Lotte Keukelaar
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| Full name | Lotte Jasmijn Keukelaar | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 25 September 2005 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Vleuten, Netherlands | ||||||||||||||||
| Position | Forward | ||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Real Madrid | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 24 | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| –2019 | PVCV Vleuten | ||||||||||||||||
| 2019–2023 | Ajax | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2023–2025 | Ajax | 38 | (6) | ||||||||||||||
| 2025– | Real Madrid | 7 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2021 | Netherlands U16 | 2 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2021–2022 | Netherlands U17 | 9 | (4) | ||||||||||||||
| 2022–2024 | Netherlands U19 | 33 | (14) | ||||||||||||||
| 2025– | Netherlands U23 | 4 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
| 2024– | Netherlands | 7 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 13 December 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 18 April 2026 | |||||||||||||||||
Lotte Jasmijn Keukelaar (born 25 September 2005) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a forward for Liga F club Real Madrid and the Netherlands national team.
Keukelaar was born on 25 September 2005 in Vleuten and has two sisters.[1] Growing up in Vleuten, she then attended the University of Amsterdam in the Netherlands, where she studied English literature.[2]
Club career
As a youth player, Keukelaar joined the youth academy of PVCV Vleuten. In 2019, she joined the youth academy of Ajax, where she started her senior career.
On 18 August 2023, Keukelaar signed her first contract with Ajax until mid-2025.[3] On 15 September 2023, she made her debut for Ajax in the away match against Excelsior by filling in for Chasity Grant. Keukelaar then also made her debut in the selection for the Champions League.[4] During the 2023–24 season, she helped the club achieve second place in the league and win that season's KNVB Cup.
Keukelaar scored her first goal in the Eredivisie on 27 January 2024 in a home game against Fortuna Sittard.[5] Three days later, she and her team pulled a 2–1 victory over AS Roma in the Champions League.[6] Keukelaar's development was rewarded with the signing of a new improved contract to keep her with Ajax until mid-2027.[7]
On 19 September 2025, Keukelaar joined Real Madrid for a record amount in Dutch women's football. She signed a contract for five years.[8][9]
International career
In her youth, Keukelaar played for the Netherlands U15 and U17 in 2021 and 2002. Keukelaar played for the Netherlands national U19 team at the 2024 UEFA Under-19 Championship, helping the team achieve second place at the tournament.
On 25 October 2024, she debuted for the Netherlands national team during a 15–0 home friendly win over the Indonesia, where she scored two goals and recorded two assists.[10]
Career statistics
International
- As of match played 18 April 2026
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Netherlands | 2024 | 3 | 2 |
| 2025 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2026 | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 7 | 2 | |
- Scores and results list Netherlands' goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Keukelaar goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 25 October 2024 | De Vijverberg, Doetinchem, Netherlands |  Indonesia | 6–0 | 15–0 | Friendly |
| 2 | 9–0 |