Femke Liefting
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 2 January 2005 | ||
| Place of birth | Uitgeest, Netherlands | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
Newcastle United (on loan from 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) |
| 2025– | → Newcastle United (loan) | 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) |
| 2025– | Netherlands U23 | 1 | (0) |
|
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 7 September 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 23 October 2025 | |||
Femke Liefting (Dutch: [ˈfɛmkə ˈliftɪŋ];[1] born 2 January 2005) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Women's Super League 2 side Newcastle United, on loan from Chelsea.[2]
Club career
[edit]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.[3] On 18 April 2024, she signed a two-year contract extension with VV Alkmaar until June 2026.[4]
On 31 January 2025, Liefting joined Women's Super League (WSL) club Chelsea on a three-and-a-half-year deal.[5] On 4 September, she joined WSL 2 side Newcastle United,[6] on loan for the 2025–26 season.[7]
International career
[edit]In October 2024, Liefting received her first call-up to the Netherlands national team for friendly matches against Indonesia and Denmark.[8][2]
Honours
[edit]Individual
- FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup Golden Glove: 2024[9][2]
Chelsea
References
[edit]- ^ "Chelsea player pronunciations 😅 🗣️". Instagram. Chelsea F.C. Women. 27 August 2025.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Newcastle United Women sign Femke Liefting on loan". Newcastle United FC. 4 September 2025. Retrieved 7 September 2025.
- ^ Sanders, Emma (29 August 2025). "Femke Liefting: Chelsea goalkeeper to join Newcastle on loan". BBC Sport. Retrieved 7 September 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.
- ^ "Netherlands - F. Liefting - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Archived from the original on 8 October 2024. Retrieved 15 March 2025.
External links
[edit]- Femke Liefting at Soccerway.com
- Femke Liefting at kicker (in German)
- Senior national team profile at Onsoranje.nl (in Dutch)
- Under-23 national team profile at Onsoranje.nl (in Dutch)
- 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)
