Jeremain Lens

Jeremain Lens
Lens in 2015
Personal information
Full name Jeremain Marciano Lens[1]
Date of birth (1987-11-24) 24 November 1987[2]
Place of birth Amsterdam, Netherlands
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[2]
Playing position Winger
Club information
Current team
 Beşiktaş
Number 17
Youth career
VVA/Spartaan
Ajax
Omniworld
AZ
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2010 AZ 55 (13)
2007–2008 → NEC (loan) 31 (9)
2010–2013 PSV 96 (34)
2013–2015 Dynamo Kyiv 49 (10)
2015–2018 Sunderland 20 (3)
2016–2017 → Fenerbahçe (loan) 25 (4)
2017–2018 → Beşiktaş (loan) 15 (1)
2018– Beşiktaş 15 (1)
National team‡
2006 Netherlands U19 2 (1)
2006–2007 Netherlands U20 4 (0)
2007–2008 Netherlands U21 5 (0)
2010– Netherlands 34 (8)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 8 October 2018
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 9 June 2017

Jeremain Marciano Lens (born 24 November 1987) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays for Turkish club Beşiktaş and the Netherlands national team. He is a versatile attacking player, known for his pace and stamina, primarily being used as a winger or a striker, but he can successfully play as a second striker.

Lens began his career at AZ, and after a loan at NEC, played a part in their 2008–09 Eredivisie triumph. In 2010, he moved to PSV, where he won the 2011–12 KNVB Cup, and in 2013 was signed by Dynamo Kyiv. He won the Ukrainian Cup in his first season, the double in his second, and signed for Sunderland in July 2015.

Lens is a full international for the Netherlands, and has earned 34 caps. In August 2010, he received his first international cap against Ukraine and scored a debut goal. He was part of the Dutch squad which came third at the 2014 FIFA World Cup.

Club career

AZ

Lens made his debut into professional football in the 2005–06 season. He played two matches for AZ that season. Before that, he played in the youth team of AZ, Omniworld, Ajax and his regional team, Spartaan.

In June 2007, AZ reached a deal concerning a loan involving Lens; it meant he would play the 2007–08 season for NEC, and that he would return to AZ the season afterwards. Lens agreed with the deal, and the player officially joined NEC on loan in the summer of 2007.

NEC (loan)

After a difficult beginning with his new club NEC before the winter, Lens' as well as his team's situation improved with Lens scoring eight goals in 16 matches. NEC qualified for the UEFA Cup preliminaries. For a long time, it seemed he would join NEC permanently, but he eventually decided to return to AZ.

Return to AZ

In July 2008, Lens had an operation on his left foot, which meant he was out for some time. The 2008–09 season was a personal disappointment for Lens, who did not contribute much to AZ's championship win. When head coach Louis van Gaal left the team for Bayern Munich, Lens saw a chance for himself to play more matches. He grabbed the chance under the new coach, and he played well and scored important goals for AZ.[3]

PSV

Lens at PSV Eindhoven in 2010

On 21 May 2010, PSV contracted Lens for four years, swapping Dirk Marcellis as part of the deal. Lens was given the number 9 shirt, and his first year at the club was a successful one for the player. He was moved from a central position to the flanks, being more utilised on both wings or working behind strikers as a second striker. He struggled to score in first few matches, but eventually became used to the new position. He reached the Europa League quarter-finals with the team, scoring 3 goals in 11 appearances, and reached 10 Eredivisie goals in 33 appearances, while the Eindhoven-based team only finished in third place, despite being the table leaders for the most of the 2010–11 season.

At the beginning of the 2011–12 season, Lens' jersey number was changed to number 11, which was free since the departure of Nordin Amrabat to Kayserispor in January 2011. On 6 November 2011, Lens came in from the bench against Heracles and scored a hat-trick, his first for the club.

Dynamo Kyiv

Lens playing for Dynamo Kyiv in 2014

On 18 June 2013, Lens signed a four-year contract with Ukrainian club Dynamo Kyiv.[4] On 29 August, he scored his first official goal for Dynamo, opening the score on the ninth minute of a 5–1 victory over Kazakhstani club Aktobe in the UEFA Europa League play-offs second leg, an 8–3 aggregate win. On 6 October, Lens scored his first two goals in the Ukrainian Premier League in a crushing 9–1 victory over Metalurh Donetsk. He helped Dynamo win the Ukrainian Cup in his first season.

On 23 April 2015, Lens was sent off for two bookings in the first half, as Dyanmo lost 0–2 at Fiorentina and were eliminated from the quarter-finals of the Europa League. His second yellow card was when the referee judged that he had dived in the penalty area.[5] In his second and final season for Dynamo, he managed to help his team win both the Premier League and Ukrainian Cup without suffering a single defeat in both competitions.

Sunderland

On 15 July 2015, after completing a medical, Sunderland signed Lens for an undisclosed fee on a four-year contract. This move reunited him with head coach Dick Advocaat after previously working under him at PSV and AZ.[6]

Lens scored his first English Premier League goal on 29 August 2015, securing a 2–2 draw at Aston Villa.[7] He scored his second Sunderland goal against West Ham United on 3 October 2015, lobbing the ball over goalkeeper Adrián to put Sunderland 2–0 ahead. However, Lens was then sent off after receiving two yellow cards for rash tackles, and West Ham went on to earn a 2–2 draw.[8] The match turned out to be Advocaat's final one in charge of Sunderland, as he left the club the next day.

Lens fell out of favour under new manager Sam Allardyce, and was dropped from the squad and fined two weeks wages after refusing to participate in a post-match warm-down following a defeat to Watford on 12 December 2015.[9] Lens later stated he was unhappy at Sunderland, suggesting he could leave the club in the January transfer window as he "did not come to the Premier League to sit on the bench".[10] Lens started in Sunderland's FA Cup third round tie against Arsenal, and scored the opening goal in the match, after which Arsenal came back to win 3–1.[11]

Fenerbahçe (loan)

On 30 August 2016, Lens was loaned to Fenerbahçe on a season-long deal.[12]

Beşiktaş

On 6 August 2017, Beşiktaş signed Lens on loan, with the option of a permanent transfer afterwards.[13] He scored his debut goal for the club in a 2–2 draw against Trabzonspor. Playing as a replacement for Ricardo Quaresma, he managed to find the net in the 58th minute of the match.[14] On 7 June 2018, it was confirmed that Lens had signed permanently for Beşiktaş.

International career

Suriname

Although Lens previously played for the Netherlands under-21 team, he chose to play for the Suriname national team, since he said he felt like he is Surinamese. In 2009, Lens was called up for Suriname's squad by national team coach Wensley Bundel, for the Parbo Bier Cup. He scored two goals in three matches and helped Suriname finish second in the tournament.[15]

Since the tournament was not under the auspices of FIFA, Lens was still eligible for a call-up for the Netherlands.

Netherlands

On 3 May 2010, Lens was called up for the Dutch national team, as a part of the preparations for the 2010 FIFA World Cup.[16] However, on 27 May 2010, Netherlands manager Bert van Marwijk announced that the player would not be part of the final 23-man squad participating in the competition.[17] On 11 August 2010, Lens made his debut in a 1–1 friendly draw with Ukraine, scoring the only goal for the Oranje.[18]

Lens became a regular member of the Dutch team under the management of his former AZ coach Louis van Gaal. He scored five goals and made a further five assists during the 2014 World Cup qualification campaign.[19]

Lens was named in the Netherlands squad for the 2014 World Cup in Brazil.[20] He appeared as a substitute in the Netherlands' first two Group B games (a 1–5 win over Spain and a 2–3 victory against Australia) before starting in a 2–0 victory over Chile.[21] Lens played the full 120 minutes of the semi-final against Argentina, which Argentina ultimately won on penalties.[22]

International goals

Career statistics

As of match played 8 October 2018[24][25]
Club Season League Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
AZ 2005–06 Eredivisie 2000—0020
2006–07 Eredivisie 14100—00141
2007–08 Eredivisie 0000—0000
2008–09 Eredivisie 8100—0081
2009–10 Eredivisie 321220—6[lower-alpha 1]44016
Total 561420—646418
NEC (loan) 2007–08 Eredivisie 311300—003113
PSV 2010–11 Eredivisie 331020—13[lower-alpha 2]34813
2011–12 Eredivisie 33951—12[lower-alpha 2]15011
2012–13 Eredivisie 301530—7[lower-alpha 3]44019
Total 9634101—32813843
Dynamo Kyiv 2013–14 Ukrainian Premier League 28540—9[lower-alpha 2]2417
2014–15 Ukrainian Premier League 21561—10[lower-alpha 2]3379
Total 4910101—1957816
Sunderland 2015–16 Premier League 2031110—224
2016–17 Premier League 200000—20
Total 2231110—244
Fenerbahçe (loan) 2016–17 Süper Lig 26450—5[lower-alpha 2]1365
Beşiktaş (loan) 2017–18 Süper Lig 15143—10204
Beşiktaş 2017–18 Süper Lig 9020—10120
2018–19 Süper Lig 6100—62123
Total 30263--82447
Career total 30980346107020415106
  1. ↑ Five appearances and two goals in the Champions League and one appearance and two goals in the Johan Cruyff Shield
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Appearances in the Europa League
  3. ↑ Six appearances and three goals in the Europa League and one appearance and a goal in the Johan Cruyff Shield

Honours

Club

[26] AZ

PSV

Dynamo Kyiv

International

Netherlands

References

  1. ↑ "2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil: List of Players" (PDF). FIFA. 11 June 2014. p. 25. Retrieved 11 June 2014.
  2. 1 2 "Premier League Player Profile Jeremain Lens". Barclays Premier League. 2016. Retrieved 2 February 2016.
  3. ↑ Archived 1 December 2009 at the Wayback Machine.
  4. ↑ https://archive.is/20130624202702/http://www.interfax.co.uk/ukraine-news/dynamo-kyiv-signs-dutch-striker/. Archived from the original on 24 June 2013. Retrieved 19 June 2013. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. ↑ Hay, Anthony (23 April 2015). "Fiorentina 2–0 Dynamo Kiev (agg 3–1): Mario Gomez and Juan Vargas send Viola through to Europa League semi-finals after Jeremain Lens receives harsh second yellow for dive". Daily Mail. Retrieved 23 April 2015.
  6. ↑ "Sunderland capture Lens". SAFC.com. Retrieved 15 July 2015.
  7. ↑ Jurejko, Jonathan (29 August 2015). "Aston Villa 2–2 Sunderland". Retrieved 29 August 2015.
  8. ↑ Hope, Craig. "Sunderland 2–2 West Ham United: Jeremain Lens goes from hero to villain as he sees red after incredible first-half lob gave Dick Advocaat's Black Cats a two-goal lead which was then squandered". Daily Mail. Retrieved 9 January 2016.
  9. ↑ Hope, Craig. "Jeremain Lens dropped by furious Sunderland boss Sam Allardyce and set to be fined two weeks' wages after refusing to take part in post-match workout". Daily Mail. Retrieved 9 January 2016.
  10. ↑ Johns, Craig (22 December 2015). "Jeremain Lens unhappy at Sunderland: 'I did not come to the Premier League to sit on the bench'". Chronicle Live. Retrieved 9 January 2016.
  11. ↑ "Arsenal 3–1 Sunderland: FA Cup third round – as it happened | Football". The Guardian. 9 January 2016. Retrieved 9 January 2016.
  12. ↑ "Fenerbahce sign Sunderland winger Jeremain Lens". BBC Sport. 30 August 2016.
  13. ↑ "Beşiktaş sign Sunderland winger Jeremain Lens on loan". Beşiktaş J.K. Official Website. 7 August 2017. Retrieved 7 August 2017.
  14. ↑ "JEREMAIN LENS, TRABZONSPOR'U YİNE BOŞ GEÇMEDİ" (in Turkish). Goal. 1 October 2017. Retrieved 3 October 2017.
  15. ↑ "Parbo Bier Cup 2009 (Surinam)". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 12 June 2014. Retrieved 9 January 2016.
  16. ↑ Archived 5 May 2010 at the Wayback Machine.
  17. ↑ "Holland coach Bert van Marwijk finalises World Cup squad". The Guardian. Press Association. 27 May 2010. Retrieved 27 May 2010.
  18. ↑ "Ukraine vs Netherlands Report". Goal com. website. 11 August 2010. Archived from the original on 11 October 2012. Retrieved 5 February 2011.
  19. ↑ "Jermain Lens". UEFA. Retrieved 9 April 2014.
  20. ↑ "World Cup 2014: Netherlands announce final World Cup squad". BBC. 31 May 2014. Retrieved 9 January 2016.
  21. ↑ "2014 FIFA World Cup™ – Matches". FIFA. 23 June 2014. Retrieved 9 January 2016.
  22. ↑ "2014 FIFA World Cup™ – Matches". FIFA. 9 July 2014. Retrieved 9 January 2016.
  23. ↑ "Jeremain Lens – national football team player". Eu-football.info. Retrieved 9 January 2016.
  24. ↑ "J. LENS". Soccerway. Retrieved 11 September 2015.
  25. ↑ "Jeremain Lens". Soccerbase. Retrieved 11 September 2015.
  26. ↑ "J. Lens". Soccerway. Retrieved 11 July 2014.
  27. ↑ "2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil: Brazil-Netherlands". FIFA. 12 July 2014. Retrieved 21 August 2014.
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