Lucia León | |
Fullname: | Lucía Marte de León |
Birth Date: | 14 August 1997 |
Birth Place: | Madrid, Spain |
Height: | 1.70m |
Position: | Right back[1] |
Currentclub: | Watford |
Clubnumber: | 2 |
Youthclubs1: | Madrid CFF |
Years1: | 2013–2021 |
Clubs1: | Tottenham Hotspur |
Caps1: | 42 |
Goals1: | 4 |
Years2: | 2021 |
Clubs2: | → Madrid CFF (loan) |
Caps2: | 15 |
Goals2: | 0 |
Years3: | 2021–2023 |
Clubs3: | Real Betis |
Caps3: | 41 |
Goals3: | 3 |
Years4: | 2023– |
Clubs4: | Watford |
Caps4: | 13 |
Goals4: | 1 |
Nationalyears1: | 2019 |
Nationalteam1: | Spain U23 |
Nationalyears2: | 2021– |
Nationalteam2: | Dominican Republic |
Nationalcaps2: | 6 |
Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
Club-Update: | 19 February 2024 |
Nationalteam-Update: | 12 April 2022 |
Lucía Marte de León (born 14 August 1997), known as Lucia León, is a professional footballer who plays as a right back for FA Women's National League South club Watford. Born and raised in Spain to Dominican parents, she plays for the Dominican Republic women's national team.[2]
León scored Tottenham’s first ever Women's Super League goal against Arsenal in the 2020 North London Derby.
León joined Tottenham Hotspur in 2013 as a youth.[3] [4] [5] During the 2018-19 FA Women's Championship, she played in 17 games, including six starts.[3] [6]
Speaking in 2020 during an interview regarding footballing culture, León revealed how far Tottenham Women had come as a club since she joined in 2013. Expressing how much of a positive impact being able to train as a full-time professional club had made.[7]