Lieke Martens was only five years old when she started playing football at RKVV Montagnards. Her talent took her into the professional world at just 17, first at SC Heerenveen and then VVV Venlo, before she stepped across the border to sign for Belgian outfit Standard Liege in 2011.
Germany came next with Duisburg before moving to Sweden to play for Kopparbergs Göteborg FC and FC Rosengard. She then joined FC Barcelona, and won nine domestic trophies and her first UEFA Women’s Champions League.
She played at the Women’s EURO in 2013 and the World Cup two years later before winning the Women’s EURO in 2017 with the Netherlands on home soil. The 29-year-old was named player of the tournament, and a few months later, Player of the Year by both UEFA and FIFA.
With more than 50 international goals to her name, and after five years in Catalonia, Lieke made the switch to Paris Saint-Germain.
