Captain of the French national team and Olympique Lyonnais, Wendie Renard is a born leader, playing over 400 games in the French league, scoring 130 goals and winning the competition a record 14 times. She also holds the most number of appearances in the UEFA Women’s Champions League lifting the trophy 7 times.  

Over the last 5 years, she has always been nominated as one of the top 10 female footballers in the world and is widely considered the greatest centre back of her generation. In 2019, the New York Times described her as an "institution" at Lyon, the most successful club in European women's football.