Marlous Pieëte


Marlous Pieëte is a Dutch female retired international footballer who played either as a midfielder or as a striker for Western Sydney Wanderers in the Australian W-League and the Netherlands women's national football team.

Club career

Pieëte began her career as a junior with VVOG, she progressed through the teams only leaving to join Be Quick '28 who were at the time playing at the highest level of women's football in the Netherlands.
When the Dutch women's professional league was launched in 2007, Pieëte joined FC Twente. At the end of her seven seasons with the club, she had won many titles as well as played in the UEFA Women's Champions League.
In 2014, Pieëte moved to Ajax and played three seasons at the club, winning the Eredivisie and Cup titles in her last season at the club.
Pieëte joined Australian W-League team Western Sydney Wanderers ahead of the 2017–18 season.
In March 2018, Pieëte retired from football.

International career

Pieëte represented the Netherlands at Under-17 and Under-19 level. She made her debut for the Netherlands senior team on 5 March 2009 against Russia in the 2009 Cyprus Cup. She was selected for the 2009 European Championships squad, playing three times and scoring in the semi-final as the Netherlands lost to England.
In June 2013 national team coach Roger Reijners selected Pieëte in the final Netherlands squad for UEFA Women's Euro 2013 in Sweden, but sustained a knee injury on the eve of the tournament and was ruled out of the tournament.

International goals

GoalDateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.11 July 2009Olympic Stadium, Amsterdam, Netherlands4–05–0Four Nations Cup
2.6 September 2009Ratina Stadion, Tampere, Finland1–11–2UEFA Women's Euro 2009
3.24 February 2010GSP Stadium, Nicosia, Cyprus4–14–12010 Cyprus Cup
4.22 April 2010Gradski Stadion, Kumanovo, Macedonia2–07–02011 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
5.13 June 2010MAC³PARK Stadion, Zwolle, Netherlands2–04–1Friendly
6.15 August 2010TATA Steel Stadion, Velsen-Zuid, Netherlands1–02–0Friendly
7.5 April 2013Silkeborg Stadium, Silkeborg, Denmark1–01–0Friendly
8.7 March 2014GSP Stadium, Nicosia, Cyprus1–33–42014 Cyprus Cup

Honours

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*During the BeNe League period, the highest placed Dutch team is considered as national champion by the Royal Dutch Football Association.
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