Pia Maertens

{{short description|German field hockey player}}

{{Infobox field hockey player

| name = Pia Maertens

| fullname =

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1999|01|06}}

| birth_place = Duisburg, Germany

| height =

| weight =

| position = Forward

| currentclub =

| clubnumber =

| nationalyears1 = 2019–

| nationalteam1 = Germany U–21

| nationalcaps1 = 1

| nationalgoals1 = 0

| nationalyears2 = 2019–

| nationalteam2 = Germany

| nationalcaps2 = 29

| nationalgoals2 = 13

| medaltemplates =

{{MedalSport|Women's field hockey}}

{{MedalCountry|{{GER}}}}

{{MedalCompetition|European Championship}}

{{MedalSilver|2019 Antwerp|}}

{{MedalSilver|2021 Amstelveen|}}

{{MedalCompetition|FIH Pro League}}

{{MedalBronze|2019 Amstelveen|}}

}}

Pia Maertens (born 6 January 1999){{cite web|url=https://tms.fih.ch/competitions/1037/reports/teams |title=Team Details – Germany |publisher=International Hockey Federation |website=tms.fih.ch |accessdate=21 August 2019}} is a German field hockey player, who plays as a forward.{{cite web|url=https://web.hockey.de/kader/Damen.html |title=KADER – Damen Nationalmannschaft |publisher=Deutscher Hockey-Bund |language=German |accessdate=21 August 2019}}{{cite web|url=https://globalsportsarchive.com/people/field_hockey/pia-maertens/315859/ |title=Pia Maertens – Player Info |publisher=Global Sports Archive |website=www.globalsportsarchive.com |accessdate=21 August 2019}}

Career

=Junior National Team=

In 2019 Pia Maertens made her debut for the Germany U–21 side in a test match against the United States junior national team in Viersen, Germany.{{cite web|url=https://tms.fih.ch/people/17227 |title=MAERTENS Pia |publisher=International Hockey Federation |website=tms.fih.ch |accessdate=21 August 2019}}

=Senior National Teams=

Maertens also debuted for the senior national team in 2019, during the inaugural FIH Pro League.{{cite web|url=https://www.fihproleague.com/women/players/maertens-pia__71701__4873 |title=MAERTENS Pia |publisher=FIH Pro League |website=fihproleague.com |accessdate=21 August 2019}}{{cite web|url=https://www.waz.de/sport/lokalsport/duisburg/bewegender-abschied-fuer-die-duisburgerin-pia-maertens-id226420575.html |title=Bewegender Abschied für die Duisbergerin Pia Maertens |publisher=WAZ |website=waz.de |date=8 July 2019 |language=German |accessdate=21 August 2019}} During the tournament, Maertens scored 4 goals for Germany, and was a member of the team that won bronze in the Grand Final.{{cite web|url=https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1081407/netherlands-crowned-first-womens-fih-pro-league-champions-with-shootout-victory-over-australia |title=Netherlands crowned first women's FIH Pro League champions with shootout victory over Australia |publisher=Inside the Games |website=insidethegames.biz |date=29 June 2019 |accessdate=21 August 2019}}

Following her performance in the FIH Pro League, German head coach Xavier Reckinger named Maertens in the final squad for the 2019 EuroHockey Nations Championship in Antwerp, Belgium.{{cite web|url=https://web.hockey.de/news/166wo9.html |title=DANAS: Rebecca Grote komplettiert den EM-Kader |publisher=Deutscher Hockey-Bund |language=German |accessdate=21 August 2019}}

==International Goals==

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Goal

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!Competition

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115 February 2019Ngā Puna Wai Sports Hub, Christchurch, New Zealand{{fhw|NZL}}align="center"|2–1align="center"|3–1rowspan=4|2019 FIH Pro League{{cite web|url=https://tms.fih.ch/matches/12741 |title=New Zealand 1–3 Germany |publisher=International Hockey Federation |accessdate=21 August 2019}}
24 June 2019Sportpark Aalsterweg, Eindhoven, Netherlands{{fhw|NED}}align="center"|1–2align="center"|1–2{{cite web|url=https://tms.fih.ch/matches/12787 |title=Netherlands 2–1 Germany |publisher=International Hockey Federation |accessdate=21 August 2019}}
39 June 2019rowspan=2|Crefelder HTC, Krefeld, Germany{{fhw|NZL}}align="center"|1–1align="center"|2–1{{cite web|url=https://tms.fih.ch/matches/12791 |title=Germany 2–1 New Zealand |publisher=International Hockey Federation |accessdate=21 August 2019}}
412 June 2019{{fhw|BEL}}align="center"|2–1align="center"|2–1{{cite web|url=https://tms.fih.ch/matches/12793 |title=Germany 2–1 Belgium |publisher=International Hockey Federation |accessdate=21 August 2019}}
5rowspan=2|18 August 2019rowspan=3|Wilrijkse Plein, Antwerp, Belgiumrowspan=2|{{fhw|BLR}}align="center"|2–0rowspan=2; align="center"|13–0rowspan=3|2019 EuroHockey Championshiprowspan=2|{{cite web|url=https://tms.fih.ch/matches/12581 |title=Germany 13–0 Belarus |publisher=International Hockey Federation |accessdate=21 August 2019}}{{cite web|url=http://www.belfiuseurohockey.com/en/news/article.html?Article_ID=867057 |title=GERMANY INFLICT UNLUCKY 13 ON BELARUS, ENGLAND HOLD OFF IRISH FIGHTBACK |publisher=Belfius EuroHockey |website=belfiuseurohockey.com |accessdate=21 August 2019}}
6align="center"|5–0
721 August 2019{{fhw|IRE}}align="center"|1–0align="center"|1–1{{cite web|url=https://tms.fih.ch/matches/12588 |title=Ireland 1–1 Germany |publisher=International Hockey Federation |accessdate=21 August 2019}}
83 November 2019Warsteiner HockeyPark, Mönchengladbach, Germany{{fhw|ITA}}align="center"|7–0align="center"|7–02019 FIH Olympic Qualifiers{{cite web|url=https://tms.fih.ch/matches/13859 |title=Germany 7–0 Italy |publisher=International Hockey Federation |accessdate=31 January 2020}}
94 December 2019CeNARD, Buenos Aires, Argentina{{fhw|ARG}}align="center"|1–1align="center"|1–1rowspan=7|Test Match{{cite web|url=https://tms.fih.ch/matches/14064 |title=Argentina 1–1 Germany |publisher=International Hockey Federation |accessdate=31 January 2020}}
10rowspan=2|25 January 2020rowspan=6|PSO Club House, Stellenbosch, South Africarowspan=2|{{fhw|IRE}}align="center"|1–0rowspan=2; align="center"|4–0rowspan=2|{{cite web|url=https://tms.fih.ch/matches/14153 |title=Ireland 0–4 Germany |publisher=International Hockey Federation |accessdate=31 January 2020}}
11align="center"|4–0
12rowspan=2|30 January 2020rowspan=4|{{fhw|RSA}}align="center"|1–0rowspan=2; align="center"|4–0rowspan=2|{{cite web|url=https://tms.fih.ch/matches/14150 |title=South Africa 0–4 Germany |publisher=International Hockey Federation |accessdate=31 January 2020}}
13align="center"|2–0
142 February 2020align="center"|1–0align="center"|8–1{{cite web|url=https://tms.fih.ch/matches/14151 |title=South Africa 1–8 Germany |publisher=International Hockey Federation |accessdate=4 February 2020}}
154 February 2020align="center"|4–0align="center"|4–0{{cite web|url=https://tms.fih.ch/matches/14152 |title=South Africa 0–4 Germany |publisher=International Hockey Federation |accessdate=4 February 2020}}

References