Marie Minnaert

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.

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.

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.

International career Minnaert made her international debut with the Belgium Red Flames in a 3–0 victory over Slovakia on 27 February 2019.

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.

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.

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.

Career statistics

Scores and results list Belgium's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Minnaert goal.

Honours Gent Belgian Women's Cup: 2017, 2019

Anderlecht Belgian Women's Super League: 2022–23, 2023–24

Belgium Pinatar Cup: 2022