Femke Bastiaen (born 11 April 2001) is a Belgian footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for FC Utrecht and the Belgium national team.[3][1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Femke Sabrina Bastiaen | ||
| Date of birth | 11 January 2001[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Zulte, Belgium | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Utrecht | ||
| Number | 1 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| -2017 | Jong Zulte | ||
| 2017-2020 | Gent | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Zulte Waregem | |||
| 2017-2020 | Gent | ||
| 2020-2021 | Kontich FC | ||
| 2021-2024 | PSV | 3 | (0) |
| 2024– | Utrecht | 7 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2016 | Belgium U15 | 1 | (0) |
| 2017 | Belgium U16 | 5 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | Belgium U17 | 7 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | Belgium U19 | 14 | (0) |
| 2021-2024 | Belgium U23 | 17 | (0) |
| 2022- | Belgium | 0 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 November 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19 November 2024[2][1] | |||
Club career
editBorn in Zulte, Bastiaen started her career in the youths at her local club Jong Zulte, before progressing to the adult club Zulte Waregem. Bastiaen also played in her native country for KAA Gent and during covid lockdown, joined amatuer club Kontich FC.[1][4]
Bastiaen moved to PSV in the 2021-22 season, joining their youth academy. On 20 January 2022, Bastiaen signed her first contract with PSV, keeping her at the club until mid-2024. She was also transferred to the first team of the Eindhoven club.[5][6][7][8]
Bastiaen made her debut for PSV in the Women's Eredivisie in a 4-0 home win against VV Alkmaar on 29 April 2023. Bastiaen was given a start in the first team in the absence of Lisan Alkemade.[9] Bastiaen also started the following match, away to SC Heerenveen.
Prior to the 2024/25 season, Bastiaen transferred to fellow competitor FC Utrecht, signing a contract until mid-2026, becoming the first foreign player to sign with the club. [10] [11]
International career
editBastiaen played 44 times at every underage level for Belgium. She debuted for Belgium under 19s in 2018, and moved up to under 23 level in 2022, playing 17 times at the Olympic age group.[12][13]
Bastiaen's first senior call-up was for Belgium's 6-1 win over Luxembourg in Luxembourg in June 2022, but she did not come on. She was included in Belgium's preliminary selection for the 2022 European Championship in England but was left out of the final selection.[14]
Honours
editPSV
- KNVB Women's Cup runner-up: 2022, 2023
- Eredivisie Cup runner-up: 2023-24
Belgium
- Pinatar Cup: 2022
- Arnold Clark Cup runner-up: 2023
References
edit- ^ a b c d Femke Bastiaen at Soccerway. Retrieved 19 November 2024.
- ^ "Al onze Red Flames" [All our Red Flames]. RBFA (in Dutch). Retrieved 19 November 2024.
- ^ "Femke Bastiaen". Playmaker Stats. Retrieved 19 November 2024.
- ^ "Femke Bastiaen to KKFC!". kkontichfc.be. 6 April 2020. Retrieved 19 November 2024.
- ^ "Femke Bastiaen" (in Dutch). PSV Eindhoven. Archived from the original on 7 January 2024. Retrieved 19 November 2024.
- ^ "Femke Bastiaen (20) tekent eerste profcontract bij PSV vrouwen: "Ambitie om hier nummer één te worden" (in Dutch). PSV Eindhoven. Retrieved 19 November 2024.
- ^ "Bastiaen tekent contract bij PSV vrouwen" (in Dutch). PSV Eindhoven. 20 January 2022. Retrieved 19 November 2024.
- ^ "Femke Bastiaen (20) tekent eerste profcontract bij PSV Vrouwen: "Ambitie om hier nummer één te worden"'" [Femke Bastiaen (20) signs first professional contract with PSV Women: “Ambition to become number one here”] (in Dutch). Het Laatste Nieuws. 28 January 2022. Retrieved 19 November 2024.
- ^ "PSV vrouwen in laatste thuisduel probleemloos voorbij VV Alkmaar" [PSV Women easily beat Alkmaar in last home game] (in Dutch). ed.nl. 29 April 2023. Retrieved 19 November 2024.
- ^ "Belgische aanwinst: Femke Bastiaen naar FC Utrecht vrouwen" [Belgian acquisition: Femke Bastiaen to FC Utrecht Women] (in Dutch). FC Utrecht. 23 April 2024. Retrieved 19 November 2024.
- ^ Moreno Versteeg (13 September 2024). "Eerste buitenlandse speelster FC Utrecht Vrouwen ooit kijkt ogen uit: 'Geweldig, de club en de stad'" [FC Utrecht Women's first ever foreign player is amazed: 'Fantastic, the club and the city'] (in Dutch). Algemeen Dagblad. Retrieved 19 November 2024.
- ^ "Belgian Red Flames U19 begonnen met winst tegen gastland Armenië" [#1st European Championship qualifying round 2018-19: Belgian Red Flames U19 started with a win against host Armenia!] (in Dutch). RBFA. Retrieved 19 November 2024.
- ^ "Selectie Red Flames U23" (in Dutch). RBFA. Retrieved 19 November 2024.
- ^ "Selectie Red Flames voor Euro 2022 bekendgemaakt: vijf speelsters vallen af]" (in Dutch). RBFA. Retrieved 19 November 2024.
External links
edit- Femke Bastiaen at Soccerway
- Femke Bastiaen at Global Sports Archive
- Femke Bastiaen – UEFA competition record (archive)
- Femke Bastiaen at the Royal Belgian Football Association