Filip Lesniak
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Filip Lesniak | ||
Date of birth | 14 May 1996 | ||
Place of birth | Košice, Slovakia | ||
Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
Playing position | Defensive midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | AaB | ||
Number | 23 | ||
Youth career | |||
Košice | |||
2012–2016 | Tottenham Hotspur | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2016–2017 | Tottenham Hotspur | 1 | (0) |
2016 | → Slovan Liberec (loan) | 1 | (0) |
2017– | AaB | 35 | (2) |
National team‡ | |||
2013–2015 | Slovakia U17 | 4 | (0) |
2015–2016 | Slovakia U19 | 6 | (1) |
2015– | Slovakia U21 | 7 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 6 September 2018 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 6 September 2018 |
Filip Lesniak (born 14 May 1996) is a Slovak footballer who plays as a midfielder at AaB in the Danish Superliga. His grandfather is Ján Kozák. His uncle is Ján Kozák jr.[1][2]
Career
Tottenham Hotspur
Lesniak started his football career at FC VSS Kosice in Slovakia before joining the Tottenham Hotspur youth academy in January 2012.[3] After progressing through the ranks of the Tottenham Hotspur Academy, Lesniak signed his first professional contract with the club in July 2014.[4]
At the start of the 2016-17 season Lesniak signed a loan move to Slovan Liberec in the Czech Republic.[5] On 31 July 2016 he made his football league debut against Mlada Boleslav.[6] Lesniak only made two more appearances for Liberec a debut in European football Europa League qualifying round against Admira Wacker Mödling and one domestic cup match.[7] He returned to Tottenham on 31 December 2016.[8]
He made his Premier League debut on 18 May 2017 against Leicester City, providing an assist to Harry Kane who completed his fourth hat-trick of the season.[9] He had been released by Tottenham Hotspur along with 5 other academy players after the expiry of his contract on 9 June 2017.[10]
Aalborg BK
Lesniak moved to Danish Superliga side AaB on 4 July 2017, signing a three-year contract.[11] Upon joining the club, Lesniak was joined up by his compatriot Jakub Sylvestr.[12]
Lesniak made his Aalborg BK debut, coming on as a second-half substitute for Magnus Christensen, in a 4-1 loss against SønderjyskE in the second game of the season.[13]
International career
Lesinak represented Slovakia U17, having played in UEFA European Under-17 Championship[14] and FIFA U-17 World Cup,[15] and Slovakia U19.[16][17]
In March 2016, Lesinak was called up by Slovakia U21 and made his debut, in a 4-0 win overEstonia U21.[18]
Career Statistics
- As of match played 10 December 2017[19]
Club | Season | League | National Cup | Other | Total | |||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Tottenham Hotspur | 2016–17 | Premier League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Slovan Liberec (loan) | 2016–17 | Fortuna Liga | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 3 | 0 |
AaB | 2017–18 | Superligaen | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 1 |
Career total | 20 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 1 |
- ↑ Appearance in the Europa League
References
- ↑ "Filip Lesniak dostal zmluvu v Tottenhame" (in Slovak). Sport.sk. 22 July 2014. Retrieved 12 August 2017.
- ↑ "Sníval o Tottenhame, hrá za Hotspur" (in Slovak). Sport.sk. 26 January 2015. Retrieved 12 August 2017.
- ↑ "Košický talent Filip Lesniak mieri do Tottenhamu" (in Slovak). Sport.sk. 26 January 2012. Retrieved 12 August 2017.
- ↑ "Player Update". Tottenham Hotspur F.C. 3 July 2014. Archived from the original on 12 August 2017. Retrieved 12 August 2017.
- ↑ "Talentovaný Filip Lesniak na hosťovanie z Tottenhamu do Liberca" (in Slovak). Sport.sk. 12 July 2016. Retrieved 12 August 2017.
- ↑ "Martin Dúbravka inkasoval hetrik od Chramostu v 1. kole ePojisteni.cz ligy" (in Slovak). Sport.sk. 31 July 2016. Retrieved 12 August 2017.
- ↑ "EL: Trenčín spoznal súpera, pôjde do Rakúska" (in Slovak). Sport.sk. 3 August 2016. Retrieved 12 August 2017.
- ↑ Vincent Ralph (18 May 2017). "Everything you need to know about Tottenham player Filip Lesniak". HITC. Retrieved 20 May 2017.
- ↑ Tom Rostance (18 May 2017). "Leicester City 1 - 6 Tottenham Hotspur". BBC Sport. Retrieved 20 May 2017.
- ↑ "Player Update". tottenhamhotspur. 9 June 2017. Retrieved 9 June 2017.
- ↑ "Spændende indkøb: Superligaklub henter spiller i Premier League" (in Danish). BT.dk. 4 July 2017. Retrieved 12 August 2017.
- ↑ "Lesniak odchádza z Tottenhamu, vybral si Dánsko. Potrebujem hrávať, tvrdí" (in Slovak). Sport Pravda. 1 July 2017. Retrieved 12 August 2017.
- ↑ "Soenderjyske Knuste Svage AaB Aalborg" (in Danish). Ekstra Bladet. 23 July 2017. Retrieved 12 August 2017.
- ↑ "ME17: V konečnej nominácii Slovenska štyria legionári" (in Slovak). Sport.sk. 25 April 2013. Retrieved 12 August 2017.
- ↑ "M2013 FIFA U-17 World Cup" (in Slovak). Sport.sk. 22 October 2013. Retrieved 12 August 2017.
- ↑ "Tréner Milan Malatinský zverejnil nomináciu SR19" (in Slovak). Sport.sk. 26 August 2014. Retrieved 12 August 2017.
- ↑ "Video: Slovensko "19" zdolalo aj Azerbajdžan a postúpilo" (in Slovak). Sport.sk. 13 November 2014. Retrieved 12 August 2017.
- ↑ "Mladí futbalisti hladko zdolali Estóncov, rozhodli v prvom polčase" (in Slovak). Sport Pravda. 23 March 2016. Retrieved 12 August 2017.
- ↑ "F. Lesniak". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
External links
- Tottenham profile
- Filip Lesniak at Soccerway