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 Nieuw-Bergen, Netherlands
Height 170 cm (5 ft 7 in)[1]
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current team
FC Rosengård
Number 21
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2010 Heerenveen 18 (2)
2010–2011 VVV-Venlo 20 (9)
2011–2012 Standard Liège
2012–2014 Duisburg 30 (7)
2014–2015 Kopparbergs/Göteborg FC 36 (12)
2016– FC Rosengård 18 (12)
National team
Netherlands U-19 27 (8)
2011– Netherlands 65 (25)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 30 November 2016.

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 30 November 2016

Lieke Elisabeth Petronella Martens (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈlikə eːˈlisaːbɛt peːtroːˈnɛlaː ˈmɑrtəns]; born 16 December 1992) is a Dutch footballer who plays for Swedish Damallsvenskan club FC Rosengård and the Netherlands national team. She can play as a midfielder and a forward.

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, and for FCR 2001 Duisburg (2012–14) in the German women's Bundesliga. She moved to Kopparbergs/Göteborg FC of the Swedish Damallsvenskan in 2014.

Early life

Lieke Elisabeth Petronella Martens was born on 16 December 1992 in Nieuw-Bergen in the north of the province of Limburg in the south of the Netherlands.[2]

Career

Club

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.[3]

She played for German Bundesliga club FCR 2001 Duisburg from 2012 to 2014.[4]

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.[5]

In November 2015 it was announced that Martens had left Göteborg, transferring to Damallsenskan champions FC Rosengård on a one-year contract.[6]

International

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.[7]

In June 2013, national team coach Roger Reijners selected Martens in the Netherlands squad for UEFA Women's Euro 2013 in Sweden.[8] She scored the Netherlands' first ever World Cup goal at the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup in Canada.[9]

International goals

Scores and results list the Netherlands goal tally first.
Goal Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 28 February 2012 GSZ Stadium, Larnaca, Cyprus  Italy 2–1 2–1 2012 Cyprus Cup
2. 1 June 2012 Woezik, Wijchen, Netherlands  North Korea 1–1 4–1 Friendly
3. 5 June 2012 Hoenderloo, Apeldoorn, Netherlands  North Korea 2–0 2–0 Friendly
4. 20 June 2012 Stadion Srem Jakovo, Jakovo, Serbia  Serbia 3–0 4–0 UEFA Women's Euro 2013 qualifying
5. 9 February 2013 Regenboogstadion, Waregem, Belgium  Belgium 2–1 3–2 Friendly
6. 8 March 2013 GSP Stadium, Nicosia, Cyprus   Switzerland 1–0 1–1 2013 Cyprus Cup
7. 29 June 2013 Telstar Stadion, Velsen-Zuid, Netherlands  Australia 1–0 3–1 Friendly
8. 2–1
9. 23 November 2013 Stadion Woudestein, Rotterdam, Netherlands  Greece 1–0 7–0 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
10. 5–0
11. 7 March 2014 GSP Stadium, Nicosia, Cyprus  Scotland 2–3 3–4 2014 Cyprus Cup
12. 12 March 2014 GSZ Stadium, Larnaca, Cyprus   Switzerland 2–1 4–1 2014 Cyprus Cup
13. 3–1
14. 10 April 2014 Stadion De Braak, Helmond, Netherlands  Albania 6–1 10–1 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
15. 8–1
16. 25 October 2014 Tynecastle Stadium, Edinburgh, Scotland  Scotland 1–0 2–1 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
17. 30 October 2014 Sparta Stadion, Rotterdam, Netherlands  Scotland 1–0 2–0 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
18. 7 February 2015 Polman Stadion, Almelo, Netherlands  Thailand 4–0 7–0 Friendly
19. 8 April 2015 Strømmen Stadion, Strømmen, Norway  Norway 1–1 3–2 Friendly
20. 3–2
21. 6 June 2015 Commonwealth Stadium, Edmonton, Canada  New Zealand 1–0 1–0 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup
22. 17 September 2015 De Vijverberg, Doetinchem, Netherlands  Belarus 1–0 8–0 Friendly
23. 8–0
24. 29 November 2015 Kras Stadion, Volendam, Netherlands  Japan 1–0 3–1 Friendly
25. 22 January 2016 Limak Arcadia Atlantis Football Center, Belek, Turkey  Denmark 1–0 2–0 Friendly

Honours

Standard Liège
FC Rosengård

References

  1. 1 2 "List of Players - Netherlands" (PDF). FIFA. 30 May 2015. p. 16. Retrieved 31 May 2015.
  2. "Lieke Martens", Vrouwenvoetbal Nederland (in Dutch), 2015. Retrieved on 7 June 2015.
  3. "Lieke Martens scoort tweemaal in BeNe Super Cup", Dagblad de Limburger (in Dutch), 2011.
  4. Markus Juchem, "Duisburg verpflichtet Lieke Martens", Womensoccer.de (in German), 2012.
  5. Hasselgren, Fredrik (22 April 2014). "Lieke Martens tillför touch och teknik". Damfotboll.com (in Swedish). Retrieved 29 May 2014.
  6. Hardenberger, Martin (23 November 2015). "Rosengård värvar från rivalklubben" (in Swedish). Expressen. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
  7. , Vrouwenvoetbal Nederland (in Dutch).
  8. "Trio miss cut in Netherlands squad". UEFA.com. UEFA. 30 June 2013. Retrieved 25 July 2013.
  9. "New Zealand Women v Netherlands Women", BBC Sport, 2015. Retrieved on 7 June 2015.
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