*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:00, 24 September 2022 (UTC)[2] ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21:00, 24 September 2022 (UTC)[1]
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 careeredit
Mermans was a long-time member of the Belgian women's national team.[1] 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 lifeedit
Mermans works full-time as a physical education teacher.[13]
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Lien Mermans born 27 September 1990 is a Belgian football midfielder who last played for VC Moldavo 3 Lien MermansMermans in 2014Personal informationFull nameLien MermansDate of birth 1990 09 27 27 September 1990 age 33 Place of birthBelgiumHeight1 67 m 5 ft 6 in Position s Attacking midfielderTeam informationCurrent teamVC MoldavoNumber14Senior career YearsTeamApps Gls 2008 2009Vlimmeren Sport 4 2009 2010DVC Eva s Tienen 2010 2016Lierse SK65 19 2016 2018Genk28 7 2018 VC Moldavo International career 2005Belgium U151 0 2005Belgium U174 0 2005 2009Belgium U1918 4 2009 2017Belgium48 9 Club domestic league appearances and goals correct as of 21 00 24 September 2022 UTC 2 National team caps and goals correct as of 21 00 24 September 2022 UTC 1 Contents 1 Club career 2 International career 3 Personal life 4 Career statistics 5 Honours 6 References 7 External linksClub career editMermans 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 editMermans was a long time member of the Belgian women s national team 1 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 editMermans works full time as a physical education teacher 13 Career statistics editInternationalAppearances and goals by national team and year National team Year Apps GoalsBelgium U15 2005 1 0Total 1 0Belgium U17 2005 4 0Total 4 0Belgium U19 2005 1 02006 3 12007 3 02008 6 32009 6 0Total 19 4Belgium 2009 2 02010 2 02011 7 02012 9 12013 7 22014 8 42015 1 02016 6 02017 6 2Total 48 9List of international goals scored by Lien Mermans No Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition Ref 1 20 June 2012 Haladas Sportkomplexum Szombathely Hungary nbsp Hungary 0 1 1 3 2013 W EURO Qualy Group 3 11 2 2 June 2013 Proximus Basecamp Tubize Belgium nbsp Ukraine 1 0 3 0 Friendly 14 3 2 04 5 April 2014 Niko Dovana Stadium Durres Albania nbsp Albania 0 3 0 6 2015 FIFA WC UEFA Group 5 15 5 13 September 2014 Den Dreef Louvain Belgium nbsp Greece 3 0 11 0 2015 FIFA WC UEFA Group 5 16 6 5 07 22 November 2014 Sosnowiec Poland nbsp Poland 1 4 1 4 Friendly 17 8 1 March 2017 GSZ Stadium Larnaca Cyprus nbsp Switzerland 1 1 2 2 2017 Cyprus Women s Cup 18 9 11 April 2017 Den Dreef Louvain Belgium nbsp Scotland 2 0 5 0 Friendly 12 Honours editLierse SKRunners up Belgian Women s Super Cup 2012 13IndividualWinner of The Sparkle trophy 2017References edit a b RBFA profile www rbfa be Retrieved 2022 09 24 Lien Mermans Wedstrijden Vrouwenvoetbalkrant be in Dutch Retrieved 2022 09 24 a b Red Flame maakt overstap naar Moldavo Vrouwenvoetbalkrant be in Dutch 2018 06 08 Retrieved 2022 09 24 Lierse pakt Beker van Belgie bij de vrouwen Tweevoudig bekerwinnaar Lierse stopt met voetballen in de Super League Vrouwenvoetbal be Lien 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