]], [[Le Havre]], France || {{fbw|BRA}} ||align="center"| '''1'''–0 ||align="center"| 2–1 || rowspan="2"|Friendly
|-
|align="center"| 18 || 16 July 2016 || [[Stade Sébastien Charléty]], [[Paris]], France || {{fbw|CHN}} ||align="center"| '''2'''–0 ||align="center"| 3–0
|-
|align="center"| 19 || 1 March 2017 || [[Talen Energy Stadium]], [[Chester, Pennsylvania]], United States || {{fbw|ENG}} ||align="center"| 1–'''2''' ||align="center"| 1–2 || [[2017 SheBelieves Cup]]
|-
|align="center"| 20 || 10 November 2018 || [[Allianz Riviera]], [[Nice]], France || {{fbw|BRA}} ||align="center"| '''3'''–0 ||align="center"| 3–1 || Friendly
|-
|align="center"| 21 ||rowspan="2" | 7 June 2019 || rowspan="2" | [[Parc des Princes]], [[Paris]], France ||rowspan="2" | {{fbw|KOR}} ||align="center"| '''2'''–0 ||align="center" rowspan="2"| 4–0 ||rowspan="4"| [[2019 FIFA Women's World Cup]]
|-
|align="center"| 22 ||align="center"| '''3'''–0
|-
|align="center"| 23 || 17 June 2019 || [[Roazhon Park]], [[Rennes]], France || {{fbw|NGA}} ||align="center"| 0–'''1''' ||align="center"| 0–1
|-
|align="center"| 24 || 28 June 2019 || [[Parc des Princes]], [[Paris]], France || {{fbw|USA}} ||align="center"| 2–'''1''' ||align="center"| 2–1
|-
|align="center"| 25 || 27 November 2020 || [[Stade du Roudourou]], [[Guingamp]], France || {{fbw|AUT}} ||align="center"| '''1'''–0 ||align="center"| 3–0 || [[UEFA Women's Euro 2022 qualifying]]
|-
|align="center"| 26 || 20 February 2021 || rowspan="3" | [[Stade Saint-Symphorien]], [[Metz]], France || {{fbw|SUI}} ||align="center"| '''1'''–0 ||align="center"| 2–0 || rowspan="3"|Friendly
|-
|align="center" | 27 || rowspan="2" | 23 February 2021 || rowspan=2| {{fbw|SUI}} || align="center"| '''1'''–0 ||align="center" rowspan="2" | 2–0
|-
|align="center"| 28 ||align="center"| '''2'''–0
|-
|align="center"| 29 || 17 September 2021 || [[Pampeloponnisiako Stadium]], [[Patras]], Greece || {{fbw|GRE}} || align=center| 0–'''10''' || align=center| 0–10 || [[2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification – UEFA Group I|2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification]]
|-
|align="center"| 30 || rowspan="2" | 16 February 2022 || rowspan="3" | [[Stade Océane]], Le Havre || rowspan="2" |{{fbw|FIN}} || align=center| '''3'''–0 || rowspan="2" align=center | 5–0 || rowspan="3" | [[2022 Tournoi de France]]
|-
|align="center"| 31 || align=center| '''5'''–0
|-
|align="center"| 32 || 22 February 2022 || {{fbw|NED}} || align=center| '''1'''–0 || align=center| 3–1
|-
|align="center"| 33 || 8 April 2022 || [[Parc y Scarlets]], [[Llanelli]], Wales || {{fbw|WAL}} || align=center| 0–'''1''' || align=center| 1–2 || 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
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|align="center"| 34 || 18 February 2023 || [[Stade Raymond Kopa]], [[Angers]], France || {{fbw|URU}} || align=center|'''3'''–1 || align=center| 5–1 || [[2023 Tournoi de France]]
|-
|align="center"| 35 || 29 July 2023 || [[Lang Park]], [[Brisbane]], Australia || {{fbw|BRA}} || align=center|'''2'''–1 || align=center| 2–1 || [[2023 FIFA Women's World Cup]]
|-
|align="center"| 36 || 26 September 2023 || [[Franz Horr Stadium]], [[Vienna]], Austria || {{fbw|AUT}} || align=center|0–'''1''' || align=center| 0–1 || rowspan=2| [[2023–24 UEFA Women's Nations League A#Group 2|2023–24 UEFA Women's Nations League]]
|-
|align="center"| 37 || 27 October 2023 || [[Ullevaal Stadion]], [[Oslo]], Norway || {{fbw|NOR}} || align=center|1–'''2''' || align=center| 1–2
|-
|align="center"| 38 || 9 April 2024 || [[Gamla Ullevi]], [[Gothenburg]], Sweden || {{fbw|SWE}} || align=center|0–'''1''' || align=center| 0–1 || [[UEFA Women's Euro 2025 qualifying League A|UEFA Women's Euro 2025 qualifying]]
|-
|align="center"| 39 || 25 October 2024 || [[Stade Auguste-Bonal]], [[Montbéliard]], France || {{fbw|JAM}} || align=center|'''2'''–0 || align=center| 3–0 || Friendly
|-
| colspan="12"|<small>''Correct as of 29 October 2024''</small><ref name="statistic">{{Cite web|url=http://www.statsfootofeminin.fr/selection/joueur.php?joueur=701&id=1|title=Footofeminin.fr – Equipe de France A – Wendie Renard|website=www.statsfootofeminin.fr}}</ref>
|}
|}


== Honours ==
==Honours==
[[File:Wendie Renard P1780579 (47963861143).jpg|thumb|upright|Renard with the [[UEFA Women's Champions League]] trophy after the [[2019 UEFA Women's Champions League Final|2019 final]].]]
=== Club ===


;Lyon
'''Lyon'''
*[[Division 1 Féminine]] (5): 2006–07, 2007–08, [[2008–09 Division 1 Féminine|2008–09]], [[2009–10 Division 1 Féminine|2009–10]], [[2010–11 Division 1 Féminine|2010–11]]
* [[Division 1 Féminine]]: 2006–07, 2007–08, [[2008–09 Division 1 Féminine|2008–09]], [[2009–10 Division 1 Féminine|2009–10]], [[2010–11 Division 1 Féminine|2010–11]], [[2011–12 Division 1 Féminine|2011–12]], [[2012–13 Division 1 Féminine|2012–13]], [[2013–14 Division 1 Féminine|2013–14]], [[2014–15 Division 1 Féminine|2014–15]], [[2015–16 Division 1 Féminine|2015–16]], [[2016–17 Division 1 Féminine|2016–17]], [[2017–18 Division 1 Féminine|2017–18]], [[2018–19 Division 1 Féminine|2018–19]], [[2019–20 Division 1 Féminine|2019–20]], [[2021–22 Division 1 Féminine|2021–22]], [[2022–23 Division 1 Féminine|2022–23]]
* [[Coupe de France féminine|Coupe de France]]: 2007–08, [[2011–12 Coupe de France Féminine|2011–12]], 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2018–19, 2019–20, 2022–23
*[[Challenge de France]] (1): 2007–08
* [[UEFA Women's Champions League]]: [[2010–11 UEFA Women's Champions League|2010–11]], [[2011–12 UEFA Women's Champions League|2011–12]], [[2015–16 UEFA Women's Champions League|2015–16]],<ref>{{Cite web |last=UEFA.com |title=History: Wolfsburg 1-1 Lyon {{!}} UEFA Women's Champions League 2015/16 Final |url=https://www.uefa.com/womenschampionsleague/match/2018382--wolfsburg-vs-lyon/ |access-date=2024-11-04 |website=UEFA.com |language=en}}</ref> [[2016–17 UEFA Women's Champions League|2016–17]],<ref>{{Cite news |date=2017-06-01 |title=Women’s Champions League final: Lyon 0-0 Paris St-Germain (7-6 pens) |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/40111172 |access-date=2024-11-04 |work=BBC Sport |language=en-GB}}</ref> [[2017–18 UEFA Women's Champions League|2017–18]],<ref>{{Cite web |last=UEFA.com |title=History: Wolfsburg 1-4 Lyon {{!}} UEFA Women's Champions League 2017/18 Final |url=https://www.uefa.com/womenschampionsleague/match/2023928--wolfsburg-vs-lyon/ |access-date=2024-11-04 |website=UEFA.com |language=en}}</ref> [[2018–19 UEFA Women's Champions League|2018–19]],<ref>{{Cite web |last=UEFA.com |title=History: Lyon 4-1 Barcelona {{!}} UEFA Women's Champions League 2018/19 Final |url=https://www.uefa.com/womenschampionsleague/match/2025485--lyon-vs-barcelona/ |access-date=2024-11-04 |website=UEFA.com |language=en}}</ref> [[2019–20 UEFA Women's Champions League|2019–20]],<ref>{{Cite news |last=Smyth |first=Rob |date=2020-08-30 |title=Women's Champions League final: Wolfsburg 1-3 Lyon – as it happened |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/live/2020/aug/30/womens-champions-league-final-wolfsburg-v-lyon-live |access-date=2024-11-05 |work=the Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}</ref> [[2021–22 UEFA Women's Champions League|2021–22]]<ref>{{Cite news |last=Smyth |first=Rob |last2=Magee |first2=Will |date=2022-05-21 |title=Barcelona 1-3 Lyon: Women’s Champions League final 2022 – as it happened |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/live/2022/may/21/barcelona-v-lyon-womens-champions-league-final-2022-live |access-date=2024-11-05 |work=the Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}</ref>
*[[UEFA Women's Champions League]] (1): [[2011 UEFA Women's Champions League Final|2010–11]]
*[[Trophée des Championnes]]: 2019,<ref>{{Cite web|date=21 September 2019|title=Trophée des Championnes : Lyon win a historic new trophy against PSG|url=https://www.ol.fr/en/contents/articles/2019/09/21/trophee-des-championnes-lyon-win-a-new-trophy-against-psg|access-date=18 December 2020|website=www.OL.fr|language=en}}</ref> [[2022 Trophée des Championnes|2022]], [[2023 Trophée des Championnes|2023]]


'''France'''
== References ==
*[[Cyprus Cup]]: [[2012 Cyprus Cup|2012]], [[2014 Cyprus Cup|2014]]
{{reflist}}
*[[SheBelieves Cup]]: [[2017 SheBelieves Cup|2017]]


'''Individual'''
== External links ==
* [[UEFA Women's Championship|UEFA Women's Championship All-Star Team]]: [[UEFA Women's Euro 2013|2013]]
* [http://www.fff.fr/individus/selections/visu_fiche.php?in_no=2979312436&id_cat=2 FFF profile]
* [[FIFA Women's World Cup|FIFA Women's World Cup All Star Team]]: [[2015 FIFA Women's World Cup|2015]]
* {{FIFA player|302715|Wendie Renard}}
* [[FIFA Women's World Cup|FIFA Women's World Cup Dream Team]]: [[2015 FIFA Women's World Cup|2015]]
* [[FIFPro]]: FIFA FIFPro World XI [[FIFPro#FIFA FIFPro Women's World11|2015]],<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.fifpro.org/news/first-ever-women-s-world-xi-revealed/en/ |title=2015 FIFPro Award |access-date=9 March 2017 |archive-date=28 July 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170728203119/https://www.fifpro.org/news/first-ever-women-s-world-xi-revealed/en/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> [[FIFPro#FIFA FIFPro Women's World11|2016]],<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.fifpro.org/noticias/las-mejores-futbolistas-del-mundo-el-once-mundial/es/ |title=2016 FIFPro Award |access-date=9 March 2017 |archive-date=28 July 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170728203723/https://www.fifpro.org/noticias/las-mejores-futbolistas-del-mundo-el-once-mundial/es/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> [[FIFPro#FIFA FIFPro Women's World11|2017]], [[FIFPro#FIFA FIFPro Women's World11|2019]], 2020,<ref>{{Cite web|date=17 December 2020|title=The FIFA FIFPRO Women's World 11 of 2019–2020 – FIFPRO World Players' Union|url=https://fifpro.org/en/industry/world-11/the-fifa-fifpro-women-s-world-11-of-2020|access-date=17 December 2020|website=FIFPRO|language=en}}</ref> 2021,<ref>{{Cite web|date=17 January 2022|title=2020–2021 Women's FIFA FIFPRO World 11 Revealded|url=https://www.fifpro.org/en/industry/world-11/2020-2021-women-s-fifa-fifpro-world-11-revealed|access-date=19 January 2022|website=FIFPRO|language=en}}</ref> [[The Best FIFA Football Awards 2022#FIFA FIFPRO Women's World 11|2022]]<ref>{{Cite web |date=27 February 2023 |title=Renard, Bronze and Morgan secure FIFPRO Women's 11 places |url=https://www.fifa.com/fifaplus/en/articles/fifpro-womens-world-11-2022-bronze-endler-kerr-leon-morgan-mead-oberdorf-putellas-renard-walsh-williamson |access-date=28 February 2023 |website=FIFA |publisher=Fédération Internationale de Football Association}}</ref>
* [[International Federation of Football History & Statistics#IFFHS Women's World Team|IFFHS Women's World Team]]: 2017,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://iffhs.de/the-iffhs-woman-world-team-2017/ |title=THE IFFHS WOMEN WORLD TEAM 2017 |publisher=IFFHS |date=12 December 2017 |access-date=12 December 2017 |archive-date=16 December 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171216053908/http://iffhs.de/the-iffhs-woman-world-team-2017/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> 2018,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://iffhs.de/iffhs-awards-2018-the-women-world-team-2018/ |title=IFFHS AWARDS – THE WOMEN WORLD TEAM 2018 |publisher=IFFHS |date=1 December 2018 |access-date=5 December 2018 |archive-date=15 May 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190515040509/https://iffhs.de/iffhs-awards-2018-the-women-world-team-2018/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> 2019,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://iffhs.de/iffhs-awards-the-iffhs-world-women-world-team-of-the-year-2019/ |title=IFFHS AWARDS 2019 – THE IFFHS WOMEN WORLD TEAM OF THE YEAR 2019 |publisher=IFFHS |date=30 November 2019 |access-date=30 November 2019 |archive-date=2 December 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191202213837/https://iffhs.de/iffhs-awards-the-iffhs-world-women-world-team-of-the-year-2019/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> 2020,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.iffhs.com/index.php/posts/809 |title=IFFHS WORLD AWARDS 2020 – THE WINNERS |publisher=IFFHS |date=4 December 2020 |access-date=4 December 2020 }}</ref> 2021,<ref>{{cite web|date=6 December 2021|title=IFFHS WOMEN'S WORLD TEAM OF THE YEAR 2021|url=https://www.iffhs.com/posts/1509|access-date=4 January 2024|website=IFFHS}}</ref> 2022,<ref>{{cite web |title=IFFHS WOMEN'S WORLD TEAM 2022 |url=https://www.iffhs.com/posts/2466 |access-date=12 January 2023|publisher=IFFHS|date=12 January 2023}}</ref> 2023<ref>{{cite web|date=4 January 2024|title=IFFHS WOMEN'S WORLD TEAM 2023|url=https://iffhs.com/posts/3298|access-date=4 January 2024|website=IFFHS}}</ref>
* [[UEFA Club Football Awards#Women's award 2|UEFA Champions League Defender of the Season]]: 2019–20<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.uefa.com/womenschampionsleague/news/0262-1081ca917efa-395bf8645a93-1000/ |title=Wendie Renard named Women's Champions League Defender of the Season |website=UEFA |date=1 October 2020 }}</ref>
* [[International Federation of Football History & Statistics#Women Team of the Decade (2011–2020)|IFFHS World's Woman Team of the Decade]] 2011–2020<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.iffhs.com/index.php/posts/918 |title=IFFHS WORLD'S WOMAN TEAM OF THE DECADE 2011–2020 |work=IFFHS |date=25 January 2021 }}</ref>
* [[International Federation of Football History & Statistics#Women Team of the Decade (2011–2020)|IFFHS UEFA Woman Team of the Decade]] 2011–2020<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.iffhs.com/index.php/posts/931 |title=IFHS WOMAN TEAM – UEFA – OF THE DECADE 2011–2020 |work=IFFHS |date=31 January 2021 }}</ref>


'''Orders'''
{{France Squad 2011 Women's World Cup}}
*[[Knight of the National Order of Merit]]: 2022<ref>{{cite journal |date=21 June 2022 |title=Décret du 20 juin 2022 portant promotion et nomination dans l'ordre national du Mérite |trans-title=Decree of 20 June 2022 on promotion and appointment to the National Order of Merit |url=https://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/jorf/id/JORFTEXT000045940273 |journal=Official Journal of the French Republic |volume=2022 |issue=142 |id=PRER2203733D |access-date=20 September 2022 |language=fr}}</ref>
{{Olympique Lyonnais Ladies Squad}}


==Personal life==
{{Persondata <!-- Metadata: see [[Wikipedia:Persondata]]. -->
Renard is a devout [[Catholic Church|Roman Catholic]] who met [[Pope Francis]] in 2021.<ref>{{Cite web|title=French Women’s Soccer Star: ‘For Me, Faith Is a Powerful Compass’|url=https://www.ncregister.com/interview/wendie-renard-soccer-star-catholic-faith|first=Solène|last=Tadié|date=13 September 2024|access-date=15 September 2024|publisher=[[National Catholic Register]]}}</ref>
| NAME = Renard, Wendie

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==See also==
| SHORT DESCRIPTION = Association football player
* [[List of women's footballers with 100 or more international caps]]
| DATE OF BIRTH = 28 September 1989
* [[List of players who have appeared in four or more FIFA Women's World Cups]]
| PLACE OF BIRTH = [[Schœlcher]], [[Martinique]], [[France]]
* [[List of UEFA Women's Championship goalscorers]]
| DATE OF DEATH =
* [[List of UEFA Women's Champions League hat-tricks]]
| PLACE OF DEATH =
* [[List of France women's international footballers]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
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* [http://www.olweb.fr/fr/Accueil/300104/Fiche-Joueur/1687/RENARD-Wendie?grp=3&saison=2011 Club profile] {{in lang|fr}}
* {{FIFA player|302715}}
* {{UEFA player|1903503}}
* {{FFF player|7248-renard-wendie}}
* {{FFF female player|2979312436-wendie-renard|archive=20200922152154}}
* [http://www.statsfootofeminin.fr/joueur.php?joueur=701&saison=40 StatsFootoFeminin profile] {{in lang|fr}}

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Revision as of 06:38, 4 December 2024

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 167 (39)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14 April 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 3 December 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]

Early life

Renard was born in Martinique, a French island in the Lesser Antilles. She is the youngest of four daughters. Her father died of lung cancer when she was eight years old.[3] Prior to moving to the mainland, Renard played for Essor-Préchotain on her home island.

When she was 15, Renard flew to mainland France for a trial at Clairefontaine but was not accepted into the national training program.[3] She subsequently took the train to Lyon and, after a more successful trial, landed a spot with Lyon. She left Martinique to permanently live in Lyon at the age of sixteen.[3]

Club career

Renard made her debut at L'Essor Préchotin at the age of seven and then played for Rapid Club Le Lorrain.[4] In 2006, Farid Benstiti, then coach of Olympique Lyon, brought Wendie Renard into the club's youth center and used the 16-year-old in two league games in the top league at the end of the same season. Three months later she was called up to the youth national team for the first time.

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,[5] to eventually win the competition for the seventh time in her career.

International career

Renard is a former youth international having played at under-19 and under-20 level. She made her debut for the France national team at the 2011 Cyprus Cup in a match against Switzerland. Renard has since represented France in two FIFA World Cups and two Olympics, and was the team captain from September 2013.[6] She was stripped of the captaincy after the Euro 2017 tournament and was ultimately succeeded by Amandine Henry.[7] Renard regained the captaincy in September 2021.[8]

At the 2019 World Cup on home soil, Renard scored three goals in the group stage: a brace against South Korea and a penalty against Nigeria. She also scored an own goal against Norway.[9] Renard scored a consolation goal in France's 2–1 quarter-final defeat to the United States.[10] The 6 foot 2 inch-tall defender was the tallest player at that edition of the World Cup.[11]

On 24 February 2023, Renard announced she would not play at the World Cup later that year to "preserve her mental health".[12] According to a report in French multimedia outlet RMC Sport, Renard had decided not play for the national team as long as then-coach Corinne Diacre was in charge.[13] After Diacre was sacked in early March 2023, Renard said she was open to a return to the team if selected.[14] When Herve Renard (no relation) succeeded Diacre as France's head coach at the end of March, he immediately invited Renard to rejoin the national squad.[15]

Renard accepted the invitation to resume playing for France and serving as captain. In France's second match of the 2023 FIFA World Cup group stage, she scored the winning goal against Brazil.[16] In the quarterfinals of the World Cup tournament, France saw a goal called back after Renard was charged with a jersey-pulling foul on an Australian player, and ultimately lost to Australia in a penalty kick shoot-out.[17]

Style of play

Renard is physically strong, has good pace and technique, and she is capable of scoring powerful headers.[citation needed]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 20 October 2024[18][19]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Lyon 2006–07 Division 1 Féminine 2 0 1 0 0 0 — 3 0
2007–08 14 2 3 1 6 2 — 23 5
2008–09 19 2 3 0 4 0 — 26 2
2009–10 20 6 3 0 9 0 — 32 6
2010–11 20 2 3 0 9 3 — 32 5
2011–12 20 9 4 1 8 1 — 32 11
2012–13 13 3 6 2 7 3 — 26 8
2013–14 19 7 6 1 4 0 — 29 8
2014–15 21 10 4 1 4 1 — 29 12
2015–16 15 6 3 4 6 1 — 24 11
2016–17 16 6 4 0 8 2 — 28 8
2017–18 17 5 5 3 8 4 — 30 12
2018–19 17 8 4 2 9 4 — 30 14
2019–20 14 7 5 2 6 5 1[a] 0 26 14
2020–21 20 10 1 1 5 4 — 26 15
2021–22 16 2 2 2 9 3 — 27 7
2022–23 21 7 5 1 8 0 0[a] 0 34 8
2023–24 14 6 0 0 6 0 1[a] 0 21 6
2024–25 4 1 0 0 2 1 0[a] 0 6 2
Career total 302 99 62 21 118 34 2 0 484 154
  1. ^ a b c d Appearance(s) in the Trophée des Championnes.

International

As of match played 3 December 2024[20][21]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
France 2011 13 1
2012 19 5
2013 14 9
2014 14 1
2015 15 1
2016 9 1
2017 14 1
2018 6 1
2019 14 4
2020 4 1
2021 4 4
2022 13 4
2023 16 4
2024 12 2
Total 167 39
Scores and results list France's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Renard goal.
List of international goals scored by Wendie Renard
# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 20 November 2011 Stade Pierre-Aliker, Fort-de-France, Martinique  Mexico 5–0 5–0 Friendly
2 1 March 2012 GSZ Stadium, Larnaca, Cyprus  Finland 1–2 1–2 2012 Cyprus Cup
3 31 March 2012 Stade Jules Deschaseaux, Le Havre, France  Scotland 2–0 2–0 UEFA Women's Euro 2013 qualifying
4 19 July 2012 Stade Sébastien Charléty, Paris, France  Japan 2–0 2–0 Friendly
5 28 July 2012 Hampden Park, Glasgow, Scotland  North Korea 4–0 5–0 2012 Summer Olympics
6 3 August 2012  Sweden 1–2 1–2
7 15 July 2013 Idrottsparken, Norrköping, Sweden  Spain 0–1 0–1 UEFA Women's Euro 2013
8 19 July 2013 Linköping Arena, Linköping, Sweden  England 3–0 3–0
9 20 September 2013 Stade Robert Bobin, Bondoufle, France  Czech Republic 1–0 2–0 Friendly
10 25 October 2013 Stade Pierre Brisson, Beauvais, France  Poland 2–0 6–0
11 31 October 2013 Sonnensee Stadion, Ritzing, Austria  Austria 1–3 1–3 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
12 23 November 2013 Lovech Stadium, Lovech, Bulgaria  Bulgaria 0–5 0–10
13 0–6
14 27 November 2013 MMArena, Le Mans, France  Bulgaria 6–0 14–0
15 8–0
16 10 March 2014 GSP Stadium, Nicosia, Cyprus  Netherlands 0–3 0–3 2014 Cyprus Cup
17 19 September 2015 Stade Océane, Le Havre, France  Brazil 1–0 2–1 Friendly
18 16 July 2016 Stade Sébastien Charléty, Paris, France  China 2–0 3–0
19 1 March 2017 Talen Energy Stadium, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States  England 1–2 1–2 2017 SheBelieves Cup
20 10 November 2018 Allianz Riviera, Nice, France  Brazil 3–0 3–1 Friendly
21 7 June 2019 Parc des Princes, Paris, France  South Korea 2–0 4–0 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup
22 3–0
23 17 June 2019 Roazhon Park, Rennes, France  Nigeria 0–1 0–1
24 28 June 2019 Parc des Princes, Paris, France  United States 2–1 2–1
25 27 November 2020 Stade du Roudourou, Guingamp, France  Austria 1–0 3–0 UEFA Women's Euro 2022 qualifying
26 20 February 2021 Stade Saint-Symphorien, Metz, France  Switzerland 1–0 2–0 Friendly
27 23 February 2021  Switzerland 1–0 2–0
28 2–0
29 17 September 2021 Pampeloponnisiako Stadium, Patras, Greece  Greece 0–10 0–10 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
30 16 February 2022 Stade Océane, Le Havre  Finland 3–0 5–0 2022 Tournoi de France
31 5–0
32 22 February 2022  Netherlands 1–0 3–1
33 8 April 2022 Parc y Scarlets, Llanelli, Wales  Wales 0–1 1–2 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
34 18 February 2023 Stade Raymond Kopa, Angers, France  Uruguay 3–1 5–1 2023 Tournoi de France
35 29 July 2023 Lang Park, Brisbane, Australia  Brazil 2–1 2–1 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup
36 26 September 2023 Franz Horr Stadium, Vienna, Austria  Austria 0–1 0–1 2023–24 UEFA Women's Nations League
37 27 October 2023 Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo, Norway  Norway 1–2 1–2
38 9 April 2024 Gamla Ullevi, Gothenburg, Sweden  Sweden 0–1 0–1 UEFA Women's Euro 2025 qualifying
39 25 October 2024 Stade Auguste-Bonal, Montbéliard, France  Jamaica 2–0 3–0 Friendly
Correct as of 29 October 2024[22]

Honours

Renard with the UEFA Women's Champions League trophy after the 2019 final.

Lyon

France

Individual

Orders

Personal life

Renard is a devout Roman Catholic who met Pope Francis in 2021.[46]

See also

References

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