In this My Game In My Words series, The Athletic builds towards the Women’s World Cup by talking to leading players around the world to find out how they think about football, why they play the way ...

When Lieke Martens first started playing soccer as a kindergartener, there were no girls teams to join in her small town in southeastern Holland. So she played with the boys. “I had a totally ...

RENNES, FRANCE - JUNE 25: Lieke Martens of the Netherlands celebrates after scoring a penalty for her team's second goal during the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup France Round Of 16 match between ...

Netherlands winger Lieke Martens is out of Euro 2022 after a foot injury prematurely ended her participation. The 29-year-old, who signed for Paris St Germain earlier this summer, suffered the problem ...

Lieke Martens and Barcelona will face Chelsea on Sunday. Both have their sights set on raising the standard for success in the women’s game. By Tariq Panja In many ways, the trajectory of Lieke ...

Holland striker Lieke Martens was hurt while celebrating her late winning goal against Japan in the women's World Cup last 16 putting her at risk of missing the quarter-final against Italy on Saturday ...

She plays as an attacker. She is an all-rounder who can play on the wings as well as the midfield area. She already has a lot of individual honours to her name, and also holds an international trophy.

FC Barcelona Femení are well on their way to achieving more history for the women's professional side. The team is currently first in the Primera División after coming off an unprecedented season that ...

Fran Sánchez’s Barça Women’s squad for 2017/18 continues to take shape. Following the signings of Elise Bussaglia, Natasa Andonova and Toni Duggan comes the arrival of Dutch international Lieke ...

The Netherlands will be without forward Lieke Martens for the rest of Euro 2022 because of a foot injury. Martens, who scored three times and was named player of the tournament as the Dutch won Euro ...

FC Barcelona Women's Lieke Martens has been named in the FIFPro 2017 World XI selection, as the most voted for player out of 4,100 from 45 different countries. Martens received 1,251 votes, ahead of ...