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) | ||
Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Spartak Varna | ||
Number | 8 | ||
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) |
2017–2020 | AaB | 39 | (2) |
2019–2020 | → Silkeborg IF (loan) | 32 | (0) |
2020–2023 | Wisła Płock | 93 | (2) |
2024 | Telavi | 18 | (0) |
2024– | Spartak Varna | 7 | (0) |
International career | |||
2013–2015 | Slovakia U17 | 4 | (0) |
2015–2016 | Slovakia U19 | 6 | (1) |
2016–2018 | Slovakia U21 | 9 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 6 September 2024 |
Filip Lesniak (born 14 May 1996) is a Slovak professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Bulgarian First League club Spartak Varna.
Lesniak started his football career at FC VSS Košice in Slovakia before joining the Tottenham Hotspur youth academy in January 2012. [1] After progressing through the ranks of the Tottenham Hotspur Academy, Lesniak signed his first professional contract with the club in July 2014. [2]
At the start of the 2016-17 season Lesniak signed a loan move to Slovan Liberec in the Czech Republic. [3] On 31 July 2016 he made his football league debut against FK Mladá Boleslav. [4] 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. [5] He returned to Tottenham on 31 December 2016. [6]
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. [7] He had been released by Tottenham Hotspur along with 5 other academy players after the expiry of his contract on 9 June 2017. [8]
Lesniak moved to Danish Superliga side AaB on 4 July 2017, signing a three-year contract. [9] Upon joining the club, Lesniak was joined up by his compatriot Jakub Sylvestr. [10]
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. [11]
On 12 July 2019, he was loaned out to Silkeborg IF until the end of the season. [12]
On 29 July 2020, he joined Polish club Wisła Płock. [13] On 6 February 2024, he left Wisła by mutual consent. [14]
On 15 February 2024, Erovnuli Liga club Telavi announced the signing of eleven new players, including Lesniak. [15]
Lesinak represented Slovakia U17, having played in UEFA European Under-17 Championship [16] and FIFA U-17 World Cup, [17] and Slovakia U19. [18] [19]
In March 2016, Lesinak was called up by Slovakia U21 and made his debut, in a 4–0 win over Estonia U21. [20]
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 | 31 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 1 |
2018–19 | Superligaen | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | |
Total | 39 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 1 | ||
Silkeborg | 2019–20 | Superligaen | 32 | 0 | 4 | 1 | — | 36 | 1 | |
Wisła Płock | 2020–21 | Ekstraklasa | 26 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 28 | 1 | |
2021–22 | Ekstraklasa | 26 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 27 | 1 | ||
2022–23 | Ekstraklasa | 29 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 31 | 0 | ||
2023–24 | I liga | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 13 | 0 | ||
Total | 93 | 2 | 4 | 0 | – | 97 | 2 | |||
Telavi | 2024 | Erovnuli Liga | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 13 | 0 | |
Career total | 231 | 3 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 251 | 4 |
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