Luna Vanzeir (born 7 January 2003) is a Belgian

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who plays as a

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and

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for

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and the Belgium national team.

International career

Vanzeir made her debut for the Belgium national team on 12 June 2021, coming on as a substitute for

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against

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Personal life

Vanzeir is of Polish and Ukrainian descent through her mother. She is the sister of

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and Belgium national team forward,

Dante Vanzeir Dante Vanzeir (born 16 April 1998) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a forward and winger for Gent and the Belgium national team. Club career Genk Born in Beringen, Vanzeir is a youth exponent from K.R.C. Genk. He started pl ...

References

2003 births Living people Belgian women's footballers Belgium women's international footballers Belgian people of Polish descent Belgian people of Ukrainian descent Women's association football midfielders Women's association football forwards Super League Vrouwenvoetbal players Oud-Heverlee Leuven (women) players 21st-century Belgian sportswomen {{Belgium-women-footy-bio-stub