Jacob Lensky
Lensky in 2012 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Jacob Lensky | ||
Date of birth | December 16, 1988 | ||
Place of birth | Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada | ||
Playing position | Midfielder | ||
Youth career | |||
Anderlecht | |||
Sparta Prague | |||
Slavia Prague | |||
Blackburn Rovers | |||
2004–2007 | Celtic | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2007–2008 | Feyenoord | 1 | (0) |
2009–2011 | Utrecht | 55 | (4) |
National team‡ | |||
2006 | Canada U20 | 2 | (0) |
2008 | Canada U23 | 2 | (0) |
2010–2011 | Czech Republic U21 | 3 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of May 1, 2011. |
Jacob Lensky (born December 16, 1988) is a Canadian-born Czech professional soccer player.
Club career
Youth career
Lensky was born in Vancouver, British Columbia and attended Vancouver College. His early soccer career was spent throughout Europe - in Belgium with Anderlecht,[1] in the Czech Republic with Sparta Prague[1] and Slavia Prague,[2] in England with Blackburn Rovers[1] and Scotland with Celtic.[3]
Professional career
In September 2006, Lensky signed a pre-contract agreement with Dutch side Feyenoord, effective from January 1, 2007.[4] He made his Eredivisie debut for Feyenoord on February 11, 2007, against Twente.[5]
Lensky announced his retirement from professional soccer in August 2008,[6] before training with the Vancouver Whitecaps in January 2009.[7] Lensky was also offered a trial with Seattle Sounders of Major League Soccer, but he declined.[8]
Lensky returned to professional football in September 2009, when he signed a one-year deal with Dutch side Utrecht[9] staying there until late 2011, when he returned to Canada.[10]
He was on trial with Whitecaps FC of MLS until he was released on February 12, 2013.[11]
International career
Canada
Lensky was involved with Canada's unsuccessful attempt to qualify for the 2008 Summer Olympics. He played in games against Mexico and Haiti.[12]
Czech Republic
Lensky was a member of the Czech Republic U-21 team[13] and made his debut on March 3, 2010 against Finland.[14] He made his competitive debut on August 11, 2010 against San Marino.[15]
References
- 1 2 3 The Ones That Got Away: Canada's Lost International Talent Goal.com, December 8, 2010
- ↑ Celtic reject blasts Parkhead ‘old school crap’ STV Sport, December 19, 2009
- ↑ SPL transfer window signings BBC Sport, February 1, 2005
- ↑ Lensky links up with Feyenoord UEFA.com, January 3, 2007
- ↑ "Jacob Lensky". Football Lineups. Retrieved September 21, 2009.
- ↑ REDNATION SPEAKS WITH CANADIAN INTERNATIONAL JACOB LENSKY OF FC UTRECHT Rednation, November 4, 2009
- ↑ Marc Weber (January 7, 2009). "Finding urge to play again". Vancouver Whitecaps. Retrieved September 21, 2009.
- ↑ José Miguel Romero (January 31, 2009). "Sounders FC camp highlights, Day 8". Seattle Times. Retrieved September 21, 2009.
- ↑ As teenager Thomas Rogne signs for Celtic, it’s worth remembering that for every Stilian Petrov there is a Jacob Lensky HeraldScotland, January 21, 2010
- ↑ "Lensky parts ways with Utrecht". Sky Sports. December 29, 2011. Retrieved November 8, 2014.
- ↑ Darcy Green (February 12, 2013). "Whitecaps FC set for trip to Charleston | Vancouver Whitecaps FC". Whitecapsfc.com. Retrieved May 16, 2013.
- ↑ "Technical Report" (pdf). 2008.
- ↑ Jacob Lensky to play for Czech Republic Red Nation Online, November 5, 2009
- ↑ Voetbalnieuws: Lensky verlengt contract bij FC Utrecht met twee jaar Sportweek.nl Archived February 22, 2010, at the Wayback Machine.
- ↑ Jacob Lensky UEFA.com
External links
- Jacob Lensky international stats at the Football Association of the Czech Republic website (Czech)
- Jacob Lensky Voetbal International (Dutch)
- player profile at goal.com
- ESPN player profile