Femke Bastiaen

Femke Bastiaen
Personal information
Full name Femke Sabrina Bastiaen
Date of birth (2001-01-11) 11 January 2001 (age 23)[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)
*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]

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]

Club career

Born 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 amateur 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

Bastiaen 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]

She went on to be a substitute goalkeeper in contributing to Belgium's successful qualification for UEFA Women's Euro 2025 via the play-offs, ultimately winning the play-off final against Ukraine.[15][16]

Honours

PSV

Belgium

References

  1. ^ a b c d Femke Bastiaen at Soccerway. Retrieved 19 November 2024.
  2. ^ "Al onze Red Flames" [All our Red Flames]. RBFA (in Dutch). Retrieved 19 November 2024.
  3. ^ "Femke Bastiaen". Playmaker Stats. Retrieved 19 November 2024.
  4. ^ "Femke Bastiaen to KKFC!". kkontichfc.be. 6 April 2020. Retrieved 19 November 2024.
  5. ^ "Femke Bastiaen" (in Dutch). PSV Eindhoven. Archived from the original on 7 January 2024. Retrieved 19 November 2024.
  6. ^ "Femke Bastiaen (20) tekent eerste profcontract bij PSV vrouwen: "Ambitie om hier nummer één te worden" (in Dutch). PSV Eindhoven. Retrieved 19 November 2024.
  7. ^ "Bastiaen tekent contract bij PSV vrouwen" (in Dutch). PSV Eindhoven. 20 January 2022. Retrieved 19 November 2024.
  8. ^ "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.
  9. ^ "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.
  10. ^ "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.
  11. ^ 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.
  12. ^ "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.
  13. ^ "Selectie Red Flames U23" (in Dutch). RBFA. Retrieved 19 November 2024.
  14. ^ "Selectie Red Flames voor Euro 2022 bekendgemaakt: vijf speelsters vallen af]" (in Dutch). RBFA. Retrieved 19 November 2024.
  15. ^ "Red Flames dansen, zingen en glunderen na EK-kwalificatie: "Zeer belangrijk voor ons vrouwenvoetbal"" [Red Flames dance, sing and beam after European Championship qualification: "Very important for our women's football"]. Sporza (in Dutch). 5 December 2024.
  16. ^ "Het EK is binnen! Red Flames klaren ook laatste klus tegen Oekraïne na knappe goal en assist van Tessa Wullaert" [The European Championship is here! Red Flames complete final task against Ukraine after a great goal and assist from Tessa Wullaert]. Sporza (in Dutch). 5 December 2024.