Matthew Lentink

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Matthew Lentink
Personal information
Date of birth (1993-08-18) 18 August 1993 (age 29)
Place of birth Oranjestad, Aruba
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 VV Kloetinge
2018–2019 Zeelandia
2019–2020 VC Vlissingen
2020– VV Goes 34 (0)
International career
2014–2019 Aruba 5 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16 June 2021
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19 January 2019

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