Lieke Martens

Lieke Martens
Lieke Martens in 2012
Personal information
Full name Lieke Elisabeth Petronella Martens[1]
Date of birth (1992-12-16) 16 December 1992
Place of birth Bergen, Netherlands
Height 170 cm (5 ft 7 in)[1]
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 FC Barcelona
Number 22
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2010 Heerenveen 18 (2)
2010–2011 VVV-Venlo 20 (9)
2011–2012 Standard Liège 25 (17)
2012–2014 Duisburg 30 (7)
2014–2015 Kopparbergs/Göteborg FC 37 (12)
2016–2017 FC Rosengård 29 (20)
2017– FC Barcelona 32 (12)
National team‡
2010–2011 Netherlands U-19 27 (8)
2011– Netherlands 93 (39)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 8 March 2018[2]
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 13 September 2018

Lieke Elisabeth Petronella Martens (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈlikə ʔeːˈlisaːbɛt peːtroːˈnɛlaː ˈmɑrtəns]; born 16 December 1992) is a Dutch footballer who plays for FC Barcelona in the Primera División and the Netherlands national team. She plays as a midfielder and a forward. In October 2017, she was named The Best FIFA Women's Player.[3]

Martens previously played for SC Heerenveen (2009–10) and VVV-Venlo (2010–11) in the Dutch women's Eredivisie, for Standard Liège (2011–12) in the Belgian Women's First Division, for FCR 2001 Duisburg (2012–14) in the German women's Bundesliga, for Kopparbergs/Göteborg FC (2014–15) and FC Rosengård (2015–16) in the Swedish Damallsvenskan.

Early life

Lieke Elisabeth Petronella Martens was born on 16 December 1992 in Bergen in the north of the province of Limburg in the south of the Netherlands.[4]

Club career

Martens represented SC Heerenveen (2009–2010) and VVV-Venlo (2010–2011) in the Vrouwen Eredivisie and Standard Liège (2011–2012) in the Belgian First Division. In her first official match with Standard she scored two goals to help win her first major title, the newly founded BeNe Super Cup.[5]

She played for German Bundesliga club FCR 2001 Duisburg from 2012 to 2014.[6]

Signing for Kopparbergs/Göteborg FC ahead of the 2014 Damallsvenskan season, Martens made her debut against Vittsjö GIK. Although right-footed, she played on the left wing. Coach Stefan Rehn praised Martens' technique and her understanding with compatriot centre forward Manon Melis.[7]

In November 2015 it was announced that Martens had left Göteborg, transferring to Damallsenskan champions FC Rosengård on a one-year contract.[8]

She signed for FC Barcelona on 12 July 2017.[9]

International career

Martens playing in the UEFA Women's Euro 2013

Martens was the top scorer of the 2010 U-19 Euro, tied at four goals with Turid Knaak. In August 2011 she played her first game for the senior national team, in a friendly match against China.[10]

In June 2013, national team coach Roger Reijners selected Martens in the Netherlands squad for UEFA Women's Euro 2013 in Sweden.[11] She scored the Netherlands' first ever World Cup goal at the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup in Canada.[12]

Martens scored three goals in The Netherlands victorious 2017 UEFA Women's Euro campaign. For her performances in the tournament, Martens was included in the 2017 UEFA Team of the Tournament and won the Bronze Boot (third top scorer) and the Golden Ball (best player of the tournament).[13]

International goals

Scores and results list the Netherlands goal tally first.[14]
GoalDateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.28 February 2012GSZ Stadium, Larnaca, Cyprus Italy2–12–12012 Cyprus Cup
(2.)*1 June 2012Woezik, Wijchen, Netherlands North Korea1–14–1Friendly
2.5 June 2012Golden Tulip Victoria, Hoenderloo, Netherlands North Korea2–02–0Friendly
3.20 June 2012Stadion Srem Jakovo, Jakovo, Serbia Serbia3–04–0UEFA Women's Euro 2013 qualifying
4.9 February 2013Regenboogstadion, Waregem, Belgium Belgium2–13–2Friendly
5.8 March 2013GSP Stadium, Nicosia, Cyprus  Switzerland1–01–12013 Cyprus Cup
6.29 June 2013Telstar Stadion, Velsen-Zuid, Netherlands Australia1–03–1Friendly
7.2–1
8.26 October 2013Estádio José de Carvalho, Maia, Portugal Portugal4–07–02015 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
9.23 November 2013Stadion Woudestein, Rotterdam, Netherlands Greece1–07–02015 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
10.5–0
11.7 March 2014GSP Stadium, Nicosia, Cyprus Scotland2–33–42014 Cyprus Cup
12.12 March 2014GSZ Stadium, Larnaca, Cyprus  Switzerland2–14–12014 Cyprus Cup
13.3–1
14.10 April 2014Stadion De Braak, Helmond, Netherlands Albania6–110–12015 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
15.8–1
16.25 October 2014Tynecastle Stadium, Edinburgh, Scotland Scotland1–02–1
17.30 October 2014Sparta Stadion, Rotterdam, Netherlands Scotland1–02–0
18.7 February 2015Polman Stadion, Almelo, Netherlands Thailand4–07–0Friendly
19.8 April 2015Strømmen Stadion, Strømmen, Norway Norway1–13–2Friendly
20.3–2
21.6 June 2015Commonwealth Stadium, Edmonton, Canada New Zealand1–01–02015 FIFA Women's World Cup
22.17 September 2015De Vijverberg, Doetinchem, Netherlands Belarus1–08–0Friendly
23.8–0
24.29 November 2015Kras Stadion, Volendam, Netherlands Japan1–03–1Friendly
25.22 January 2016Limak Arcadia Atlantis Football Center, Belek, Turkey Denmark1–02–0Friendly
26.8 March 2017Estádio Algarve, Faro/Loulé, Portugal Japan2–03–22017 Algarve Cup
27.7 April 2017Stadion Galgenwaard, Utrecht, Netherlands France1–21–2Friendly
28.11 April 2017Stadion De Vijverberg, Doetinchem, Netherlands Iceland3–04–0Friendly
29.13 June 2017De Adelaarshorst, Deventer, Netherlands Austria3–03–0Friendly
30.8 July 2017Sparta-Stadion Het Kasteel, Rotterdam, Netherlands Wales1–05–0Friendly
31.24 July 2017Koning Willem II Stadion, Tilburg, Netherlands Belgium2–12–1UEFA Women's Euro 2017
32.29 July 2017De Vijverberg, Doetinchem, Netherlands Sweden1–02–0
33.6 August 2017De Grolsch Veste, Enschede, Netherlands Denmark2–14–2
34.28 February 2018Bela Vista Municipal Stadium, Parchal, Portugal Japan1–06–22018 Algarve Cup
35.6–1
36.3 March 2018VRS António Sports Complex, Vila Real de Santo António, Portugal Denmark2–23–22018 Algarve Cup
37.6 April 2018Philips Stadion, Eindhoven, Netherlands Northern Ireland1–07–02019 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
38.2–0
39.12 June 2018Abe Lenstra Stadion, Heerenveen, Netherlands Slovakia1–01–0

* Note: Match not considered as an official friendly.[15]

Honours

Club

Standard Liège
FC Rosengård
FC Barcelona

International

Netherlands

Individual

References

  1. 1 2 "List of Players – Netherlands" (PDF). FIFA. 30 May 2015. p. 16. Retrieved 31 May 2015.
  2. ↑ "Lieke Martens". Soccer Way. Retrieved 22 October 2017.
  3. ↑ FIFA.com (2017-10-23). "Cristiano Ronaldo and Lieke Martens cap dream season at The Best FIFA Football Awards". FIFA.com. Retrieved 2017-10-23.
  4. ↑ "Lieke Martens", Vrouwenvoetbal Nederland (in Dutch), 2015. Retrieved on 7 June 2015.
  5. ↑ "Lieke Martens scoort tweemaal in BeNe Super Cup", Dagblad de Limburger (in Dutch), 2011.
  6. ↑ Markus Juchem, "Duisburg verpflichtet Lieke Martens", Womensoccer.de (in German), 2012.
  7. ↑ Hasselgren, Fredrik (22 April 2014). "Lieke Martens tillför touch och teknik". Damfotboll.com (in Swedish). Retrieved 29 May 2014.
  8. ↑ Hardenberger, Martin (23 November 2015). "Rosengård värvar från rivalklubben" (in Swedish). Expressen. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
  9. ↑ "Lieke Martens, fourth signing for 2017/18 for Barça Women". FC Barcelona. Retrieved 12 July 2017.
  10. ↑ , Vrouwenvoetbal Nederland (in Dutch).
  11. ↑ "Trio miss cut in Netherlands squad". UEFA.com. UEFA. 30 June 2013. Retrieved 25 July 2013.
  12. ↑ "New Zealand Women v Netherlands Women", BBC Sport, 2015. Retrieved on 7 June 2015.
  13. ↑ "Lieke Martens named player of the tournament". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 6 August 2017. Retrieved 6 August 2017.
  14. ↑ "Profile". onsoranje.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 22 December 2017.
  15. ↑ "Ruime oefenzege Oranjevrouwen". onsoranje.nl (in Dutch). 1 June 2012. Retrieved 22 December 2017.
  16. ↑ "Finale Algarve Cup tussen Oranjevrouwen en Zweden afgelast" (in Dutch). nu.nl. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
  17. ↑ "Uefa Player of the Year: Cristiano Ronaldo and Lieke Martens win awards". BBC Sport. 2017-08-24. Retrieved 2017-08-24.
  18. ↑ "Cristiano, Zidane crowned The Best in London". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 23 October 2017. Retrieved 23 October 2017.
  19. ↑ Lieke Martens named player of the tournament
  20. ↑ Official UEFA Women's EURO 2017 Best Eleven
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