Maxime Lestienne
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Maxime Lestienne | ||
| Date of birth | 17 June 1992 | ||
| Place of birth | Mouscron, Belgium | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Winger | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Club Brugge | ||
| Number | 16 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1996–2008 | Mouscron | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2008–2010 | Mouscron | 20 | (3) |
| 2010– | Club Brugge | 102 | (33) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2007 | Belgium U15 | 4 | (1) |
| 2007–2008 | Belgium U16 | 11 | (5) |
| 2009 | Belgium U17 | 5 | (0) |
| 2009 | Belgium U18 | 1 | (1) |
| 2009–2011 | Belgium U19 | 13 | (4) |
| 2010– | Belgium U21 | 9 | (1) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19 December 2013. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Maxime Lestienne (born 17 June 1992) is a Belgian footballer who plays as a winger for Club Brugge in the Belgian Pro League.
Career
Mouscron
As a youth product of Mouscron Lestienne made his debut at the highest level of Belgian football on 20 December 2008, in a 5–1 home victory against Club Brugge, as an 80th minute replacement for Asanda Sishuba.[1]
Club Brugge
After the bankruptcy of Mouscron Lestienne was able to make a free transfer. The English side Everton and Dutch side PSV Eindhoven were very interested to sign Lestienne.[2] Lestienne eventually signed a contract with Club Brugge on 6 January 2010.[3]
International career
Lestienne was called up to the Belgium national football team for the friendly against USA in May 2013, but didn't make his début. He has played 7 games for the Belgium U21 team, scoring 1 goal in a 2015 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship qualification Group 9 game with Cyprus U21, scoring a penalty in the 53rd minute.[4]
References
- ↑ Player info at sporza.be (Dutch)
- ↑ Officiel : Lestienne à Bruges
- ↑ Mouscron-Talent zu Brügge
- ↑ "Belgium up and running against Cyprus". UEFA. 25 March 2013. Retrieved 30 September 2013.
External links
- Player info at the official site (French)
- Player info at walfoot.be (French)
- Belgium Stats at Belgian FA
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