| Lien Mermans | |
| Fullname: | Lien Mermans |
| Birth Date: | 1990 9, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Belgium |
| Height: | 1.67 m |
| Currentclub: | VC Moldavo |
| Clubnumber: | 14 |
| Position: | Attacking midfielder |
| Years1: | 2008–2009 |
| Clubs1: | Vlimmeren Sport |
| Caps1: | ? |
| Goals1: | 4 |
| Years2: | 2009–2010 |
| Clubs2: | DVC Eva's Tienen |
| Caps2: | ? |
| Goals2: | ? |
| Years3: | 2010–2016 |
| Clubs3: | Lierse SK |
| Caps3: | 65 |
| Goals3: | 19 |
| Years4: | 2016–2018 |
| Clubs4: | Genk |
| Caps4: | 28 |
| Goals4: | 7 |
| Years5: | 2018– |
| Clubs5: | VC Moldavo |
| Caps5: | ? |
| Goals5: | ? |
| Nationalyears1: | 2005 |
| Nationalteam1: | Belgium U15 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 1 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2005 |
| Nationalteam2: | Belgium U17 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 4 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
| Nationalyears3: | 2005–2009 |
| Nationalteam3: | Belgium U19 |
| Nationalcaps3: | 18 |
| Nationalgoals3: | 4 |
| Nationalteam4: | Belgium |
| Nationalyears4: | 2009–2017 |
| Nationalcaps4: | 48 |
| Nationalgoals4: | 9 |
| Nationalteam-Update: | 21:00, 24 September 2022 (UTC) |
| Pcupdate: | 21:00, 24 September 2022 (UTC)[1] |
Lien Mermans (born 27 September 1990) is a Belgian football midfielder who last played for VC Moldavo.[2]
Mermans 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.[3] 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.[4] Her first year at Genk saw some good performances rewarded with "The Sparkle" trophy - the women's equivalent of the Belgian Golden Shoe.[5]
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.[6] [7] At the end of 2018, Mermans announced her retirement from the national team and signed for D1 team VC Moldavo.[2]
Mermans was a long-time member of the Belgian women's national team.[8] 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]
Mermans works full-time as a physical education teacher.[13]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belgium U15 | 2005 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 1 | 0 | ||
| Belgium U17 | 2005 | 4 | 0 | |
| Total | 4 | 0 | ||
| Belgium U19 | 2005 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2006 | 3 | 1 | ||
| 2007 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2008 | 6 | 3 | ||
| 2009 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Total | 19 | 4 | ||
| Belgium | 2009 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2010 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2011 | 7 | 0 | ||
| 2012 | 9 | 1 | ||
| 2013 | 7 | 2 | ||
| 2014 | 8 | 4 | ||
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2016 | 6 | 0 | ||
| 2017 | 6 | 2 | ||
| Total | 48 | 9 | ||
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Haladás Sportkomplexum, Szombathely, Hungary | 0–1 | 1–3 | 2013 W-EURO Qualy Group 3 | ||||
| 2 | Proximus Basecamp, Tubize, Belgium | 1–0 | 3–0 | Friendly | [14] | |||
| 3 | 2–0 | |||||||
| 4 | Niko Dovana Stadium, Durres, Albania | 0–3 | 0–6 | 2015 FIFA WC, UEFA Group 5 | [15] | |||
| 5 | Den Dreef, Louvain, Belgium | 3–0 | 11–0 | 2015 FIFA WC, UEFA Group 5 | [16] | |||
| 6 | 5-0 | |||||||
| 7 | Sosnowiec, Poland | 1–4 | 1–4 | Friendly | [17] | |||
| 8 | GSZ Stadium, Larnaca, Cyprus | 1-1 | 2–2 | 2017 Cyprus Women's Cup | [18] | |||
| 9 | Den Dreef, Louvain, Belgium | 2-0 | 5–0 | Friendly |