Fenna Kalma

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Fenna Kalma
Personal information
Full name Feikje Anna Kalma [1]
Date of birth (1999-11-21) 21 November 1999 (age 24)
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*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2017–2019 Heerenveen 51 (37)
2019–2023 Twente 75 (83)
2023– VfL Wolfsburg 16 (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 17 (17)
2022– Netherlands 6 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23 March 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 8 April 2024

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

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Club career

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

Prior to the 2019–20 season, Kalma joined Twente. [4] In 2021–22 season, she became the first player in Eredivisie history to score 30 league goals in a season. [5] In May 2022, she extended her contract with Twente until June 2023. [6] 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. [7]

On 25 May 2023, German club VfL Wolfsburg announced the signing of Kalma on a three-year deal until June 2026. [8]

International career

Kalma has represented Netherlands at various youth levels. She was member of under-20 team at the 2018 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup. [9] With 17 goals, she is the all-time top scorer of Netherlands under-23 team. [10]

In September 2019, Kalma received her first call-up to the senior team for the UEFA Women's Euro 2022 qualification matches. [11] In May 2022, she was named as a stand-by player for UEFA Women's Euro 2022. [12] 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. [13]

On 31 May 2023, Kalma was named in Netherlands' provisional squad for the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup. [14]

Career statistics

Club

As of 30 March 2023 [2]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cupLeague cupContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Heerenveen 2016–17 Eredivisie 63N/A63
2017–18 Eredivisie2421N/A2421
2018–19 Eredivisie2113N/A2113
Total5137000000005137
Twente 2019–20 Eredivisie1191353792424
2020–21 Eredivisie201121522714
2021–22 Eredivisie24332333483347
2022–23 Eredivisie20305422261 [lower-alpha 1] 13043
Total758310111510132311114128
VfL Wolfsburg 2023–24 Frauen-Bundesliga 1634010213
Career total14212314111510142311186168
  1. Appearance in Dutch Women's Super Cup

International

As of match played 22 September 2023 [2]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Netherlands
202242
202320
Total62
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.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
12 September 2022 MAC³PARK Stadion, Zwolle, NetherlandsFlag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 2–12–1 Friendly
211 November 2022 Stadion Galgenwaard, Utrecht, NetherlandsFlag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica 3–04–0Friendly

Honours

Twente

Individual

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