Lotte Jasmijn Keukelaar (born 25 September 2005) is a Dutch football footballer who plays as a forward for Ajax.

Lotte Keukelaar
Personal information
Full name Lotte Jasmijn Keukelaar
Date of birth (2005-09-25) 25 September 2005 (age 19)
Place of birth Vleuten, the Netherlands
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
Ajax
Number 23
Youth career
0000–2019 PVCV Vleuten [nl]
2019–2023 Ajax
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2023– Ajax 24 (5)
International career
2021 Netherlands U16 2 (1)
2021–2022 Netherlands U17 9 (4)
2022–2024 Netherlands U19 33 (14)
2024– Netherlands 3 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 8 December 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 8 December 2024

Early life

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Keukelaar was born on 25 September 2005 in Vleuten, the Netherlands 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

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As a youth player, Keukelaar joined the youth academy of PVCV Vleuten [nl]. In 2019, she joined the youth academy of Ajax, where she started her senior career. During the 2023–24 season, she helped the club achieve second place in the league and win that season's KNVB Women's Cup.

International career

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Keukelaar played for the Netherlands women's national under-19 football team at the 2024 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship, helping the team achieve second place at the tournament. On 25 October 2024, she debuted for the Netherlands women's national football team during a 15–0 home friendly win over the Indonesia women's national football team, where she scored two goals and recorded two assists.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "'Pingelaar' Lotte Keukelaar (19) laat voetbalharten sneller kloppen: 'Het is niet dat ik dacht: er moet er nog een van Ajax in'" ['Pingelaar' Lotte Keukelaar (19) makes football hearts beat faster: 'It's not that I thought: there has to be another one from Ajax'] (in Dutch). Algemeen Dagblad. 28 October 2024. Retrieved 8 December 2024.
  2. ^ "Vleutense Lotte Keukelaar gaat hard: 2 maanden na contract bij Ajax debuteert ze in de Champions League" [Lotte Keukelaar from Vleuten is going strong: 2 months after signing with Ajax, she makes her debut in the Champions League] (in Dutch). Algemeen Dagblad. 11 October 2023. Retrieved 8 December 2024.
  3. ^ "Debutanten Lotte Keukelaar en Nina Nijstad mogen na 'tussendoortje' tegen Indonesië hopen op EK" [Debutants Lotte Keukelaar and Nina Nijstad can hope for the European Championship after a 'break' against Indonesia] (in Dutch). De Volkskrant. 27 October 2024. Retrieved 8 December 2024.
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