Lucía León

Lucía Marte León (born 14 August 1997), known as Lucia Leon, is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a right back for Primera División club Madrid CFF, on loan from English FA Women's Super League club Tottenham Hotspur FC.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Marte and the second or maternal family name is León.
Lucia Leon
Personal information
Full name Lucía Marte León
Date of birth (1997-08-14) 14 August 1997
Place of birth Madrid, Spain
Position(s) Right back[1]
Club information
Current team
 Madrid CFF
(on loan from Tottenham Hotspur)
Number 27
Youth career
Madrid CFF
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013– Tottenham Hotspur 42 (4)
2021– → Madrid CFF (loan) 1 (0)
National team
2019 Spain U23
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 31 January 2021

Lucía scored Tottenham’s first ever league goal against Arsenal in the 2020 North London Derby.

Club career

Tottenham Hotspur

Leon joined Tottenham Hotspur in 2013 as a youth.[2][3][4] During the 2018-19 FA Women's Championship, she played in 17 games, including 6 starts.[2][5]

Speaking in 2020 during an interview regarding footballing culture[6] with football journalist Drew Diamond, Lucia 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.

References
  1. "Lucia Leon profile, statistics and news". Tottenham Hotspur. Retrieved 30 January 2021.
  2. "Lucia Leon". Tottenham Hotspur. Retrieved 18 November 2019.
  3. "Lucia Leon urges Spurs Ladies to be more aggressive in front of goal". Hackney Gazette. 16 August 2016. Retrieved 18 November 2019.
  4. "Lucia Leon delighted Tottenham Hotspur Ladies took chances against Aston Villa". Ham & High. 4 October 2017. Retrieved 18 November 2019.
  5. "Lucia Leon believes Tottenham Hotspur Ladies are learning all the time". Ham & High. 9 February 2018. Retrieved 18 November 2019.
  6. 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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