Jacob Lensky

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Jacob Lensky
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Lensky in 2012
Personal information
Full name Jacob Lensky
Date of birth (1988-12-16) December 16, 1988 (age 35)
Place of birth Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
Anderlecht
Sparta Prague
Slavia Prague
Blackburn Rovers
2004–2007 Celtic
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2007–2008 Feyenoord 1 (0)
2009–2011 Utrecht 55 (4)
International career‡
2006 Canada U20 2 (0)
2008 Canada U23 2 (0)
2010–2011 Czech Republic U21 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of May 1, 2011
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 13:15, April 11, 2013 (UTC)

Jacob Lensky (born December 16, 1988) is a professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder. Born in Canada, he has represented Canada and the Czech Republic internationally at youth levels.

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Club career

Youth career

Lensky was born in Vancouver, British Columbia and attended Vancouver College. His early soccer career was spent throughout Europe - in Belgium with Anderlecht, [1] in the Czech Republic with Sparta Prague [1] and Slavia Prague, [2] in England with Blackburn Rovers [1] and Scotland with Celtic. [3]

Professional career

In September 2006, Lensky signed a pre-contract agreement with Dutch side Feyenoord, effective from January 1, 2007. [4] He made his Eredivisie debut for Feyenoord on February 11, 2007, against Twente. [5]

Lensky announced his retirement from professional soccer in August 2008, [6] before training with the Vancouver Whitecaps in January 2009. [7] Lensky was also offered a trial with Seattle Sounders FC of Major League Soccer, but he declined. [8]

Lensky returned to professional football in September 2009, when he signed a one-year deal with Dutch side Utrecht [9] staying there until late 2011, when he returned to Canada. [10]

He was on trial with Whitecaps FC of MLS until he was released on February 12, 2013. [11]

International career

Canada

Lensky was involved with Canada's unsuccessful attempt to qualify for the 2008 Summer Olympics. He played in games against Mexico and Haiti. [12]

Czech Republic

Lensky was a member of the Czech Republic U-21 team [13] and made his debut on March 3, 2010 against Finland. [14] He made his competitive debut on August 11, 2010 against San Marino. [15]

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  2. ↑ Celtic reject blasts Parkhead ‘old school crap’ STV Sport, December 19, 2009
  3. ↑ SPL transfer window signings BBC Sport, February 1, 2005
  4. ↑ Lensky links up with Feyenoord UEFA.com, January 3, 2007
  5. ↑ "Jacob Lensky". Football Lineups. Retrieved September 21, 2009.
  6. ↑ REDNATION SPEAKS WITH CANADIAN INTERNATIONAL JACOB LENSKY OF FC UTRECHT Archived August 23, 2010, at the Wayback Machine Rednation, November 4, 2009
  7. ↑ Marc Weber (January 7, 2009). "Finding urge to play again". Vancouver Whitecaps. Archived from the original on December 3, 2009. Retrieved September 21, 2009.
  8. ↑ José Miguel Romero (January 31, 2009). "Sounders FC camp highlights, Day 8". Seattle Times. Retrieved September 21, 2009.
  9. ↑ As teenager Thomas Rogne signs for Celtic, it’s worth remembering that for every Stilian Petrov there is a Jacob Lensky HeraldScotland, January 21, 2010
  10. ↑ "Lensky parts ways with Utrecht". Sky Sports. December 29, 2011. Retrieved November 8, 2014.
  11. ↑ Darcy Green (February 12, 2013). "Whitecaps FC set for trip to Charleston | Vancouver Whitecaps FC". Whitecapsfc.com. Retrieved May 16, 2013.
  12. ↑ "Technical Report" (PDF). 2008. Archived from the original (pdf) on January 14, 2016. Retrieved April 17, 2015.
  13. ↑ Jacob Lensky to play for Czech Republic Archived January 30, 2010, at the Wayback Machine Red Nation Online, November 5, 2009
  14. ↑ Voetbalnieuws: Lensky verlengt contract bij FC Utrecht met twee jaar Sportweek.nl Archived February 22, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
  15. ↑ Jacob Lensky UEFA.com
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