Elena Dhont


Elena Dhont is a Belgian footballer who plays for Italian Serie A team Sassuolo, and the Belgium women's national football team.

Club career

Between 2013 and 2015, Dhont played for K.A.A. Gent in the BeNe League. After the dissolution of the BeNe League, she continued playing for Gent in the Belgian Women's Super League. In 2020, Dhont announced a move to Dutch Eredivisie club FC Twente. She was one of six players to leave Gent. In November 2020, Dhont broke her kneecap during a match with PSV. She was out injured for the remainder of the season. Her next appearance was for the Twente under-23s team in March 2022, and the next month, she made her first appearance for the senior team since 2020.

International career

Dhont has played for Belgium under-17s, Belgium under-19s, and the senior team.
In 2019, Dhont scored for Belgium in a 1–0 victory over the Republic of Ireland, and also the only goal in a 1–0 win against Nigeria at the 2019 Cyprus Women's Cup. In 2020, Dhont was selected in the squad for the Algarve Cup. She was included in the provisional 33-player squad for UEFA Women's Euro 2022, and made four appearances in the tournament.
On 11 June 2025, Dhont was called up to the Belgium squad for the UEFA Women's Euro 2025.

Personal life

Dhont is from Zaffelare, Belgium. She is a Royal Belgian Football Association ambassador for women's football.

Career statistics

No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
120 January 2019Pinatar Arena, San Pedro del Pinatar, Spain1–01–0Friendly
24 March 2019GSZ Stadium, Larnaca, Cyprus1–01–02019 Cyprus Women's Cup
318 September 2020Den Dreef, Leuven, Belgium5–16–1UEFA Women's Euro 2022 qualifying
422 February 2023Ashton Gate Stadium, Bristol, England1–51–62023 Arnold Clark Cup

Honours

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