Marlous Pieëte (born 19 July 1989 in

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) is a Dutch female retired

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who played either as a

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or as a striker for

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in the Australian W-League and international football for the

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Club career

Pieëte began her career as a junior with

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, she progressed through the teams (from team E1 to B1) only leaving to join

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who were at the time playing at the highest level of women's football in the Netherlands. When the Dutch women's professional league (

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) was launched in 2007, Pieëte joined

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. At the end of her seven seasons with the club, she had won many titles (Eredivisie,

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and

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) as well as played in the

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. In 2014, Pieëte moved to

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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

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

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in the

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. She was selected for the 2009 European Championships squad, playing three times and scoring in the semi-final as the Netherlands lost to

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. In June 2013 national team

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selected Pieëte in the final Netherlands squad for

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, but sustained a knee injury on the eve of the tournament and was ruled out of the tournament.

International goals

:''Scores and results list the Netherlands goal tally first.''

Honours

;Twente *

(2):

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, 2013–14 *

(3):

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*, 2013–14* *

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(1): 2007–08 *During the BeNe League period (2012 to 2015), the highest placed Dutch team is considered as national champion by the

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. ;Ajax *

(1): 2016–17 *

(1): 2016–17

Club career

International career

International goals

Honours

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