Matthew Lentink

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Matthew Lentink
Personal information
Full name Matthew Robert Lentink
Date of birth (1993-08-18) 18 August 1993 (age 31)
Place of birth Oranjestad, Aruba
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 VV Goes
Number 1
Youth career
River Plate Aruba
0000–2004 VV Kloetinge
2004–2010 RBC Roosendaal
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2010–2011 RBC Roosendaal 0 (0)
2011–2014 VV Goes
2014–2018 Kloetinge
2018–2019 Zeelandia
2019–2020 Vlissingen
2020– VV Goes 26 (0)
International career‡
2014– Aruba 19 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 6 October 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 26 November 2024

Matthew Robert Lentink (born 18 August 1993) is an Aruban footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Derde Divisie club VV Goes and the Aruba national football team. [1]

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Club career

After his first senior club RBC Roosendaal filed for bankruptcy in June 2011, Lentink joined VV Goes competing in the Eerste Klasse. [2] He played there for three seasons, and went on a trial with professional club NAC Breda before signing with VV Kloetinge on 10 May 2014. [3] His spell at the club lasted four years, and he joined Zeelandia afterwards. [4] [5] After one season there, a season followed at VC Vlissingen before Lentink decided to return to VV Goes. [6] There, he was part of a historic KNVB Cup fixture against ODIN '59 in October 2020, beating the record for most penalty kicks taken in a competitive game in Zeeland ever, with 34. [7] The former record was held by DOSKO and VV Terneuzen, who kicked 30 penalties in 2000 before a winner was found. [8]

International career

Lentink is an international of Aruba, having made his debut for the national side on 28 March 2014 in a friendly against Guam. [9]

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References

  1. ↑ "Aruba – M. Lentink – Profile with news, career statistics and history – Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 19 January 2019.
  2. ↑ "Goes haalt keeper Matthew Lentink". Omroep Zeeland (in Dutch). 24 June 2011.
  3. ↑ "Keeper Matthew Lentink naar Kloetinge". Omroep Zeeland (in Dutch). 10 May 2014.
  4. ↑ "Nieuwe aanwinst voor ZM 1". vv Zeelandia Middelburg (in Dutch). 27 March 2018.
  5. ↑ "Kloetinge-doelman Lentink naar Zeelandia Middelburg". Omroep Zeeland (in Dutch). 27 March 2018.
  6. ↑ Snaaijer, Peter (22 July 2019). "Vlissingen (zon) 1 start de voorbereiding". VC Vlissingen (in Dutch).
  7. ↑ Vervelde, Daniel (7 October 2020). "Dag na recordreeks heeft Matthew Lentink nog steeds een 'apart gevoel'". PZC (in Dutch).
  8. ↑ Boogert, Rudy (6 October 2020). "Enige troost: Goes tekent voor langste strafschoppenserie in Zeeuwse voetbalgeschiedenis". PZC (in Dutch).
  9. ↑ "Matthew Lentink debuteert voor Aruba". Omroep Zeeland (in Dutch). 29 March 2014.
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