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Lien Mermans
Lien Mermans (born 27 September 1990) is a Belgian football midfielder who last played for VC Moldavo.[3] Club careerMermans started her senior career at Vlimmeren, which later became known as Women's Department Lierse SK. After 1 year with DVC Eva's Tienen, she returned to Lierse where she played from 2010 until 2016. During that period, they won the Belgian Cup twice.[4] At the end of the 2015/16 season, Lierse's women's department folded because of financial problems and Mermans subsequently joined KRC Genk Ladies.[5] Her first year at Genk saw some good performances rewarded with "The Sparkle" trophy - the women's equivalent of the Belgian Golden Shoe.[6] She missed out on most of the 2017/18 season and the UEFA Women's Euro 2017 tournament because of an inflammation on the heart muscle.[7][8] At the end of 2018, Mermans announced her retirement from the national team and signed for D1 team VC Moldavo.[3] International careerMermans was a long-time member of the Belgian women's national team.[1] At youth level she played for U-15, U-17 and U-19. On sep. 5, 2009 she earned her first cap for the senior team in a friendly game against Romania where she substituted Femke Maes in the 88th minute. The match ended in a 2-7 win for Belgium.[9] The first time she scored was on 20 juni 2012, during a qualification match for UEFA Women's Euro 2013 in an away game against Hungary. Mermans started the match and scored 0-1 in the 13th minute.[10][11] Mermans' 48th and final cap was in a friendly against Scotland on 11 April 2017, where she scored 2-0 in the 46th minute. The game ended in a 5-0 victory.[12] Personal lifeMermans works full-time as a physical education teacher.[13] Career statistics
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