Femke Liefting
Dutch footballer (born 2005)
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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]
| 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 | 16 | ||
| 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) | 7 | (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) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 12 December 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 23 October 2025 | |||
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.[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
In October 2024, Liefting received her first call-up to the Netherlands national team for friendly matches against Indonesia and Denmark.[8][2]
