Lucía León

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Marte and the second or maternal family name is de León.

Lucía Marte de León (Spanish: [luˈsi.a ˈmaɾ.te ðe leˈon];^[2][a] born 14 August 1997), known as Lucia León, is a professional footballer who plays as a right back for A-League Women club Wellington Phoenix. Born and raised in Spain to Dominican parents, she plays for the Dominican Republic women's national team.^[3]

Lucia León

León with Tottenham Hotspur in 2018
Personal information
Full name	Lucía Marte de León
Date of birth	(1997-08-14) 14 August 1997 (age 28)
Place of birth	Madrid, Spain
Height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s)	Right back[1]
Team information
Current team	Wellington Phoenix
Youth career
	Madrid CFF
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2013–2021	Tottenham Hotspur	42	(4)
2021	→ Madrid CFF (loan)	15	(0)
2021–2023	Real Betis	41	(3)
2023–2024	Watford	20	(1)
2024–2025	Adelaide United	26	(5)
2025–	Wellington Phoenix	0	(0)
International career‡
2019	Spain U23
2021–	Dominican Republic	12	(3)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 10 June 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 6 August 2022

León scored Tottenham’s first ever Women's Super League goal against Arsenal in the 2020 North London Derby.

Club career

Tottenham Hotspur

León joined Tottenham Hotspur in 2013 as a youth.^[4][5][6] During the 2018-19 FA Women's Championship, she played in 17 games, including six starts.^[4][7]

Speaking in 2020 during an interview regarding footballing culture, León revealed how far Tottenham Women had come as a club since she joined in 2013, expressing how much of a positive impact being able to train as a full-time professional club had made.^[8]

Adelaide United

In September 2024, León joined Australian A-League Women club Adelaide United.^[9] In June 2025, it was announced that she departed the club at the conclusion of her contract and is set to join another A-League Women club.^[10]

Wellington Phoenix

The day after announcing her departure from Adelaide United, it was announced that León had signed for Wellington Phoenix.^[11]

Notes

1. In Dominican Spanish, Lucía is pronounced [luˈsi.a], though in Castilian Spanish (the dialect spoken in her country of birth, Spain), it is pronounced [luˈθia].