Jeremain Lens
Jeremain Marciano Lens (born 24 November 1987) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays for Championnat National club Versailles. 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.
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Lens with Dynamo Kyiv in 2015 | ||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Jeremain Marciano Lens | |||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 24 November 1987 | |||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Amsterdam, Netherlands | |||||||||||||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | |||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Winger | |||||||||||||
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Current team | Versailles | |||||||||||||
| Number | 10 | |||||||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||||||
| VVA/Spartaan | ||||||||||||||
| Ajax | ||||||||||||||
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| 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 | 22 | (3) | |||||||||||
| 2016–2017 | → Fenerbahçe (loan) | 26 | (4) | |||||||||||
| 2017–2018 | → Beşiktaş (loan) | 24 | (1) | |||||||||||
| 2018–2022 | Beşiktaş | 53 | (4) | |||||||||||
| 2021 | → Fatih Karagümrük (loan) | 16 | (3) | |||||||||||
| 2022– | Versailles | 28 | (9) | |||||||||||
| International career‡ | ||||||||||||||
| 2006 | Netherlands U19 | 2 | (1) | |||||||||||
| 2006–2007 | Netherlands U20 | 4 | (0) | |||||||||||
| 2007–2008 | Netherlands U21 | 5 | (0) | |||||||||||
| 2010–2017 | Netherlands | 34 | (8) | |||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13:48, 17 January 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 9 June 2017 | ||||||||||||||
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.