Keyennu Lont

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Keyennu Lont
Personal information
Date of birth (2000-04-04) 4 April 2000 (age 24)
Place of birth Zwaag, Netherlands [1]
Position(s) Winger
Youth career
–2012 De Zouaven
2012–2019 AZ
2020–2021 Feyenoord
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2019–2020 Jong AZ 4 (0)
2020 Jong ADO Den Haag 3 (0)
2021–2022 Helmond Sport 7 (0)
Total14(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Keyennu Lont (born 4 April 2000) is a Dutch former professional footballer who played as a winger.

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Career

Early years

Lont started his youth career with VV De Zouaven before moving to the academy of AZ. [2] He was included in the reserve team Jong AZ in 2019, where he made his professional debut in the Eerste Divisie on 13 September 2019. This was in the 2–3 away loss against Jong PSV, in which he came on as a substitute for Thijs Oosting in the 87th minute. [3]

In January 2020, Lont signed a contract until the end of the season with ADO Den Haag, where he played three games for the reserve team Jong ADO Den Haag in the Derde Divisie. [2] In July 2020, Lont signed on a free transfer for Feyenoord where he was included in the reserve team, Feyenoord U21. [1]

Helmond Sport

On 25 May 2021, Lont went on trial with Helmond Sport which proved successful. [4] He signed a one-year contract with an option for an additional year on 30 July 2021. [5] [6] On 6 August, the opening day of the 2021–22 Eerste Divisie season, Lont made his debut for Helmond Sport, coming on as a substitute for Jules Houttequiet in a 0–2 loss against FC Den Bosch at De Vliert. [7] He suffered a toe injury into the season, which kept him sidelined for months. [8] On 31 March 2022, the club announced that it would not extend the contracts of a number of players, including Lont, effectively making him a free agent from 1 July. [9]

Personal life

In 2021, Lont started dating Dutch television presenter Veronica van Hoogdalem. [10] [11]

In 2024, Lont announced his departure from professional football to pursue a career in boxing, expressing confidence in an interview: "I feel that I will become a professional boxer." [12]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition [13]
ClubSeasonLeagueCupOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Jong AZ 2019–20 Eerste Divisie 40——40
Jong ADO Den Haag 2020–21 Derde Divisie 30——30
Helmond Sport 2021–22 Eerste Divisie7000—70
Career total1400000140

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    References

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    2. 1 2 "Keyennu Lont (19) sluit aan bij Jong ADO Den Haag". ADO Den Haag (in Dutch). 27 January 2020.
    3. ↑ "Jong AZ ziet vlug opgebouwde voorsprong in rook opgaan". NH Nieuws (in Dutch). 13 September 2019.
    4. ↑ Ottens, Chris (25 May 2021). "PSV'ers, Feyenoorder en international op proef bij Helmond Sport, dat er nu wel vroeg bij wil zijn". Eindhovens Dagblad (in Dutch).
    5. ↑ "Keyennu Lont tekent contract bij Helmond Sport | Helmond Sport". Helmond Sport (in Dutch). 30 July 2021.
    6. ↑ Ottens, Chris (30 July 2021). "Feyenoord-aanvaller en MVV-doelman zijn aanwinst dertien en veertien voor Helmond Sport". Eindhovens Dagblad (in Dutch).
    7. ↑ "Den Bosch vs. Helmond Sport - 6 August 2021 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 5 October 2021.
    8. ↑ Ottens, Chris (20 January 2022). "Helmond Sport schraapt elftal bij elkaar voor wedstrijd tegen TOP: Het is me een week geweest..." Eindhovens Dagblad (in Dutch). Retrieved 8 May 2022.
    9. ↑ Ottens, Chris (31 March 2022). "Helmond Sport licht geen enkele optie: club heeft extra bedenktijd nodig voor drietal spelers". Eindhovens Dagblad (in Dutch). Retrieved 8 May 2022.
    10. ↑ "Feyenoord-speler Keyennu Lont heeft een relatie met aanzienlijk oudere BN'er". MAN MAN (in Dutch). 25 July 2021.
    11. ↑ "Veronica van Hoogdalem gelukkig in de liefde met voetballer". RTL Boulevard (in Dutch). 15 February 2021.
    12. ↑ Brinkman, Erik-Jan (6 November 2024). "Oud-AZ'er heeft nieuwe droom: "Ik voel dat ik profbokser ga worden"". NH Nieuws (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 12 November 2024. Retrieved 19 January 2025.
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