Lorca Van De Putte
Lorca Van De Putte is a Belgian former football defender. She played for Belgian clubs Sinaai Girls and Anderlecht, Dutch club [FC FC Twente (women)|Twente (women)|Twente] in the Eredivisie and also represented them in the UEFA Champions League, Swedish club Kristianstads DFF, and English club Bristol City in the Women's Super League. She also played internationally for the [Belgium women's national women's soccer|football team|Belgian national team].
Club career
Van De Putte started her football career, playing for the boys team of SK Lokeren-Doorslaar, before joining Sinaai Girls where she transitioned to the first team.Van De Putte played for Twente from 2007 when the Eredivisie league started. During her time with the club, she played 90 matches, in which she scored one goal. With the club she won the KNVB Cup in 2008 and the Dutch Eredivisie in 2011. She also played in the UEFA Champions League with Twente.
In May 2012, Van De Putte returned to her native Belgium to enable her to continue her criminology studies in Ghent. She signed with BeNe League club Anderlecht.
In 2013, Van De Putte joined Swedish club Kristianstads DFF on a short-term contract. During her time at the club, she made 76 appearances and scored once, and was a well-known figure in Kristianstad, learneing to speak Swedish by herself.
In September 2017, Van De Putte joined English club Bristol City, with coach Willie Kirk saying he relied on past footage due to her picking up an injury. In 2018, following a knee injury, she retired from football.