“31 trophies with OL and I want more. “It is with this announcement, at the end of a beautiful video posted on social networks this Monday morning, that Wendie Renard announced its new extension contract in Lyon until 2026. Indispensable for almost 15 years in the first team, the Lyon captain could even count 33 titles within a month. The 15th crown in the French championship in the history of OL women was almost locked on Sunday thanks to the success (2-0) against Paris FC.
Sonia Bompastor’s players are indeed five points ahead of PSG two days from the end, and they will try to raise their eighth Champions League on May 21 (7 p.m.) in Turin, against FC Barcelona. Ultimate proof of her trace in the history of OL, the 31-year-old player from Martinique has had a key role in each of her European conquests since 2011.
Towards a 20-year lease at OL
Hence the importance for the management of Lyon to extend for four additional seasons “its emblematic captain” of 1.87 m, always solid on the defensive level and dominating in the aerial game, like this umpteenth kick decisive head, on April 30 in Paris, in the semi-final return of the Champions League (1-2).
Wendie Renard inherited the armband in 2013 and therefore simply won all the titles won in history by the ogre from Lyon. Last month, the player with 419 games (136 goals scored), in all competitions with OL, became the first player in history to cross the milestone of 100 Champions League games. So here is Olympique Lyonnais and Wendie Renard now linked until 2026, “like a symbol”, 20 years after the arrival of the Martiniquaise in Lyon.