Lucia León
León with Tottenham Hotspur in 2018
Personal information
Full name Lucía Marte León
Date of birth (1997-08-14) 14 August 1997
Place of birth Madrid, Spain
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Right back[1]
Team information
Current team
 Watford
Number 2
Youth career
Madrid CFF
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2021 Tottenham Hotspur 42 (4)
2021 → Madrid CFF (loan) 15 (0)
2021–2023 Real Betis 41 (3)
2023– Watford 0 (0)
International career‡
2019 Spain U23
2021– Dominican Republic 6 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14 April 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12 April 2022

Lucía Marte 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]

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