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Benjamin van Leer
Van Leer with Ajax
Personal information
Date of birth (1992-04-09) 9 April 1992 (age 32)
Place of birth Nieuwegein, Netherlands
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Youth career
Elinkwijk
PSV
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2013 → FC Eindhoven (loan) 0 (0)
2013–2014 Jong PSV 14 (0)
2014–2017 Roda JC 70 (0)
2017–2020 Ajax 0 (0)
2017–2020 Jong Ajax 2 (0)
2018–2019 → NAC (loan) 31 (0)
2020–2022 Sparta Rotterdam 8 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Benjamin van Leer (born 9 April 1992) is a retired Dutch professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He formerly played for Jong PSV, Roda JC Kerkrade, Ajax and Sparta Rotterdam.

Career

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In June 2017, Van Leer joined Ajax on a four-year contract from Roda JC Kerkrade. The transfer fee paid to Kerkrade was reported as €700,000.[1]

On 30 June 2020, van Leer signed a two-year contract with Sparta Rotterdam.[2] In June 2023, after a year without club, Van Leer's partner, Lieke Martens, confirmed in an interview that he had retired from football.[3]

Personal life

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Born in Nieuwegein, Netherlands, Van Leer is of Moluccan descent.

On 13 June 2023, he married fellow professional footballer Lieke Martens in Málaga, Spain[4] after a five-year relationship.[5] On 19 August 2024, Martens publicly announced that the couple was expecting their first child.[6][7]

Career statistics

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As of 1 July 2019[8][9]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Europe Other[a] Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
FC Eindhoven 2012–13 Eerste Divisie 0 0 0 0 – – 0 0
Jong PSV 2013–14 Eerste Divisie 14 0 – – – 14 0
Roda JC Kerkrade 2014–15 Eerste Divisie 2 0 4 0 – 3 0 9 0
2015–16 Eredivisie 34 0 4 0 – – 38 0
2016–17 34 0 0 0 – 4 0 38 0
Total 70 0 8 0 – 7 0 85 0
Ajax 2017–18 Eredivisie 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Jong Ajax 2017–18 Eerste Divisie 2 0 – – – 2 0
NAC Breda 2018–19 Eredivisie 31 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 32 0
Sparta Rotterdam 2020-21 Eredivisie 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
Sparta Rotterdam 2021-22 Eredivisie 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Career total 125 0 10 0 0 0 7 0 142 0
  1. ^ Includes appearance in Eredivisie play-off

Honours

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Jong Ajax

Ajax

References

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  1. ^ Ajax legt Roda JC-doelman Van Leer vier jaar vast (Dutch). Nu.nl. 28 June 2017.
  2. ^ "Benjamin van Leer tekent bij Sparta" (in Dutch). Sparta Rotterdam. 30 June 2020. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
  3. ^ Van Leer (31) is gestopt, onthult Martens: 'Heel dankbaar dat hij is meegegaan', voetbalprimeur.nl, 21 June 2023
  4. ^ Lieke Martens and Benjamin van Leer (13 June 2023). "💍🤍" (in Indonesian). Retrieved 6 August 2023 – via Instagram.
  5. ^ "Un jugador del Ajax, el nuevo amor de Lieke Martens". mundodeportivo.com. Mundo Deportivo. 30 November 2018. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
  6. ^ "Lieke Martens annonce être enceinte". SOFOOT.com (in French). 19 August 2024. Retrieved 19 August 2024.
  7. ^ "PSG (F) : « Je suis enceinte », la joueuse du PSG Lieke Martens a annoncé sa grossesse". L'Équipe (in French). 19 August 2024. Retrieved 19 August 2024.
  8. ^ "Benjamin van Leer » Club matches". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 2 October 2018.
  9. ^ "Nederland - B.van Leer - Profile with news, career statistics and history". Soccerway. Retrieved 1 July 2017.
  10. ^ "Johan Cruyff Shield: Ajax warm up for new season with 2-0 win over PSV". Dutch News. 28 July 2019. Retrieved 3 August 2019.
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