{{Short description|Belgian footballer (born 1999)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=July 2022}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Marie Minnaert | image = Marie Minnaert 2021.jpg | caption = Minnaert in 2021 | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=y|1999|5|5}}<ref name=UEFA>{{UEFA player|250078351|accessdate=23 August 2020}}</ref> | birth_place = Belgium<ref name=SW>{{Soccerway|381571|accessdate=23 August 2020}}</ref> | height = 1.84 m | position = Midfielder<ref name=UEFA/> | currentclub = Anderlecht | clubnumber = 16 | youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = | years1 = 2015–2020 | clubs1 = KAA Gent | caps1 = 85 | goals1 = 26 | years2 = 2020–2022 | clubs2 = Club YLA | caps2 = 47 | goals2 = 25 | years3 = 2022– | clubs3 = Anderlecht | caps3 = 23 | goals3 = 14 | nationalyears1 = 2014–2016 | nationalteam1 = Belgium U17 | nationalcaps1 = 13 | nationalgoals1 = 6 | nationalyears2 = 2016–2018 | nationalteam2 = Belgium U19 | nationalcaps2 = 14 | nationalgoals2 = 6 | nationalyears3 = 2019– | nationalteam3 = Belgium | nationalcaps3 = 32 | nationalgoals3 = 3 | club-update = 16 July 2023 | nationalteam-update =19 November 2024<ref>{{Cite web |access-date=18 November 2024 |title=Al onze Red Flames |trans-title=All our Red Flames|url=https://www.rbfa.be/nl/nationale-ploegen/belgian-red-flames/alle-red-flames |website=RBFA |language=nl}}</ref> }} '''Marie Minnaert''' (born 5 May 1999) is a Belgian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Anderlecht and the Belgium women's national team.
==Club career== Breaking into the KAA Gent first team in 2015, Minnaert ended her second season in top-class Belgian football by playing in the Buffalos' first ever Cup success, a 3-1 victory over Anderlecht to win the 2017 Belgian Women's Cup Final.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Vrouwen AA Gent kloppen Anderlecht in Belgische Beker|trans-title=AA Gent women beat Anderlecht in Belgian Cup |url=https://sporza.be/nl/2017/05/13/vrouwen-aa-gent-kloppen-anderlecht-in-belgische-beker-1-2977280/ |website=Sporza|date=13 May 2017|access-date=19 November 2024|language=nl}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=KAA Gent Ladies winnen Beker van België tegen Anderlecht|trans-title=KAA Gent Ladies win Belgian Cup against Anderlecht |url=https://www.kaagent.be/nl/nieuws/13-05-2017/kaa-gent-ladies-winnen-beker-van-belgi-tegen-anderlecht|website=kaagent.be|date=13 May 2017|access-date=19 November 2024|language=nl}}</ref>
After being beaten 3-2 by Genk in the following year's Cup semi-final, Gent returned to the Cup Final in 2019, defeating Standard Fémina de Liège 2-0 with Mariam Toloba and Minnaert scoring the goals.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Gent Ladies verslaan Standard in bekerfinale bij vrouwen|trans-title=Gent Ladies beat Standard in women's cup final |url=https://sporza.be/nl/2019/04/22/beker-van-belgie-vrouwen-gent-standard/ |website=Sporza|date=22 April 2019 |access-date=19 November 2024|language=nl}}</ref> Minnaert spent two seasons with Club YLA from 2020, moving to reigning champions Anderlecht in 2022, winning back-to-back titles in 2023 and 2024 with the Mauves.<ref>{{Cite news |title=7 op een rij! Een dominant Anderlecht zet kroon op het werk in titelmatch tegen Genk|trans-title=7 in a row! A dominant Anderlecht puts the crown on the work in title match against Genk |url=https://sporza.be/nl/matches/voetbal/lotto-super-league/2023-2024/play-off-i/10/anderlecht-krc-genk-7-op-een-rij-een-dominant-anderlecht-zet-kroon-op-het-werk-in-titelmatch-tegen-genk~1687445948392//|date=2024-05-25 |access-date=6 December 2024 |website=Sporza |language=nl}}</ref>
==International career== Minnaert made her international debut with the Belgium Red Flames in a 3-0 victory over Slovakia on 27 February 2019.<ref>{{Royal Belgian Football Association player|id=7224}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Belgium 3-0 Slovakia|url=https://www.rbfa.be/en/international-game/10498 |website=RBFA.be|date=27 February 2019 |access-date=6 December 2024|language=nl}}</ref>
At the start of 2022, Minnaert helped Belgium win the Pinatar Cup in Spain for the first time, beating Russia on penalties in the final after a 0-0 draw.<ref>{{in lang|fr}} [https://www.rtbf.be/article/les-red-flames-remportent-la-pinatar-cup-face-a-la-russie-le-tout-premier-trophee-de-leur-histoire-10940999 Les Red Flames remportent la Pinatar Cup face à la Russie, le tout premier trophée de leur histoire]</ref>
Minnaert was named in the Belgium squad for Euro 2022 in England. In their second appearance at the continental finals, the Red Flames finished second in Group D behind group favourites France, against whom they conceded a narrow defeat (1–2), but ahead of Iceland with a 1-1 draw and Italy, who they edged out 1-0. Belgium lost 1-0 to Sweden in the quarter-finals.<ref>{{in lang|fr}} [https://www.lesoir.be/454869/article/2022-07-18/euro-feminin-qualifiees-pour-les-quarts-les-red-flames-ont-deja-tout-gagne Euro féminin : qualifiées pour les quarts, les Red Flames ont déjà tout gagné]</ref><ref>{{in lang|fr}} [https://www.rtbf.be/article/euro-feminin-suede-belgique-les-red-flames-eliminees-en-quart-de-finale-dans-les-toutes-dernieres-secondes-11034389 Euro féminin - Suède-Belgique : Les Red Flames éliminées en quart de finale dans les toutes dernières secondes]</ref>
She went on to contribute to Belgium's successful qualification for UEFA Women's Euro 2025 via the play-offs, playing in the group games of the qualifiers, but missing the play-off final against Ukraine on 3 December 2024.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Red Flames dansen, zingen en glunderen na EK-kwalificatie: "Zeer belangrijk voor ons vrouwenvoetbal"|trans-title=Red Flames dance, sing and beam after European Championship qualification: "Very important for our women's football"|url=https://sporza.be/nl/2024/12/03/red-flames-dansen-zingen-en-glunderen-na-ek-kwalificatie-zeer-belangrijk-voor-ons-vrouwenvoetbal~1733261431019/|date=2024-12-05 |website=Sporza |language=nl}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |title=Het EK is binnen! Red Flames klaren ook laatste klus tegen Oekraïne na knappe goal en assist van Tessa Wullaert|trans-title=The European Championship is here! Red Flames complete final task against Ukraine after a great goal and assist from Tessa Wullaert |url=https://sporza.be/nl/matches/voetbal/2024-11/het-ek-is-binnen-red-flames-klaren-ook-laatste-klus-tegen-oekraine-na-knappe-goal-en-assist-van-tessa-wullaert~1732532810075/|date=2024-12-05 |website=Sporza |language=nl}}</ref>
== Career statistics == {{updated|match played 6 October 2022}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rbfa.be/en/international/7224/career|title=rbfa profile}}</ref> :''Scores and results list Belgium's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Minnaert goal.''
{| class="wikitable sortable" |+ List of international goals scored by Marie Minnaert |- !scope="col"|No. !scope="col"|Date !scope="col"|Venue !scope="col"|Opponent !scope="col"|Score !scope="col"|Result !scope="col"|Competition |- |align="center"|1||{{dts|27 October 2020}}||Sūduva Stadium, Marijampolė, Lithuania||{{fbw|LIT}}||align="center"|9–0||align="center"|9–0||UEFA Women's Euro 2022 qualifying |- |align="center"|2||{{dts|18 February 2021}}||King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels, Belgium||{{fbw|NED}}||align="center"|1–2||align="center"|1–6||Friendly |- |align="center"|3||{{dts|12 April 2022}}||Fadil Vokrri Stadium, Pristina, Kosovo||{{fbw|KOS}}||align="center"|6–1||align="center"|6–1||2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification |}
==Honours== '''Gent''' *Belgian Women's Cup: 2017, 2019
'''Anderlecht''' *Belgian Women's Super League: 2022-23, 2023–24
'''Belgium''' * Pinatar Cup: 2022
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== *{{sports links}}
{{Belgium squad UEFA Women's Euro 2022}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Minnaert, Marie}} Category:1999 births Category:Living people Category:Belgian women's footballers Category:Women's association football midfielders Category:Belgium women's international footballers Category:UEFA Women's Euro 2022 players Category:K.A.A. Gent (women) players Category:Club YLA players Category:RSC Anderlecht (women) players Category:21st-century Belgian sportswomen