Lucía Marte de León (born 14 August 1997), known as Lucia León, is a professional

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who plays as a

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for English

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club

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. Born and raised in Spain to Dominican parents, she plays for the Dominican Republic women's national team. León scored Tottenham’s first ever

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goal against Arsenal in the 2020

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Club career

Tottenham Hotspur

León joined

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in 2013 as a youth. During the 2018-19 FA Women's Championship, she played in 17 games, including six starts. 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

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club had made.

References

External links

Tottenham Hotspur player profile
* * 1997 births Living people Dominican Republic women's footballers Women's association football fullbacks Tottenham Hotspur F.C. Women players Women's Super League players FA Women's National League players Dominican Republic women's international footballers Dominican Republic expatriate women's footballers Dominican Republic expatriates in the United Kingdom Expatriate women's footballers in England Footballers from Madrid Spanish women's footballers Madrid CFF players Liga F players Spanish people of Dominican Republic descent Sportspeople of Dominican Republic descent Spanish expatriate women's footballers Spanish expatriate sportspeople in England {{Spain-footy-defender-stub