Fenna Kalma

Fenna Kalma
Personal information
Full name Feikje Anna Kalma[1]
Date of birth (1999-11-21) 21 November 1999 (age 25)
Place of birth Haskerhorne, Netherlands
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
 VfL Wolfsburg
Number 19
Youth career
VV Oudehaske
2011–2014 VV Heerenveen
2014–2017 CTO Amsterdam
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2019 Heerenveen 51 (37)
2019–2023 Twente 75 (83)
2023– VfL Wolfsburg 21 (3)
International career‡
2015 Netherlands U16 6 (4)
2014–2016 Netherlands U17 8 (4)
2017–2018 Netherlands U19 15 (19)
2018 Netherlands U20 6 (4)
2019– Netherlands U23 18 (18)
2022– Netherlands 8 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 3 November 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 24 October 2024

Feikje Anna Kalma (born 21 November 1999) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a striker for Frauen-Bundesliga club VfL Wolfsburg and the Netherlands national team.[2]

Club career

A former player of CTO Amsterdam,[3] Kalma joined Heerenveen in 2017. She made her debut for the club on 22 April 2017 in a 4–3 league defeat against Telstar.[4]

Prior to the 2019–20 season, Kalma joined Twente.[5] In 2021–22 season, she became the first player in Eredivisie history to score 30 league goals in a season.[6] In May 2022, she extended her contract with Twente until June 2023.[7] On 18 August 2022, she scored six goals in her team's 13–0 Champions League qualification round win against Moldovan club Agarista-ȘS Anenii Noi.[8] In 2022 and 2023, she won the Eredivisie Player of the Year award [nl] and was the league's top goal scorer.[9][10]

On 25 May 2023, German club VfL Wolfsburg announced the signing of Kalma on a three-year deal until June 2026.[11]

International career

Kalma represented Netherlands at various youth levels. She was a member of the under-20 team at the 2018 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup.[12] With 18 goals, she is the all-time top scorer of the Netherlands under-23 team.[13]

In September 2019, Kalma received her first call-up to the senior team for UEFA Women's Euro 2022 qualification matches.[14] In May 2022, she was named as a stand-by player for the UEFA Women's Euro 2022.[15] On 2 September 2022, she made her debut in a 2–1 friendly win against Scotland. She came on as a 62nd minute substitute for Vivianne Miedema and scored her team's winning goal.[16]

In May 2023, Kalma was named in Netherlands' provisional squad for the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup,[17] but she did not play in the tournament.

Career statistics

Club

As of 25 September 2024[2]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup League cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Heerenveen 2016–17 Eredivisie 6 3 N/A — — — 6 3
2017–18 Eredivisie 24 21 N/A — — — 24 21
2018–19 Eredivisie 21 13 1 1[18] — — — 21 13
Total 51 37 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 51 37
Twente 2019–20 Eredivisie 11 9 1 3 5 3 7 9 — 24 24
2020–21 Eredivisie 20 11 2 1 5 2 — — 27 14
2021–22 Eredivisie 24 33 2 3 3 3 4 8 — 33 47
2022–23 Eredivisie 20 30 5 4 2 2 2 6 1[a] 1 30 43
Total 75 83 10 11 15 10 13 23 1 1 114 128
VfL Wolfsburg 2023–24 Frauen-Bundesliga 20 3 4 0 — 1 0 — 25 3
2024–25 Frauen-Bundesliga 0 0 1 1 — 2 1 0 0 3 2
Total 20 3 5 1 0 0 3 1 0 0 28 5
Career total 146 123 16 13 15 10 16 24 1 1 193 170
  1. ^ Appearance in Dutch Women's Super Cup

International

As of match played 4 June 2024[2]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Netherlands 2022 4 2
2023 2 0
2024 2 0
Total 8 2
Scores and results list Netherlands' goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Kalma goal.
List of international goals scored by Fenna Kalma
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 2 September 2022 MAC³PARK Stadion, Zwolle, Netherlands  Scotland 2–1 2–1 Friendly
2 11 November 2022 Stadion Galgenwaard, Utrecht, Netherlands  Costa Rica 3–0 4–0 Friendly

Honours

Twente

VfL Wolfsburg

Individual

References

  1. ^ "Official List of Players U20WWC" (PDF). FIFA.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 July 2018. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
  2. ^ a b c Fenna Kalma at Soccerway
  3. ^ "Aftrappen met... (25): Fenna Kalma". Voetbalcentraal.nl. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
  4. ^ "Alkmaar vs. Heerenveen - 22 April 2017". Retrieved 31 August 2022.
  5. ^ "Fenna Kalma naar FC Twente" (in Dutch). 6 May 2019. Retrieved 31 August 2022.
  6. ^ "Fenna Kalma topscoorder van de eredivisie" (in Dutch). 2 April 2022. Retrieved 31 August 2022.
  7. ^ "Marisa Olislagers, Daphne van Domselaar en Fenna Kalma verlengen contract" (in Dutch). Twente. 3 May 2022. Retrieved 31 August 2022.
  8. ^ "Fenna Kalma scoort zes keer in kwalificatieduel voor Champions League" (in Dutch). 19 August 2022. Retrieved 31 August 2022.
  9. ^ a b c "Jurriën Timber and Fenna Kalma big winners of Eredivisie Awards". Eredivisie. 1 September 2022. Retrieved 27 September 2024.
  10. ^ a b c "Orkun Kökcü, Fenna Kalma, Xavi Simons and Esmee Brugts are the big winners of the Eredivisie Awards". Eredivisie. 4 September 2023. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
  11. ^ "Torjägerin aus Enschede". 25 May 2023. Retrieved 25 May 2023.
  12. ^ "DEFINITIEVE SELECTIE ORANJELEEUWINNEN VOOR EK IN ENGELAND" (in Dutch). 13 July 2018. Retrieved 31 August 2022.
  13. ^ "Jong Oranje Leeuwinnen" (in Dutch). Retrieved 15 April 2024.
  14. ^ "Viertal FC Twente-speelsters opgeroepen voor Oranje, Kalma debuteert" (in Dutch). 24 September 2019. Retrieved 31 August 2022.
  15. ^ "DEFINITIEVE SELECTIE ORANJELEEUWINNEN VOOR EK IN ENGELAND" (in Dutch). 31 May 2022. Retrieved 31 August 2022.
  16. ^ "Netherlands Women Down Scotland Thanks To Debutant Kalma". 2 September 2022. Retrieved 2 September 2022.
  17. ^ Mark White (5 June 2023). "Netherlands Women's World Cup 2023 squad: 30-player preliminary team named". fourfourtwo.com. Retrieved 19 June 2023.
  18. ^ Sofascore. "SV Saestum vs SC Heerenveen live score, H2H and lineups | Sofascore". www.sofascore.com. Retrieved 18 October 2024.
  19. ^ "Het wonder van De Toekomst blijft uit: Twente Vrouwen voor achtste keer kampioen". 20 May 2022. Retrieved 20 August 2022.
  20. ^ "FC Twente-vrouwen veroveren KNVB-beker en geven seizoen toch nog glans" (in Dutch). 18 May 2023. Retrieved 19 May 2023.
  21. ^ "Vrouwen FC Twente veroveren eerste Eredivisie Cup na overwinning op PSV". 28 February 2022. Retrieved 20 August 2022.
  22. ^ "Vrouwen Twente winnen ook Eredivisie Cup na doelpuntenfestijn tegen Ajax: 4-3". 5 June 2022. Retrieved 20 August 2022.
  23. ^ "Voetbalsters FC Twente winnen Eredivisie Cup opnieuw". 29 May 2023. Retrieved 29 May 2023.
  24. ^ "FC Twente wint ten koste van Ajax eerste editie van supercup voor vrouwen". NU.nl (in Dutch). 11 September 2022. Retrieved 11 September 2022.
  25. ^ "Dominique Janssen helpt Wolfsburg met doelpunt aan tiende beker op rij" (in Dutch). 9 May 2024. Retrieved 9 May 2024.
  26. ^ "IFFHS AWARDS 2022 - WOMEN'S WORLD BEST GOAL SCORER". IFFHS. 3 January 2023. Retrieved 5 May 2024.