Lieke Martens


Lieke Elisabeth Petronella Martens , is a Dutch footballer who plays as a midfielder for FC Barcelona Femení and the Netherlands women's national team. In 2017, she was named UEFA Women's Player of the Year and FIFA Women's Player of the Year

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.

Club career

Martens represented SC Heerenveen and VVV-Venlo in the Vrouwen Eredivisie and Standard Liège 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.
She played for German Bundesliga club FCR 2001 Duisburg from 2012 to 2014.
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.
In November 2015 it was announced that Martens had left Göteborg, transferring to Damallsvenskan champions FC Rosengård on a one-year contract.
In July 2017 Martens signed for FC Barcelona. She made her debut for the club as a substitute in a 9–0 win against Zaragoza CCF. She scored her first goal in a 10–0 win over Santa Teresa.
Martens helped FC Barcelona reach the final of the UEFA Women's Champions League In her second season. They lost the final 4–1 against Olympique Lyonnais on 18 May in Budapest.

International career

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.
In June 2013, national team coach Roger Reijners selected Martens in the Netherlands squad for UEFA Women's Euro 2013 in Sweden. She scored the Netherlands' first ever World Cup goal at the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup in Canada.
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 and the Golden Ball.
Martens was selected in the final squad for the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup in France, despite the fact that her large toe was injured. She scored both Dutch goals in a 2–1 victory over Japan in the round of 16, the second from a controversial VAR-awarded penalty.

International goals

GoalDateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.28 February 2012GSZ Stadium, Larnaca, Cyprus2–12–12012 Cyprus Cup
*1 June 2012Woezik, Wijchen, Netherlands1–14–1Friendly
2.5 June 2012Golden Tulip Victoria, Hoenderloo, Netherlands2–02–0Friendly
3.20 June 2012Stadion Srem Jakovo, Jakovo, Serbia3–04–0UEFA Women's Euro 2013 qualifying
4.9 February 2013Regenboogstadion, Waregem, Belgium2–13–2Friendly
5.8 March 2013GSP Stadium, Nicosia, Cyprus1–01–12013 Cyprus Cup
6.29 June 2013Telstar Stadion, Velsen-Zuid, Netherlands1–03–1Friendly
7.29 June 2013Telstar Stadion, Velsen-Zuid, Netherlands2–13–1Friendly
8.26 October 2013Estádio José de Carvalho, Maia, Portugal4–07–02015 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
9.23 November 2013Stadion Woudestein, Rotterdam, Netherlands1–07–02015 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
10.23 November 2013Stadion Woudestein, Rotterdam, Netherlands5–07–02015 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
11.7 March 2014GSP Stadium, Nicosia, Cyprus2–33–42014 Cyprus Cup
12.12 March 2014GSZ Stadium, Larnaca, Cyprus2–14–12014 Cyprus Cup
13.12 March 2014GSZ Stadium, Larnaca, Cyprus3–14–12014 Cyprus Cup
14.10 April 2014Stadion De Braak, Helmond, Netherlands6–110–12015 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
15.10 April 2014Stadion De Braak, Helmond, Netherlands8–110–12015 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
16.25 October 2014Tynecastle Stadium, Edinburgh, Scotland1–02–12015 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
17.30 October 2014Sparta Stadion, Rotterdam, Netherlands1–02–02015 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
18.7 February 2015Polman Stadion, Almelo, Netherlands4–07–0Friendly
19.8 April 2015Strømmen Stadion, Strømmen, Norway1–13–2Friendly
20.8 April 2015Strømmen Stadion, Strømmen, Norway3–23–2Friendly
21.6 June 2015Commonwealth Stadium, Edmonton, Canada1–01–02015 FIFA Women's World Cup
22.17 September 2015De Vijverberg, Doetinchem, Netherlands1–08–0Friendly
23.17 September 2015De Vijverberg, Doetinchem, Netherlands8–08–0Friendly
24.29 November 2015Kras Stadion, Volendam, Netherlands1–03–1Friendly
25.22 January 2016Limak Arcadia Atlantis Football Center, Belek, Turkey1–02–0Friendly
26.8 March 2017Estádio Algarve, Faro/Loulé, Portugal2–03–22017 Algarve Cup
27.7 April 2017Stadion Galgenwaard, Utrecht, Netherlands1–21–2Friendly
28.11 April 2017Stadion De Vijverberg, Doetinchem, Netherlands3–04–0Friendly
29.13 June 2017De Adelaarshorst, Deventer, Netherlands3–03–0Friendly
30.8 July 2017Sparta-Stadion Het Kasteel, Rotterdam, Netherlands1–05–0Friendly
31.24 July 2017Koning Willem II Stadion, Tilburg, Netherlands2–12–1UEFA Women's Euro 2017
32.29 July 2017De Vijverberg, Doetinchem, Netherlands1–02–0UEFA Women's Euro 2017
33.6 August 2017De Grolsch Veste, Enschede, Netherlands2–14–2UEFA Women's Euro 2017
34.28 February 2018Bela Vista Municipal Stadium, Parchal, Portugal1–06–22018 Algarve Cup
35.28 February 2018Bela Vista Municipal Stadium, Parchal, Portugal6–16–22018 Algarve Cup
36.3 March 2018VRS António Sports Complex, Vila Real de Santo António, Portugal2–23–22018 Algarve Cup
37.6 April 2018Philips Stadion, Eindhoven, Netherlands1–07–02019 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
38.6 April 2018Philips Stadion, Eindhoven, Netherlands2–07–02019 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
39.12 June 2018Abe Lenstra Stadion, Heerenveen, Netherlands1–01–02019 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
40.9 November 2018Stadion Galgenwaard, Utrecht, Netherlands2–03–02019 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
41.5 April 2019GelreDome, Arnhem, Netherlands2–02–0Friendly
42.9 April 2019AFAS Stadion, Alkmaar, Netherlands2–07–0Friendly
43.25 June 2019Roazhon Park, Rennes, France1–02–12019 FIFA Women's World Cup
44.25 June 2019Roazhon Park, Rennes, France2–12–12019 FIFA Women's World Cup
45.10 March 2020Stade du Hainaut, Valenciennes, France3–23–32020 Tournoi de France

* Note: Match not considered as an official friendly.

Honours

Club

;Standard Liège
;FC Rosengård
;FC Barcelona
Netherlands