Height 170 cm (5 ft 7 in) Role Footballer Name Lieke Martens | Number 17 Playing position Date joined 2014 | |
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Full name Lieke Elisabeth Petronella Martens Date of birth (1992-12-16) 16 December 1992 (age 22) Place of birth Nieuw-Bergen, Netherlands Current team Kopparbergs/Goteborg FC (#17 / Midfielder) Similar People Manon Melis, Loes Geurts, Danielle van de Donk, Vivianne Miedema, Roger Reijners Profiles | ||
Lieke Martens - Queen of Football | Skills & Goals | 2017/2018 HD
Lieke Elisabeth Petronella Martens ( [ˈlikə eːˈlisaːbet peːtroːˈnelaː ˈmɑrtəns]; born 16 December 1992) is a Dutch footballer who plays for Kopparbergs/Goteborg FC of the Swedish Damallsvenskan since 2014. She can play as a midfielder and a striker.
Contents
- Lieke Martens Queen of Football Skills Goals 20172018 HD
- Early life
- Club
- International
- International goals
- References
Martens previously played for SC Heerenveen (2009–10) and VVV-Venlo (2010–11) in the Dutch women's Eredivisie, for Standard Liege (2011–12) in the Belgian Women's First Division, and for FCR 2001 Duisburg (2012–14) in the German women's Bundesliga.
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.
Club
Martens represented SC Heerenveen (2009–2010) and VVV-Venlo (2010–2011) in the Vrouwen Eredivisie and Standard Liege (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.
She played for German Bundesliga club FCR 2001 Duisburg from 2012 to 2014.
Signing for Kopparbergs/Goteborg FC ahead of the 2014 Damallsvenskan season, Martens made her debut against Vittsjo 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.
International
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.