Pia Maertens Explained

Pia Maertens
Birth Date:	1999 1, df=yes
Birth Place:	Duisburg, Germany
Position:	Forward
Nationalyears1:	2019–
Nationalteam1:	Germany U–21
Nationalcaps1:	1
Nationalgoals1:	0
Nationalyears2:	2019–
Nationalteam2:	Germany
Nationalcaps2:	29
Nationalgoals2:	13

Pia Maertens (born 6 January 1999)^[1] is a German field hockey player, who plays as a forward.^{[2] [3]}

Career

Junior National Team

In 2019 Pia Maertens made her debut for the Germany U–21 side in a test match against the United States junior national team in Viersen, Germany.^[4]

Senior National Teams

Maertens also debuted for the senior national team in 2019, during the inaugural FIH Pro League.^{[5] [6]} During the tournament, Maertens scored 4 goals for Germany, and was a member of the team that won bronze in the Grand Final.^[7]

Following her performance in the FIH Pro League, German head coach Xavier Reckinger named Maertens in the final squad for the 2019 EuroHockey Nations Championship in Antwerp, Belgium.^[8]

International Goals

Goal	Date	Location	width=90	Opponent	data-sort-type="number" style="font-size:95%"	Score	data-sort-type="number" style="font-size:95%"	Result	Competition
1	15 February 2019	Ngā Puna Wai Sports Hub, Christchurch, New Zealand		2–1	3–1		^[9]
2	4 June 2019	Sportpark Aalsterweg, Eindhoven, Netherlands		1–2	1–2		^[10]
3	9 June 2019	Crefelder HTC, Krefeld, Germany		1–1	2–1		^[11]
4	12 June 2019			2–1	2–1		^[12]
5	18 August 2019	Wilrijkse Plein, Antwerp, Belgium		2–0	13–0		^[13] ^[14]
6				5–0
7	21 August 2019			1–0	1–1		^[15]
8	3 November 2019	Warsteiner HockeyPark, Mönchengladbach, Germany		7–0	7–0		^[16]
9	4 December 2019	CeNARD, Buenos Aires, Argentina		1–1	1–1		^[17]
10	25 January 2020	PSO Club House, Stellenbosch, South Africa		1–0	4–0		^[18]
11				4–0
12	30 January 2020			1–0	4–0		^[19]
13				2–0
14	2 February 2020			1–0	8–1		^[20]
15	4 February 2020			4–0	4–0		^[21]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Team Details – Germany . . tms.fih.ch . 21 August 2019.
2. Web site: KADER – Damen Nationalmannschaft . . German . 21 August 2019.
3. Web site: Pia Maertens – Player Info . Global Sports Archive . www.globalsportsarchive.com . 21 August 2019.
4. Web site: MAERTENS Pia . . tms.fih.ch . 21 August 2019.
5. Web site: MAERTENS Pia . . fihproleague.com . 21 August 2019.
6. Web site: Bewegender Abschied für die Duisbergerin Pia Maertens . WAZ . waz.de . 8 July 2019 . German . 21 August 2019.
7. Web site: Netherlands crowned first women's FIH Pro League champions with shootout victory over Australia . Inside the Games . insidethegames.biz . 29 June 2019 . 21 August 2019.
8. Web site: DANAS: Rebecca Grote komplettiert den EM-Kader . . German . 21 August 2019.
9. Web site: New Zealand 1–3 Germany . . 21 August 2019.
10. Web site: Netherlands 2–1 Germany . . 21 August 2019.
11. Web site: Germany 2–1 New Zealand . . 21 August 2019.
12. Web site: Germany 2–1 Belgium . . 21 August 2019.
13. Web site: Germany 13–0 Belarus . . 21 August 2019.
14. Web site: GERMANY INFLICT UNLUCKY 13 ON BELARUS, ENGLAND HOLD OFF IRISH FIGHTBACK . . belfiuseurohockey.com . 21 August 2019.
15. Web site: Ireland 1–1 Germany . . 21 August 2019.
16. Web site: Germany 7–0 Italy . . 31 January 2020.
17. Web site: Argentina 1–1 Germany . . 31 January 2020.
18. Web site: Ireland 0–4 Germany . . 31 January 2020.
19. Web site: South Africa 0–4 Germany . . 31 January 2020.
20. Web site: South Africa 1–8 Germany . . 4 February 2020.
21. Web site: South Africa 0–4 Germany . . 4 February 2020.