| Benjamin van Leer | |
| Birth Date: | 9 April 1992 |
| Birth Place: | Nieuwegein, Netherlands |
| Height: | 1.87 m |
| Position: | Goalkeeper |
| Youthclubs1: | Elinkwijk |
| Youthclubs2: | PSV |
| Years1: | 2012–2013 |
| Clubs1: | → FC Eindhoven (loan) |
| Caps1: | 0 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2013–2014 |
| Clubs2: | Jong PSV |
| Caps2: | 14 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2014–2017 |
| Clubs3: | Roda JC |
| Caps3: | 70 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 2017–2020 |
| Clubs4: | Ajax |
| Caps4: | 0 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Years5: | 2017–2020 |
| Clubs5: | Jong Ajax |
| Caps5: | 2 |
| Goals5: | 0 |
| Years6: | 2018–2019 |
| Clubs6: | → NAC (loan) |
| Caps6: | 31 |
| Goals6: | 0 |
| Years7: | 2020–2022 |
| Clubs7: | Sparta Rotterdam |
| Caps7: | 8 |
| Goals7: | 0 |
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.
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]
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]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Other | 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 | |||
Jong Ajax
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