Femke Maes

Femke Maes
Maes in 2010
Personal information
Date of birth (1980-02-22) 22 February 1980
Place of birth Lokeren, Belgium
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
1987–1990 FC Daknam
1990–1994 Sinaai Girls
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1994–1998 RSC Anderlecht
1998–2002 Eendracht Aalst
2002–2007 Rapide Wezemaal
2007–2008 Willem II 19 (4)
2008 Djurgården 10 (2)
2009–2011 FCR 2001 Duisburg 54 (18)
International career
1997–1998 Belgium U19 6 (3)
1996–2009 Belgium 85 (25)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Femke Maes (pronounced [ˈfɛmkə ˈmaːs]; born 22 February 1980) is a Belgian former footballer who played as a midfielder.

Career

Maes played for six different clubs and featured in the Belgium national team from 1996 to 2009.[1][2] She kept the record of top scorer for Belgium until 2015 and still holds the record of most matches as of 2016.[3]

Honours

RSC Anderlecht

  • Eerste Klasse: 1994–95, 1996–97, 1997–98
  • Belgian Cup: 1995–96, 1997–98

Eendracht Aalst

  • Eerste Klass: 1998–99, 1999–2000, 2000–01, 2001–02
  • Belgian Cup: 1999–2000, 2001–02

Rapide Wezemaal

  • Eerste Klass: 2003–04, 2004–05, 2005–06, 2006–07
  • Belgian Cup: 2002–03, 2003–04, 2006–07

FCR 2001 Duisburg

Individual

  • Best player Eerste Klasse: 2004–05, 2006–07
  • Best player Eredivisie: 2007–08

International goals

No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 20 April 1996 Namur, Belgium  Scotland 1–0 6–1 UEFA Women's Euro 1997 qualifying
2. 4 May 1996 Waregem, Belgium  Republic of Ireland 2–1 5–1
3. 18 May 1996 Toftir, Faroe Islands  Faroe Islands 6–0 9–0
4. 28 September 1996 Michalovce, Slovakia  Slovakia 1–1 2–1
5. 19 May 1997 Livadeia, Greece  Greece 2–? 2–1 Friendly
6. 16 October 1999 Machelen, Belgium  Austria 1–1 3–1 UEFA Women's Euro 2001 qualifying
7. 2–1
8. 6 November 1999 Wavre, Belgium  Poland 3–1 4–1
9. 1 December 1999 Llanelli, Wales  Wales 1–0 2–0
10. 2–0
11. 15 April 2000 Horn, Austria  Austria 2–0 3–0
12. 13 August 2000 Etten Leur, Belgium  Scotland 4–3 4–3 Friendly
13. 4 October 2000 Echt, Netherlands  Netherlands 2–3 2–3
14. 6 April 2002 Fußach, Austria  Austria 3–? 4–2 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
15. 3 May 2003 Fauldhouse, Scotland  Scotland 2–2 2–2
16. 7 March 2004 Strombeek-Bever, Belgium  Norway 1–2 1–6 UEFA Women's Euro 2005 qualifying
17. 5 November 2005 Las Rozas de Madrid, Spain  Spain 1–1 3–2 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
18. 22 April 2006 Brussels, Belgium  Spain 1–4 2–4
19. 4 November 2006 Cartaxo, Portugal  Portugal 4–0 4–1 Friendly
20. 17 February 2008 Barry, Wales  Wales 1–0 1–0 UEFA Women's Euro 2009 qualifying
21. 27 April 2008 Ath, Belgium  Switzerland 1–0 3–1
22. 2–1
23. 23 September 2009 Gothenburg, Sweden  Sweden 1–2 1–2 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
24. 28 October 2009 Leuven, Belgium  Sweden 1–3 1–4
25. 26 November 2009 Písek, Czech Republic  Czech Republic 2–1 2–1

References

  1. ^ "Maes makes switch to Duisburg". UEFA. 13 January 2009.
  2. ^ "Maes pulls the rug out from under Lyon". UEFA. 28 March 2009.
  3. ^ "Alle Belgian Red Flames – Koninklijke Belgische voetbalbond". www.belgianfootball.be.