Lorenzo Lai

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Lorenzo Lai
Personal information
Date of birth (1985-06-02) 2 June 1985 (age 39)
Place of birth Mons, Belgium [1]
Height 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) [1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Beloeil
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2002–2005 Mouscron 8 (0)
2005–2006 Mons 14 (0)
2006–2009 La Louvière 0 (0)
2009–2012 Boussu Dour Borinage 70 (0)
2014 Thulin
2014–2022 Francs Borains
2022– Beloeil
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Lorenzo Lai (born 2 June 1985) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Belgian First Provincial club Beloeil.

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Career

Starting his career with Mouscron, Lai made his professional debut on 21 December 2002, coming on as a substitute in the 60th minute for Paul Alo'o in the 3–1 home win in the Belgian Pro League against Mechelen. [2] In 2005, he moved to hometown club Mons where he made 10 appearances in his sole season at the club. [3] Three seasons with La Louvière followed, [4] before Lai signed with Boussu Dour Borinage in 2009, the club that would later become Francs Borains. [3] He made more than 70 appearances for the club the next three seasons in the second and third tiers. [1]

Between 2012 and 2014, Lai played in the lower tiers of Belgian football for Thulin, [5] before returning to Francs Borains in 2014, who had just undergone a merger. [6] He helped the club from the Belgian Fourth Division to the Belgian First Amateur Division during his spell at the club, and captained the side. [5] [7]

In May 2022, Lai left Francs Borains after eight years to join Belgian First Provincial club Beloeil. [8] [9]

Honours

Mons

Francs Borains

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References

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  2. ↑ "Excelsior Mouscron – KV Mechelen 3:1 (Eerste klasse A 2002/2003, 17. Journée)". Worldfootball (in French). HEIM:SPIEL. Retrieved 17 February 2022.
  3. 1 2 "Lorenzo Lai: La victoire face à la Raal est impérative". DH Les Sports + (in French). 12 January 2018.
  4. ↑ "Présentation : RAAL - R. Francs Borains". RAAL La Louvière (in French). 8 September 2017.
  5. 1 2 "Foot: Lorenzo Lai (RFB) est prêt à passer le cap de vingt saisons en équipe première". Édition digitale de Mons (in French). 11 January 2021.
  6. ↑ "Wat je moet weten over Francs Borains, vanavond de tegenstander van Beerschot in de beker". gva.be (in Flemish). 27 October 2021.
  7. ↑ "Lorenzo Laï : Tant que ça va physiquement, je continue". Royal Francs Borains (in French). 3 April 2020.
  8. ↑ Dupuis, Stephane (31 May 2022). "N1 – Lorenzo Lai quitte le RFB pour Belœil en P1: J'ai encore des ambitions!". Sudinfo (in French). Retrieved 28 December 2022.
  9. ↑ Dumont, Nathalie (31 May 2022). "Départ de Lorenzo Lai: une page se tourne aux Francs Borains". DHnet (in French). Retrieved 28 December 2022.
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