Heleen Jaques

Heleen Jaques (born 20 April 1988) is a Belgian former footballer who played as a defender for Gent^[1] of the Belgian Super League and the Belgium national team.

Heleen Jaques

Jaques in 2018
Personal information
Date of birth	(1988-04-20) 20 April 1988 (age 37)
Place of birth	Tielt, Belgium
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2004–2005	Oostende
2005–2008	Zuid West-Vlaanderen
2008–2010	Sint-Truiden
2010–2011	Herforder SV	21	(1)
2011–2012	Sint-Truiden
2012–2013	Turbine Potsdam	9	(0)
2013–2015	Club Brugge	43	(5)
2015–2018	Anderlecht
2018–2019	Fiorentina	15	(2)
2019–2020	Sassuolo	2	(0)
2020–2021	Gent	22	(1)
International career
2005	Belgium U17	3	(0)
2005–2007	Belgium U19	9	(0)
2007–2020	Belgium	97	(3)
Managerial career
2021–2023	Belgium U16
2023–	Club YLA
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

Jaques made her Champions League debut in October 2012. She has also played for Herforder SV and Turbine Potsdam^[2] of the Bundesliga, and Sint-Truiden, Anderlecht and Club Brugge of the Belgian First Division and BeNe League. She transferred to Fiorentina for the 2018–19 season.

International career

Jaques was a member of the Belgium national team since 2007.^[3]

She played her last international game on 1 December 2020 against Switzerland. Coming on as a substitute for Julie Biesmans, she played the last minutes in a 4–0 win for Belgium where they secured qualification for the 2022 UEFA Women's Euro championship.^[4]

Career statistics

Scores and results list Belgium's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Jaques goal.

List of international goals scored by Heleen Jaques^[5]

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	16 September 2015	Proximus Basecamp, Tubize, Belgium	Poland	5–0	5–0	Friendly
2	5 March 2018	GSZ Stadium, Larnaca, Cyprus	Austria	2–0	2–0	Friendly
3	29 August 2019	Den Dreef, Leuven, Belgium	England	1–2	3–3	Friendly