Lotte Keukelaar

Lotte Keukelaar
Personal information
Full name Lotte Jasmijn Keukelaar
Date of birth (2005-09-25) 25 September 2005
Place of birth Vleuten, Netherlands
Position Forward
Team information
Current team
 Real Madrid
Number 7
Youth career
–2019 PVCV Vleuten
2019–2023 Ajax
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2023–2025 Ajax 38 (6)
2025– Real Madrid 8 (1)
International career‡
2021 Netherlands U16 2 (1)
2021–2022 Netherlands U17 9 (4)
2022–2024 Netherlands U19 33 (14)
2025– Netherlands U23 4 (2)
2024– Netherlands 7 (2)
Medal record
Women's football
Representing  Netherlands
UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship
Runner-up2024 Lithuania
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 26 August 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of 18 April 2026

Lotte Jasmijn Keukelaar (born 25 September 2005) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a forward for Liga F club Real Madrid and the Netherlands national team.

Early life

Keukelaar was born on 25 September 2005 in Vleuten 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

As a youth player, Keukelaar joined the youth academy of PVCV Vleuten. In 2019, she joined the youth academy of Ajax, where she started her senior career.

On 18 August 2023, Keukelaar signed her first contract with Ajax until mid-2025.[3] On 15 September 2023, she made her debut for Ajax in the away match against Excelsior by filling in for Chasity Grant. Keukelaar then also made her debut in the selection for the Champions League.[4] During the 2023–24 season, she helped the club achieve second place in the league and win that season's KNVB Cup.

Keukelaar scored her first goal in the Eredivisie on 27 January 2024 in a home game against Fortuna Sittard.[5] Three days later, she and her team pulled a 2–1 victory over AS Roma in the Champions League.[6] Keukelaar's development was rewarded with the signing of a new improved contract to keep her with Ajax until mid-2027.[7]

On 19 September 2025, Keukelaar joined Real Madrid for a record amount in Dutch women's football. She signed a contract for five years.[8][9]

International career

In her youth, Keukelaar played for the Netherlands U15 and U17 in 2021 and 2002. Keukelaar played for the Netherlands national U19 team at the 2024 UEFA Under-19 Championship, helping the team achieve second place at the tournament.

On 25 October 2024, she debuted for the Netherlands national team during a 15–0 home friendly win over the Indonesia, where she scored two goals and recorded two assists.[10]

Career statistics

International

As of match played 18 April 2026
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Netherlands 202432
202520
202620
Total72
Scores and results list Netherlands' goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Keukelaar goal.
List of international goals scored by Lotte Keukelaar
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
125 October 2024De Vijverberg, Doetinchem, Netherlands Indonesia6–015–0Friendly
29–0

Honours

Netherlands U19

Individual

References

  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. ↑ "Tweejarig contract voor Keukelaar bij de Ajax Vrouwen". www.ajax.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 2026-04-13.
  4. ↑ "DPG Media Privacy Gate". myprivacy.dpgmedia.nl. Retrieved 2026-04-13.
  5. ↑ "Verslag | Ajax Vrouwen niet voorbij Fortuna Sittard". www.ajax.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 2026-04-13.
  6. ↑ "DPG Media Privacy Gate". myprivacy.dpgmedia.nl. Retrieved 2026-04-13.
  7. ↑ Xyto.nl, copyright (c) 2026-. "Keukelaar verlengt bij Ajax Vrouwen - Amsterdamsdagblad.nl". www.amsterdamsdagblad.nl/ (in Dutch). Retrieved 2026-04-13.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  8. ↑ "Lotte Keukelaar joins Real Madrid". english.ajax.nl. Retrieved 2025-09-19.
  9. ↑ "Aanvaller Keukelaar verkast voor recordbedrag van Ajax naar Real Madrid". nos.nl (in Dutch). 2025-09-19. Retrieved 2026-04-13.
  10. ↑ "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.
  11. ↑ "Oranje onder 19 (v) moet EK-titel na verlenging aan Spanje laten" (in Dutch). 27 July 2024. Retrieved 29 June 2025.
  12. ↑ "2023 Women's Under-19 EURO Team of the Tournament". 4 August 2023. Retrieved 27 April 2025.
  13. ↑ "2024 Women's Under-19 EURO Team of the Tournament". UEFA. 30 July 2024. Retrieved 29 June 2025.
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