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Lien Mermans (born 27 September 1990) is a Belgian football midfielder who last played for VC Moldavo.[3]

Lien Mermans

Mermans in 2014
Personal information
Full name	Lien Mermans
Date of birth	(1990-09-27) 27 September 1990 (age 32)
Place of birth	Belgium
Height	1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)
Position(s)	Attacking midfielder
Club information
Current team	VC Moldavo
Number	14
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2008–2009	Vlimmeren Sport	?	(4)
2009–2010	DVC Eva's Tienen	?	(?)
2010–2016	Lierse SK	65	(19)
2016–2018	Genk	28	(7)
2018–	VC Moldavo	?	(?)
National team‡
2005	Belgium U15	1	(0)
2005	Belgium U17	4	(0)
2005–2009	Belgium U19	18	(4)
2009–2017	Belgium	48	(9)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:00, 24 September 2022 (UTC)[1] ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21:00, 24 September 2022 (UTC)[2]

Club career

Mermans started her senior career at Vlimmeren, which later became known as Women's Department Lierse SK.

After 1 year with DVC Eva's Tienen, she returned to Lierse where she played from 2010 until 2016. During that period, they won the Belgian Cup twice.[4] At the end of the 2015/16 season, Lierse's women's department folded because of financial problems and Mermans subsequently joined KRC Genk Ladies.[5] Her first year at Genk saw some good performances rewarded with "The Sparkle" trophy - the women's equivalent of the Belgian Golden Shoe.[6]

She missed out on most of the 2017/18 season and the UEFA Women's Euro 2017 tournament because of an inflammation on the heart muscle.[7][8] At the end of 2018, Mermans announced her retirement from the national team and signed for D1 team VC Moldavo.[3]

International career

Mermans was a long-time member of the Belgian women's national team.[2] At youth level she played for U-15, U-17 and U-19.

On sep. 5, 2009 she earned her first cap for the senior team in a friendly game against Romania where she substituted Femke Maes in the 88th minute. The match ended in a 2-7 win for Belgium.[9]

The first time she scored was on 20 juni 2012, during a qualification match for UEFA Women's Euro 2013 in an away game against Hungary. Mermans started the match and scored 0-1 in the 13th minute.[10][11]

Mermans' 48th and final cap was in a friendly against Scotland on 11 april 2017, where she scored 2-0 in the 46th minute. The game ended in a 5-0 victory.[12]

Personal life

Mermans works full-time as a physical education teacher.[13]

Career statistics

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Belgium U15	2005	1	0
Total		1	0
Belgium U17	2005	4	0
Total		4	0
Belgium U19	2005	1	0
	2006	3	1
	2007	3	0
	2008	6	3
	2009	6	0
Total		19	4
Belgium	2009	2	0
	2010	2	0
	2011	7	0
	2012	9	1
	2013	7	2
	2014	8	4
	2015	1	0
	2016	6	0
	2017	6	2
Total		48	9

List of international goals scored by Lien Mermans

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition	Ref.
1	20 June 2012	Haladás Sportkomplexum, Szombathely, Hungary	Hungary	0–1	1–3	2013 W-EURO Qualy Group 3	[11]
2	2 June 2013	Proximus Basecamp, Tubize, Belgium	Ukraine	1–0	3–0	Friendly	[14]
3				2–0
4	5 April 2014	Niko Dovana Stadium, Durres, Albania	Albania	0–3	0–6	2015 FIFA WC, UEFA Group 5	[15]
5	13 September 2014	Den Dreef, Louvain, Belgium	Greece	3–0	11–0	2015 FIFA WC, UEFA Group 5	[16]
6				5-0
7	22 November 2014	Sosnowiec, Poland	Poland	1–4	1–4	Friendly	[17]
8	1 March 2017	GSZ Stadium, Larnaca, Cyprus	Switzerland	1-1	2–2	2017 Cyprus Women's Cup	[18]
9	11 April 2017	Den Dreef, Louvain, Belgium	Scotland	2-0	5–0	Friendly	[12]

Honours

Lierse SK

Runners-up

• Belgian Women's Super Cup: 2012–13

Individual

• Winner of The Sparkle trophy: 2017

References

External links

• Lien Mermans at Soccerway
• Lien Mermans Royal Belgian Football Association

На других языках

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- [en] Lien Mermans

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[fr] Lien Mermans

Lien Mermans, née le 27 septembre 1990, est une footballeuse belge. Elle évolue au poste d'attaquant au VC Moldavo et en équipe de Belgique.

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