Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | [1] | 5 May 1999||
Place of birth | Belgium [2] | ||
Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder [1] | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Anderlecht | ||
Number | 16 | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2015–2020 | KAA Gent | 85 | (26) |
2020–2022 | Club YLA | 47 | (25) |
2022– | Anderlecht | 23 | (14) |
International career‡ | |||
2014–2016 | Belgium U17 | 13 | (6) |
2016–2018 | Belgium U19 | 14 | (6) |
2019– | Belgium | 32 | (3) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16 July 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19 November 2024 [3] |
Marie Minnaert (born 5 May 1999) is a Belgian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Anderlecht and the Belgium women's national team.
Breaking into the KAA Gent first team in 2015, Minnaert ended her second season in top-class Belgian football by playing in the Buffalos' first ever Cup success, a 3-1 victory over Anderlecht to win the 2017 Belgian Women's Cup Final. [4] [5]
After being beaten 3-2 by Genk in the following year's Cup semi-final, Gent returned to the Cup Final in 2019, defeating Standard Fémina de Liège 2-0 with Mariam Toloba and Minnaert scoring the goals. [6]
Minnaert spent two seasons with Club YLA from 2020, moving to reigning champions Anderlecht in 2022, winning back-to-back titles in 2023 and 2024 with the Mauves. [7]
Minnaert made her international debut with the Belgium Red Flames in a 3-0 victory over Slovakia on 27 February 2019. [8] [9]
At the start of 2022, Minnaert helped Belgium win the Pinatar Cup in Spain for the first time, beating Russia on penalties in the final after a 0-0 draw. [10]
Minnaert was named in the Belgium squad for Euro 2022 in England. In their second appearance at the continental finals, the Red Flames finished second in Group D behind group favourites France, against whom they conceded a narrow defeat (1–2), but ahead of Iceland with a 1-1 draw and Italy, who they edged out 1-0. Belgium lost 1-0 to Sweden in the quarter-finals. [11] [12]
She went on to contribute to Belgium's successful qualification for UEFA Women's Euro 2025 via the play-offs, playing in the group games of the qualifiers, but missing the play-off final against Ukraine on 3 December 2024. [13] [14]
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1 | 27 October 2020 | Sūduva Stadium, Marijampolė, Lithuania | Lithuania | 9–0 | 9–0 | UEFA Women's Euro 2022 qualifying |
2 | 18 February 2021 | King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels, Belgium | Netherlands | 1–2 | 1–6 | Friendly |
3 | 12 April 2022 | Fadil Vokrri Stadium, Pristina, Kosovo | Kosovo | 6–1 | 6–1 | 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification |
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