Benjamin van Leer

Benjamin van Leer

Van Leer with Ajax
Personal information
Date of birth	(1992-04-09) 9 April 1992 (age 33)
Place of birth	Nieuwegein, Netherlands
Height	1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position	Goalkeeper
Youth career
	Elinkwijk
	PSV
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2012–2013	→ FC Eindhoven (loan)	0	(0)
2013–2014	Jong PSV	14	(0)
2014–2017	Roda JC	70	(0)
2017–2020	Ajax	0	(0)
2017–2020	Jong Ajax	2	(0)
2018–2019	→ NAC (loan)	31	(0)
2020–2022	Sparta Rotterdam	8	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Benjamin van Leer (born 9 April 1992) is a retired Dutch professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He formerly played for Jong PSV, Roda JC Kerkrade, Ajax and Sparta Rotterdam.

Career

In June 2017, Van Leer joined Ajax on a four-year contract from Roda JC Kerkrade. The transfer fee paid to Kerkrade was reported as €700,000. ^[1]

On 30 June 2020, van Leer signed a two-year contract with Sparta Rotterdam. ^[2] In June 2023, after a year without club, Van Leer's partner, Lieke Martens, confirmed in an interview that he had retired from football. ^[3]

Personal life

Born in Nieuwegein, Netherlands, Van Leer is of Moluccan descent.

On 13 June 2023, he married fellow professional footballer Lieke Martens in Málaga, Spain ^[4] after a five-year relationship. ^[5] On 19 August 2024, Martens publicly announced that the couple was expecting their first child. ^{[6] [7]}

Career statistics

As of 1 July 2019 ^{[8] [9]}

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Cup		Europe		Other [a]		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
FC Eindhoven	2012–13	Eerste Divisie	0	0	0	0	–		–		0	0
Jong PSV	2013–14	Eerste Divisie	14	0	–		–		–		14	0
Roda JC Kerkrade	2014–15	Eerste Divisie	2	0	4	0	–		3	0	9	0
	2015–16	Eredivisie	34	0	4	0	–		–		38	0
	2016–17		34	0	0	0	–		4	0	38	0
	Total		70	0	8	0	–		7	0	85	0
Ajax	2017–18	Eredivisie	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Jong Ajax	2017–18	Eerste Divisie	2	0	–		–		–		2	0
NAC Breda	2018–19	Eredivisie	31	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	32	0
Sparta Rotterdam	2020-21	Eredivisie	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	0
Sparta Rotterdam	2021-22	Eredivisie	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
Career total			125	0	10	0	0	0	7	0	142	0

1. Includes appearance in Eredivisie play-off

Honours

Jong Ajax

• Eerste Divisie: 2017–18

Ajax

• Johan Cruyff Shield: 2019 ^[10]

References

1. Ajax legt Roda JC-doelman Van Leer vier jaar vast (Dutch). Nu.nl. 28 June 2017.
2. "Benjamin van Leer tekent bij Sparta" (in Dutch). Sparta Rotterdam. 30 June 2020. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
3. Van Leer (31) is gestopt, onthult Martens: 'Heel dankbaar dat hij is meegegaan', voetbalprimeur.nl, 21 June 2023
4. Lieke Martens and Benjamin van Leer (13 June 2023). "💍🤍" (in Indonesian). Retrieved 6 August 2023– via Instagram.
5. "Un jugador del Ajax, el nuevo amor de Lieke Martens". mundodeportivo.com. Mundo Deportivo. 30 November 2018. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
6. "Lieke Martens annonce être enceinte". SOFOOT.com (in French). 19 August 2024. Retrieved 19 August 2024.
7. "PSG (F) : « Je suis enceinte », la joueuse du PSG Lieke Martens a annoncé sa grossesse". L'Équipe (in French). 19 August 2024. Retrieved 19 August 2024.
8. "Benjamin van Leer » Club matches". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 2 October 2018.
9. "Nederland - B.van Leer - Profile with news, career statistics and history". Soccerway. Retrieved 1 July 2017.
10. "Johan Cruyff Shield: Ajax warm up for new season with 2-0 win over PSV". Dutch News. 28 July 2019. Retrieved 3 August 2019.

External links

• Benjamin van Leer at Soccerway
• Voetbal International profile (in Dutch)