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Lucía León

Lucía León

Dominican footballer (born 1997)

Lucía Marte de León (born 14 August 1997), known as Lucia León, is a professional footballer who plays as a right back for English Women's Championship club Watford. Born and raised in Spain to Dominican parents, she plays for the Dominican Republic women's national team.[2]

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Marte and the second or maternal family name is de León.
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León scored Tottenham’s first ever Women's Super League goal against Arsenal in the 2020 North London Derby.

Club career

Tottenham Hotspur

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]

References

  1. [1]
    "Lucia Leon profile, statistics and news". Tottenham Hotspur. Retrieved 30 January 2021.
  2. [2]
    "La absoluta trabaja a todo tren en San Cristóbal". Dominican Republic Football Federation (in Spanish). 15 September 2021. Retrieved 16 September 2021.
  3. [3]
    "Lucia Leon". Tottenham Hotspur. Retrieved 18 November 2019.
  4. [4]
    "Lucia Leon urges Spurs Ladies to be more aggressive in front of goal". Hackney Gazette. 16 August 2016. Retrieved 18 November 2019.
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    "Lucia Leon delighted Tottenham Hotspur Ladies took chances against Aston Villa". Ham & High. 4 October 2017. Retrieved 18 November 2019.
  6. [6]
    "Lucia Leon believes Tottenham Hotspur Ladies are learning all the time". Ham & High. 9 February 2018. Retrieved 18 November 2019.
  7. [7]
    Diamond, Drew (15 June 2020). "Exclusive: Lucia Leon on English Culture and the Spurs Dream". Her Football Hub. Retrieved 7 November 2020.


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