Lieke Martens

Lieke Martens

Martens with Barcelona in 2021
Personal information
Full name	Lieke Elisabeth Petronella Martens-van Leer
Birth name	Lieke Elisabeth Petronella Martens
Date of birth	(1992-12-16) 16 December 1992 (age 31)
Place of birth	Bergen, Netherlands
Height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[1]
Position(s)	Winger, midfielder
Team information
Current team	Paris Saint-Germain
Number	11
Youth career
1997–2005	RKVV Montagnards
2005–2008	Olympia '18
2008–2009	Hogeschool van Amsterdam
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	FCR 2001 Duisburg	30	(7)
2014–2015	Kopparbergs/Göteborg	37	(12)
2015–2017	Rosengård	29	(20)
2017–2022	Barcelona	110	(54)
2022–	Paris Saint-Germain	30	(6)
International career
2006–2007	Netherlands U15	2	(0)
2008	Netherlands U16	4	(1)
2007–2009	Netherlands U17	17	(7)
2009–2011	Netherlands U19	28	(18)
2011–2024	Netherlands	160	(62)
Medal record Women's football Representing the  Netherlands FIFA Women's World Cup Runner-up 2019 France UEFA Women's Championship Winner 2017 Netherlands
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 24 April 2024

Lieke Elisabeth Petronella Martens-van Leer (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈlikə ʔeːˈlisaːbɛt peːtroːˈnɛlaː ˈmɑrtəns]; née Martens; born 16 December 1992) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a winger or midfielder for Première Ligue club Paris Saint-Germain.

Martens began her professional career playing for Dutch, German and Belgian clubs relatively close to her hometown of Bergen, Limburg. In 2015, Martens broke out on the international stage when she scored the Netherlands’ first ever goal in a Women's World Cup against New Zealand. In 2016, Martens’ performances at Swedish club FC Rosengård attracted the attention of FC Barcelona, who signed her the following year. Weeks after her signing at FC Barcelona was made official, Martens participated in the Netherlands' 2017 UEFA Women's Euro campaign. She was the Netherlands' standout player at that year's Euro, where the Dutch won their first ever major international title with the women's national team. She was chosen as Player of the Tournament, and later in 2017, she was voted as The Best FIFA Women's Player as well as the UEFA Women's Player of the Year.

In 2018, Forbes ranked Martens Number 22 in their "Most Powerful Women in International Sports" list.^[2] In the 2018–19 season, Martens helped FC Barcelona to their first ever UEFA Women's Champions League final, where she assisted their only goal in a 4–1 defeat to Olympique Lyonnais. Months later, she played in the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup, where she fought through a toe injury for most of the tournament. The Dutch reached the final and were defeated by the United States.

In 2021, Martens was an essential part of FC Barcelona Femení completing their first continental treble, winning the UEFA Women's Champions League, the Primera Division, and the Copa de la Reina all in the same season.