Lucía León

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]

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Marte and the second or maternal family name is León.
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

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. "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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