Lorenzo Burnet

Lorenzo Burnet
Personal information
Full nameLorenzo Burnet
Date of birth11 January 1991
Place of birthAmsterdam, Netherlands
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Playing positionLeft back
Club information
Current team
FC Groningen
Number5
Youth career
Zeeburgia[1]
Ajax[1]
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2011–FC Groningen [2]75(2)
National team
Netherlands U17[3]9(0)
Netherlands U19[3]3(1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12 May 2014 (UTC).
† Appearances (Goals).

Lorenzo Burnet (born 11 January 1991) is a Dutch footballer who plays as a left back for Dutch Eredivisie club FC Groningen.

Club career

After starting as a footballer at amateur East Amsterdam club AVV Zeeburgia, Burnet joined the top-ranked AFC Ajax youth system in 2004.[4] He spent a total seven years as a youth player for Ajax but was not offered a professional senior contract.

In April 2011 Burnet and teammamte Johan Kappelhof were announced to have reached a three-year agreement with fellow Eredivisie club FC Groningen, a club managed by former Ajax youth coach Pieter Huistra. Burnet made his debut in a league game against Roda JC Kerkrade on 7 August 2011.[2]

International career

Burnet represented the Netherlands at various youth level, including under-17 and under-19.[3]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Seizoengids 2011/2012 (in Dutch). Voetbal International. p. 88.
  2. 2.0 2.1 "Lorenzo Burnet" (in Dutch). FCGSTATS.NL (FC Groningen Statistics). Retrieved 14 August 2011.
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 "Lorenzo Burnet". UEFA.com. Retrieved 14 August 2011.
  4. "Lorenzo Burnet" (in Dutch). Ajaxinside.nl. Retrieved 14 August 2011.

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