Femke Liefting
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 2 January 2005 | ||
| Place of birth | Uitgeest, Netherlands | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Chelsea | ||
| Number | 28 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| FC Uitgeest | |||
| 2016–2018 | Telstar | ||
| 2018–2021 | VV Alkmaar | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021–2023 | VV Alkmaar | 19 | (0) |
| 2023–2025 | AZ | 32 | (0) |
| 2025– | Chelsea | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2021 | Netherlands U16 | 1 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | Netherlands U17 | 7 | (0) |
| 2022–2024 | Netherlands U19 | 26 | (0) |
| 2024 | Netherlands U20 | 9 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 9 February 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 3 December 2024 | |||
Femke Liefting (born 2 January 2005) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Women's Super League club Chelsea.[1]
Club career
Liefting started her youth career with FC Uitgeest and joined the youth academy of Telstar at the age of 11. She moved to VV Alkmaar two years later.[2] On 18 April 2024, she signed a two-year contract extension with VV Alkmaar until June 2026.[3]
On 31 January 2025, Liefting joined Women's Super League club Chelsea on a three-and-a-half-year deal.[4]
International career
In October 2024, Liefting received her first call-up to the Netherlands national team for friendly matches against Indonesia and Denmark.[5][1]
Honours
Individual
- FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup Golden Glove: 2024[6][1]
References
- ^ a b c "Het jaar van Femke Liefting: van blessures naar Gouden Handschoen". Eredivisie. Retrieved 9 February 2025.
- ^ "Bellen met een blije Uitgeester: Uitgeest got talent". 16 April 2022. Retrieved 12 February 2025.
- ^ "Nieuw contract voor keepster Liefting". 18 April 2024. Retrieved 12 February 2025.
- ^ "Chelsea sign goalkeeper Liefting on three-and-a-half year deal". BBC. 31 January 2025. Retrieved 9 February 2025.
- ^ "Roord terug bij Oranje (v); Liefting, Noordman en Keukelaar debuteren". 24 October 2024. Retrieved 12 February 2025.
- ^ "Liefting uitgeroepen tot beste keeper op WK onder 20, Noord-Korea wint toernooi". Nederlandse Omroep Stichting. 23 September 2024. Retrieved 9 February 2025.
External links
- Femke Liefting at Soccerway.com
- Under-20 national team profile at Onsoranje.nl (in Dutch)
- Under-19 national team profile at Onsoranje.nl (in Dutch)
- Under-17 national team profile at Onsoranje.nl (in Dutch)
- Under-16 national team profile at Onsoranje.nl (in Dutch)
