Femke Liefting

Femke Liefting (Dutch: [ˈfɛmkə ˈliftɪŋ]; born 2 January 2005) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Women's Super League club Chelsea.^[1]

Femke Liefting

Personal information
Date of birth	(2005-01-02) 2 January 2005 (age 20)
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)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 9 February 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 13 May 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.^[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]

Chelsea

• FA Women's League Cup: 2024–25^[7]