Liv, Laugh…Lekker!

Wales goalkeeper Olivia Clark discusses becoming a Champions League starter for FC Twente in the Netherlands, just six years after playing English seventh-tier football for Boston United. The 23-year-old traces her rise through Huddersfield Town and Coventry United – turning professional partway through a business management degree at Sheffield – to a WSL debut with Bristol City and now Dutch football, praising the technical standard of Twente teammates including Kayleigh van Dooren and Danique van Ginkel. She reflects on adjusting to life in a rural corner of the Netherlands, her gratitude toward fellow Wales goalkeeper Laura O’Sullivan, and the influence of new Wales boss Rhian Wilkinson ahead of a long-awaited push for a first major tournament.