Benjamin van Leer

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Benjamin van Leer
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Van Leer with Ajax
Personal information
Date of birth (1992-04-09) 9 April 1992 (age 32)
Place of birth Nieuwegein, Netherlands
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Youth career
Elinkwijk
PSV
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(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.

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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
ClubSeasonLeagueCupEuropeOther [lower-alpha 1] Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
FC Eindhoven 2012–13 Eerste Divisie 0000––00
Jong PSV 2013–14 Eerste Divisie140–––140
Roda JC Kerkrade 2014–15 Eerste Divisie2040–3090
2015–16 Eredivisie 34040––380
2016–17 34000–40380
Total70080–70850
Ajax 2017–18 Eredivisie 0010000010
Jong Ajax 2017–18 Eerste Divisie20–––20
NAC Breda 2018–19 Eredivisie310100000320
Sparta Rotterdam 2020-21 Eredivisie6000000060
Sparta Rotterdam 2021-22 Eredivisie2000000020
Career total125010000701420
  1. ↑ Includes appearance in Eredivisie play-off

Honours

Jong Ajax

Ajax

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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.
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