Laurens Symons

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Laurens Symons
Personal information
Full name Laurens Willy Symons
Date of birth (2001-08-28) 28 August 2001 (age 23)
Place of birth Brasschaat, Belgium
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) [1]
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
Cappellen
Youth career
Lierse
2015–2018 Lokeren
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2018–2020 Lokeren 3 (0)
2020–2022 Mechelen 0 (0)
2021Grindavík (loan) 13 (3)
2022Lokeren-Temse (loan)
2022–2023 Cappellen
2023–2024 Thes
2024– Cappellen
International career
2017 Belgium U17 3 (1)
2018–2019 Belgium U18 6 (2)
2019 Belgium U19 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:34, 10 November 2021 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 3 February 2019

Laurens Willy Symons (born 28 August 2001) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Cappellen in the Belgian National Division 1.

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Club career

On 5 February 2018, Symons signed his first professional contract with Lokeren, having joined their youth academy in 2015. [2] Symons made his professional debut for Lokeren in a 2–1 Belgian First Division A loss to Waasland-Beveren on 22 December 2018. [3]

On 29 January 2020, Symons moved to Mechelen on a deal until June 2022 with an option for one further year. [4] 18-year old Symons was registered for the club's reserve team.

In May 2021, he was sent on loan to Icelandic second division club Grindavík for the rest of the year. [5]

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References

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  2. "Lokeren gelooft in zijn eigen jeugd: 16-jarige krijgt profcontract". Voetbalkrant.com. 5 February 2018.
  3. "Waasland-Beveren vs. Lokeren – 22 December 2018 – Soccerway". us.soccerway.com.
  4. JEUGDSPELER LAURENS SYMONS KOMT OVER VAN LOKEREN, kvmechelen.be, 29 January 2020
  5. "Belgískur framherji til liðs við Grindavík". Ungmennafélag Grindavíkur (in Icelandic). 12 May 2021.