Elmo Lieftink
| 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(s) | 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) | |||
Elmo René Lieftink (born 22 February 1994) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Derde Divisie club TEC.
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 | ||
- ^ a b Appearances in Eredivisie promotion/relegation playoffs
References
- ^ "F.C. WEZEL SPORT Eerste Elftal A". Voetbal Vlaanderen. Retrieved 23 March 2025.
- ^ "Elmo Lieftink Vitesse to Willem II" (in Dutch). Brabants Dagblad. 23 June 2016. Retrieved 21 December 2016.
- ^ "Willem II vs. Heerenveen". Soccerway. 16 December 2016. Retrieved 21 December 2016.
- ^ "Middenvelder Elmo Lieftink naar Helmond Sport!". Helmond Sport (in Dutch). 30 May 2022. Retrieved 4 July 2022.
- ^ Kas, Dennis (5 August 2022). "Velanas zorgt voor prima seizoensstart op sfeervol Avondje NAC". BN De Stem (in Dutch). Retrieved 3 September 2022.
- ^ "E. Lieftink". Soccerway. Retrieved 28 October 2021.
External links
- Elmo Lieftink at WorldFootball.net