Wendie Renard Bio, Career Stats, Salary, Family, 5 Interesting Facts

Wendie Renard is a French footballer who has made a name for herself in the sport over the years. She plays for the France women’s national team which she also captains as well as for the Division 1 Féminine club Olympique Lyonnais as a defender.

We have been able to dig up some facts about this awesome footballer. Read on to see more about the remarkable French player.

Wendie Renard Biography, Early Life

Wendie Renard was born Wendie Thérèse Renard on July 20, 1990, in Schœlcher, a town in Martinique, France.

She is the youngest of her parent’s four daughters. Wendi became rather obsessed with football from a tender age and was greatly inspired by Ronaldinho’s style of play, and she always wished to be able to play as good he did.

From school, she would follow the boys to the beach to swim and play football. However, she was encouraged in her football career by her sisters, and aunt who is also a referee, in Martinique.

Unfortunately, at the age of eight, Wendie lost her Dad whom she was very close to. He was diagnosed with lung cancer which later claimed him. From then on, she was raised by her widow Mum.

The tragedy propelled Wendie into being more resolute in her quest to make a career out of football to complement the efforts of her mum.

Wendie Renard Professional Football Career

Wendi built her career in football starting from her home town in Martinique. She joined the Essor-Préchotain club there, until around 2006 when she moved ahead to join Lyon, which was a dream come true for her.

While at Lyon, her performance was outstanding and unbeatable. Her central defending skills have led Lyon into winning dozens of trophies that her club’s name became synonymous with winners.

From 2006 when she came in until 2011, she helped Lyon to remain unbeatable for over a decade as the club under the Division 1 Féminine has won 11 trophies.

While under Coupe de France, her team Lyon still clung 7 titles winning streak. Under the UEFA Women’s Champions League, she won the league title 4 times back-to-back with the team.

Not forgetting that she also won the International Women’s Club Championship in 2012 as well as the Valais Women’s Cup tournament in 2014.

International Career

At the international level, Wendie has been at the forefront of leading the France Women’s national team as their captain. She made her international debut during the 2011 Cyprus Cup match against Switzerland.

Subsequently, her leadership roles and her on-pitch skills helped France to win the Cyprus Cup twice in 2012, and 2014. She has also recorded a trophy for France during the SheBelieves Cup of 2017 as well as featuring in two Olympics.

At the 2019 FIFA Women’s World Cup in France, she netted two goals to help the French team beat Korea 4 goals to nothing in the first game of the tournament. She also had a goal against Nigeria before registering a goal against the United States although that was not enough to see them go beyond the quarter-final stage as they were defeated by 2 goals to 1.

On a personal level, Wendie was named as part of the UEFA Women’s Championship All-Star Team that was in 2013 again she was among the FIFA Women’s World Cup All-Star Team in 2015 alongside being named among the FIFA Women’s World Cup Dream Team still in 2015 and the FIFPro FIFA World XI of 2015 and 2016 respectively.

In essence, her career has been feathered by many accolades as she plays the leading role for the substantial part of her career. She is still a much-desired player for her club Lyon up to this moment.

Net Worth Salary

From her career stats above, Wendie is quite a priceless player whose worth cannot be actually quantifiable. This implies that she must be under a thick payroll, although her exact salary is not known.

That said, her net worth has been placed at over $100K to $1 million, and it is believed that at the fast pace she is moving, her net worth has the tendency of increasing marginally in the nearest future.

Personal Life, Single, Dating, Boyfriend

Wendie like most female footballers has remained rather shy to divulge information about her personal life as she tries to remain focused on her career.

As already stated, Wendie started learning the rudiment of football while she played with boys, because it was uncommon for girls to play football in her little town.

It is not yet certain as regards whether she is still single or married and was not associated with any relationships for now.

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Height, Weight, Body Measurement

Wendie has an overwhelming height of 6 ft 2 inches equivalent to 1.87 m. She also has a slim body build.

Contrary to what one may believe, her height and body build does not take anything from her stamina and skills as a soccer player.

Her body measurement is still under review but it is certain that she is quite attractive and pretty. She keeps a unique afro hairstyle with her dark hair color and black eye color.

Interesting Facts About Wendie Renard

1. In women’s football, she is one of the less than 350 women that capped for their countries up to 100 times or more. She achieved the feat together with others including Sarah Bouhaddi.

2. For a defender, she is also a prolific goal scorer. In her first 343 games for Lyon across all competitions, Wendie recorded 102 goals to her name and has seen the back of the net 19 times in her first 101 games for France.

3. Since the start of her senior career, she has only played for a single club; Olympique Lyonnais.

4. With her amazing height of 6 feet 2 inches, Wendie Renard is the tallest woman in the world of female football. This has not made it impossible for her to excel.

5. The Olympique Lyonnais and Bleues defender has been named among the 50 most influential French people in the world in 2019 by Vanity Fair. She tops sports which also has real Madrid striker Karim Benzema and basketball star, Rudy Gobert.