She is 10 years old, and her great example is without a doubt Lieke Martens. Lara plays football four times a week at football club Zwaluwen in Utrecht. She is the youngest of her team, the other girls are 11 or 12 years old. Because she’s just very good? “You could say that,” she laughs modestly. Her teammates Nora and Jella are nodding hard in the meantime: yes, Lara is just really good.
Utrecht football club Balt from KNVB policy around mixed sports: ‘Girl football is in danger’
