Elmo Lieftink
{{Short description|Dutch footballer (born 1994)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2024}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Elmo Lieftink
| image =
| caption =
| fullname = Elmo René Lieftink{{cite web |title=F.C. WEZEL SPORT Eerste Elftal A |url=https://www.voetbalvlaanderen.be/club/1186/ploeg/309936/leden |website=Voetbal Vlaanderen |access-date=23 March 2025}}
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1994|02|22|df=y}}
| birth_place = Deventer, Netherlands
| height = 1.86 m
| position = Midfielder
| currentclub = Wezel Sport
| clubnumber = 4
| youthyears1 = {{0|0000}}–2004
| youthclubs1 = DVV Davo
| youthyears2 = 2004–2013
| youthclubs2 = Vitesse
| years1 = 2013–2016
| clubs1 = Vitesse
| caps1 = 0
| goals1 = 0
| years2 = 2016–2019
| clubs2 = Willem II
| caps2 = 44
| goals2 = 1
| years3 = 2019–2020
| clubs3 = Go Ahead Eagles
| caps3 = 29
| goals3 = 6
| years4 = 2020–2022
| clubs4 = De Graafschap
| caps4 = 63
| goals4 = 11
| years5 = 2022–2024
| clubs5 = Helmond Sport
| caps5 = 48
| goals5 = 3
| years6 = 2024–
| clubs6 = Wezel Sport
| caps6 = 20
| goals6 = 1
| pcupdate = 10:55, 23 March 2025 (UTC)
}}
Elmo René Lieftink (born 22 February 1994) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Wezel Sport.
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.{{Cite news |title=Elmo Lieftink Vitesse to Willem II |url=http://www.bd.nl/sport/elmo-lieftink-van-vitesse-naar-willem-ii-1.6126970 |publisher=Brabants Dagblad |date=23 June 2016 |access-date=21 December 2016 |language=Dutch}} 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.{{Cite news |title=Willem II vs. Heerenveen |url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2016/12/16/netherlands/eredivisie/sbv-willem-ii-tilburg/sportclub-heerenveen/2240422/ |publisher=Soccerway |date=16 December 2016 |access-date=21 December 2016}}
Lieftink joined Helmond Sport on 30 May 2022, signing a three-year contract.{{cite web |title=Middenvelder Elmo Lieftink naar Helmond Sport! |url=https://www.helmondsport.nl/nieuws/middenvelder-elmo-lieftink-naar-helmond-sport |website=Helmond Sport |access-date=4 July 2022 |language=nl |date=30 May 2022}} 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.{{cite news |last1=Kas |first1=Dennis |title=Velanas zorgt voor prima seizoensstart op sfeervol Avondje NAC |url=https://www.bndestem.nl/nac/velanas-zorgt-voor-prima-seizoensstart-op-sfeervol-avondje-nac~a99e4890/ |access-date=3 September 2022 |work=BN De Stem |date=5 August 2022 |language=nl}}
Career statistics
{{updated|match played 3 May 2024}}{{Cite news |title=E. Lieftink |url=https://uk.soccerway.com/players/elmo-lieftink/325822/ |publisher=Soccerway |accessdate=28 October 2021}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition | ||||||||||
| rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|KNVB Cup !colspan="2"|Europe !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| rowspan="4"|Vitesse
|0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2014–15
|Eredivisie |0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2015–16
|Eredivisie |0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | ||
| colspan="2"|Total
!0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| rowspan="4"|Willem II
|Eredivisie |15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 15 | 0 | |||
| 2017–18
|Eredivisie |21 | 1 | 3 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 24 | 1 | |||
| 2018–19
|Eredivisie |8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 9 | 0 | |||
| colspan="2"|Total
!44 | 1 | 4 | 0 | colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|— | 48 | 1 | ||||
| rowspan="1"|Go Ahead Eagles
|29 | 6 | 3 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 32 | 6 | |||
| rowspan="3"|De Graafschap
|Eerste Divisie |37 | 9 | 2 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 1{{efn|name=PO|Appearances in Eredivisie promotion/relegation playoffs}} | 0 | 40 | 9 | ||
| 2021–22
|Eerste Divisie |26 | 2 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 1{{efn|name=PO}} | 0 | 28 | 2 | ||
| colspan="2"|Total
!63 | 11 | 3 | 0 | colspan="2"|—||2 | 0 | 68 | 11 | |||
| rowspan="3"|Helmond Sport
|Eerste Divisie |31 | 3 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 32 | 3 | |||
| 2023–24
|Eerste Divisie |17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 18 | 0 | |||
| colspan="2"|Total
!48 | 3 | 2 | 0 | colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|— | 50 | 3 | ||||
| colspan="3"|Career total
!184 | 21 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 198 | 21 |
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References
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External links
- {{WorldFootball.net|elmo-lieftink}}
{{Helmond Sport squad}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Lieftink, Elmo}}
Category:Footballers from Deventer
Category:Dutch men's footballers
Category:Men's association football midfielders
Category:Eerste Divisie players
Category:Willem II Tilburg players
Category:Go Ahead Eagles players
Category:De Graafschap players
Category:Helmond Sport players
Category:21st-century Dutch sportsmen
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