Marie Detruyer

Marie Detruyer
Detruyer in 2024
Personal information
Date of birth (2004-01-13) 13 January 2004 (age 22)
Place of birth Belgium,
Position Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Inter Milan
Number 20
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020–2024 OH Leuven 105 (44)
2024– Inter Milan 43 (2)
International career‡
2021– Belgium 38 (5)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 3 October 2026 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 15 October 2026

Marie Detruyer (born 13 January 2004) is a Belgian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Serie A club Inter Milan and the Belgium national team.

Club Career

Originally from Dilbeek, Marie Detruyer started playing football at the age of five at Verbroedering Beersel-Drogenbos.

When she was 10 years old, she took part in a training session at the Voetbalacademie-Net in the Osbroek park in Aalst with some teammates from Verbroedering Beersel-Drogenbos. It was following this training that she was spotted by Michaël De Meyst, former Eendracht Aalst player and youth coach. Impressed by what she could do with a ball, she was used in videos to show technical exercises.

De Meyst contacted his former club in Aalst to take her on, and despite having a policy of not playing girls, took her in for a training session. Impressed, the club was immediately convinced of her potential. This is how Marie becomes the first girl to play in the boys' teams of Eendracht.

After a year with the Gent youth side, Detruyer moved to Oud-Heverlee Leuven, and during her first season with the club, was voted twice player of the month (October 2019 and November 2021).

During this 2021–22 season, the Louvanistes finished in second place, behind RSC Anderlecht despite a 1–0 victory for their team against the reigning champion Anderlecht.

In May 2022, she was nominated for the “Pro Footballer” of the year trophy alongside Tessa Wullaert from RSC Anderlecht and Marie Minnaert from Club YLA, the first set of two consecutive seasons she would be nominated without success.

Inter Milan

On 21 June 2024, Detruyer signed a three-year contract with Serie A club Inter Milan until 30 June 2027.

On 13 August 2026, she extended her contract until 30 June 2029.

International career

Detruyer made her debut for the Belgium national team on 12 June 2021, in the match against Luxembourg.

Missing the Belgium squad for UEFA Women's Euro 2022 in England, where the Red Flames were beaten in the quarter-finals 1–0 by Sweden, she went on to contribute to Belgium's successful qualification for UEFA Women's Euro 2025 via the play-offs, starting both legs of the play-off final against Ukraine.

On 11 June 2025, Detruyer was called up to the Belgium squad for the UEFA Women's Euro 2025.

International goals

No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.16 February 2023Stadium MK, Milton Keynes, England Italy1–02–12023 Arnold Clark Cup
2.22 September 2023Den Dreef, Leuven, Belgium Netherlands1–12–12023–24 UEFA Women's Nations League
3.1 December 2023Den Dreef, Leuven, Belgium Scotland1–01–12023–24 UEFA Women's Nations League
4.24 October 2024Aviva Stadium, Dublin, Ireland Republic of Ireland2–42–42025 UEFA Women's Nations League play-off matches
5.9 June 2026Stade de la Frontière, Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg Luxembourg3–07–02027 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification

Honours

Individual

References

  1. ↑ Marie Detruyer at Soccerway. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
  2. ↑ "Al onze Red Flames" [All our Red Flames]. RBFA (in Dutch). Retrieved 5 December 2024.
  3. ↑ "Inter sign Marie Detruyer". www.inter.it. Retrieved 21 June 2024.
  4. ↑ "Marie Detruyer extends with Inter until 2029". www.inter.it. Retrieved 13 August 2026.
  5. ↑ "Luxembourg vs Belgium". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
  6. ↑ "Marie Detruyer". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
  7. ↑ "Red Flames dansen, zingen en glunderen na EK-kwalificatie: "Zeer belangrijk voor ons vrouwenvoetbal"" [Red Flames dance, sing and beam after European Championship qualification: "Very important for our women's football"]. Sporza (in Dutch). 5 December 2024.
  8. ↑ "Het EK is binnen! Red Flames klaren ook laatste klus tegen Oekraïne na knappe goal en assist van Tessa Wullaert" [The European Championship is here! Red Flames complete final task against Ukraine after a great goal and assist from Tessa Wullaert]. Sporza (in Dutch). 5 December 2024.
  9. ↑ "The Belgian Red Flames squad for EURO 2025". Royal Belgian Football Association. 11 June 2025. Archived from the original on 14 June 2025. Retrieved 15 June 2025.
  10. ↑ "Union valt in de prijzen op Pro League Awards: Puertas Speler van het Jaar, Blessin beste coach". Sporza (in Dutch). 27 May 2024.