Elmo Lieftink
Dutch footballer (born 1994)
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Elmo René Lieftink (born 22 February 1994) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Derde Divisie club TEC.
Full name
Elmo René Lieftink[1]
Date of birth
22 February 1994
Place of birth
Deventer, Netherlands
Height
1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Elmo René Lieftink[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 22 February 1994 | ||
| Place of birth | Deventer, Netherlands | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | TEC | ||
| Number | 14 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2004 | DVV Davo | ||
| 2004–2013 | Vitesse | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2016 | Vitesse | 0 | (0) |
| 2016–2019 | Willem II | 44 | (1) |
| 2019–2020 | Go Ahead Eagles | 29 | (6) |
| 2020–2022 | De Graafschap | 63 | (11) |
| 2022–2024 | Helmond Sport | 48 | (3) |
| 2024–2025 | Wezel Sport | 25 | (1) |
| 2025– | TEC | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 18:05, 5 August 2025 (UTC) | |||
Club career
Lieftink joined Willem II in summer 2016, after failing to break through into the Vitesse first team, although appearing several times on the bench.[2] On 16 December 2016, Lieftink made his Willem II debut in a 2–1 home victory over Heerenveen, replacing Erik Falkenburg with two minutes remaining.[3]
Lieftink joined Helmond Sport on 30 May 2022, signing a three-year contract.[4] He made his competitive debut for the club on the first matchday of the season, playing the full game against NAC Breda which was lost 1–0.[5]
Career statistics
- As of match played 3 May 2024[6]
| Club | Season | League | KNVB Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Vitesse | 2013–14 | Eredivisie | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014–15 | Eredivisie | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2015–16 | Eredivisie | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Willem II | 2016–17 | Eredivisie | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 15 | 0 | ||
| 2017–18 | Eredivisie | 21 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 24 | 1 | |||
| 2018–19 | Eredivisie | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 9 | 0 | |||
| Total | 44 | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 48 | 1 | ||||
| Go Ahead Eagles | 2019–20 | Eerste Divisie | 29 | 6 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 32 | 6 | ||
| De Graafschap | 2020–21 | Eerste Divisie | 37 | 9 | 2 | 0 | — | 1[a] | 0 | 40 | 9 | |
| 2021–22 | Eerste Divisie | 26 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 1[a] | 0 | 28 | 2 | ||
| Total | 63 | 11 | 3 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 68 | 11 | |||
| Helmond Sport | 2022–23 | Eerste Divisie | 31 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 32 | 3 | ||
| 2023–24 | Eerste Divisie | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 18 | 0 | |||
| Total | 48 | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 50 | 3 | ||||
| Career total | 184 | 21 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 198 | 21 | ||
- Appearances in Eredivisie promotion/relegation playoffs
