Lucie Martínková

Lucie Martínková (born 19 September 1986) is a Czech football striker, currently playing for Sparta Prague[1] in the Czech 1st Division and the Champions League.[2]

Lucie Martínková
Personal information
Full name Lucie Martínková
Date of birth (1986-09-19) 19 September 1986
Place of birth Kolín, Czechoslovakia
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Striker, Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Sparta Prague
Number 7
Youth career
Přerov nad Labem
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Jizera Předměřice
2001–2013 Sparta Prague
2013–2014 Örebro 36 (7)
2014– Sparta Prague 14 (25)
National team‡
2003– Czech Republic 100 (21)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 2 December 2020

Club career

Martínková scored both goals in Sparta's 2–1 round of 32, second leg win against Apollon Limassol in the 2011–12 UEFA Women's Champions League.[3]

International career

She is a member of the Czech national team.[4] She made her debut on 8 June 2003 in a match against Ukraine.[5] On 1 December 2020, Martínková played her 100th match for Czech Republic in a 7–0 win over Moldova in the UEFA Women's Euro 2022 qualifying.[6]

Personal life

Her twin sister, Irena Martínková is also a women's footballer, who plays alongside her for club and country.[7] In 2013 and 2014 the Martínková sisters played for KIF Örebro DFF of the Swedish Damallsvenskan.[8]

Recognition

Lucie was voted talent of the year at the 2004 Czech Footballer of the Year (women)[9] and Czech Footballer of the Year (women) at the 2012,[10][11] 2013[12] and 2014.[13]

References
  1. Profile at Sparta website
  2. Profile at UEFA website
  3. "Martínková vedla sparťanky k postupu v Lize mistryň přes Limassol". idnes.cz (in Czech). Mladá fronta DNES. 5 October 2011. Retrieved 13 February 2012.
  4. Statistics at UEFA.com
  5. Lucie Martínková at FAČR (in Czech)
  6. Jiřík, Pavel (2 December 2020). "Lucie Martínková si připsala 100. start za národní tým". zeny.fotbal.cz (in Czech).
  7. "Jako vejce vejci? Kdepak! hlásí". denik.cz (in Czech). VLTAVA-LABE-PRESS, a.s. 16 January 2009. Retrieved 13 September 2012.
  8. Profile at svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish)
  9. "Nejlepším českým futsalistou je Kamenický, fotbalistkou Ščasná". sportovni.net (in Czech). 6 January 2005. Archived from the original on 12 January 2013. Retrieved 27 February 2012.
  10. "Na Žofíně byli oceněni vítězové anket Grassroots fotbalu". fotbal.cz (in Czech). FAČR. 6 January 2013. Retrieved 7 January 2013.
  11. "Große Ehre für die Sparta Prags Fußball-Zwillinge – Lucie Martinková ist »Fußballerin des Jahres«". frauenturnier.com (in German). 8 January 2013. Retrieved 9 January 2013.
  12. "Dorostenci roku jsou znovu Mašek a Černý". ČTK (in Czech). eurofotbal.cz. 5 January 2014. Retrieved 6 January 2014.
  13. "Nejlepšími dorostenci roku jsou Černý z Ajaxu a Sadílek ze Slovácka". ČT (in Czech). ceskatelevize.cz. 11 January 2015. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
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