Marie Minnaert (born 5 May 1999) is a Belgian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Anderlecht and the Belgium women's national team.

Club career

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]

International career

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]

Career statistics

As of match played 6 October 2022[15]
Scores and results list Belgium's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Minnaert goal.
List of international goals scored by Marie Minnaert
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
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

Honours

Gent

Anderlecht

Belgium

References

  1. ^ a b Marie Minnaert – UEFA competition record (archive)
  2. ^ Marie Minnaert at Soccerway. Retrieved 23 August 2020.
  3. ^ "Al onze Red Flames" [All our Red Flames]. RBFA (in Dutch). Retrieved 18 November 2024.
  4. ^ "Vrouwen AA Gent kloppen Anderlecht in Belgische Beker" [AA Gent women beat Anderlecht in Belgian Cup]. Sporza (in Dutch). 13 May 2017. Retrieved 19 November 2024.
  5. ^ "KAA Gent Ladies winnen Beker van België tegen Anderlecht" [KAA Gent Ladies win Belgian Cup against Anderlecht]. kaagent.be (in Dutch). 13 May 2017. Retrieved 19 November 2024.
  6. ^ "Gent Ladies verslaan Standard in bekerfinale bij vrouwen" [Gent Ladies beat Standard in women's cup final]. Sporza (in Dutch). 22 April 2019. Retrieved 19 November 2024.
  7. ^ "7 op een rij! Een dominant Anderlecht zet kroon op het werk in titelmatch tegen Genk" [7 in a row! A dominant Anderlecht puts the crown on the work in title match against Genk]. Sporza (in Dutch). 25 May 2024. Retrieved 6 December 2024.
  8. ^ Marie Minnaert at the Royal Belgian Football Association
  9. ^ "Belgium 3-0 Slovakia". RBFA.be (in Dutch). 27 February 2019. Retrieved 6 December 2024.
  10. ^ (in French) Les Red Flames remportent la Pinatar Cup face à la Russie, le tout premier trophée de leur histoire
  11. ^ (in French) Euro féminin : qualifiées pour les quarts, les Red Flames ont déjà tout gagné
  12. ^ (in French) Euro féminin - Suède-Belgique : Les Red Flames éliminées en quart de finale dans les toutes dernières secondes
  13. ^ "Red Flames dansen, zingen en glunderen na EK-kwalificatie: "Zeer belangrijk voor ons vrouwenvoetbal"" [Red Flames dance, sing and beam after European Championship qualification: "Very important for our women's football"]. Sporza (in Dutch). 5 December 2024.
  14. ^ "Het EK is binnen! Red Flames klaren ook laatste klus tegen Oekraïne na knappe goal en assist van Tessa Wullaert" [The European Championship is here! Red Flames complete final task against Ukraine after a great goal and assist from Tessa Wullaert]. Sporza (in Dutch). 5 December 2024.
  15. ^ "rbfa profile".
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