Lorenzo Burnet

Lorenzo Burnet
Personal information
Full name Lorenzo Burnet
Date of birth (1991-01-11) 11 January 1991
Place of birth Amsterdam, Netherlands
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Playing position Left back
Club information
Current team
Slovan Bratislava
Number 5
Youth career
Zeeburgia[1]
Ajax[1]
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2016 FC Groningen [2] 104 (4)
2016– Slovan Bratislava 5 (0)
National team
Netherlands U17[3] 9 (0)
Netherlands U19[3] 3 (1)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17 May 2016.


Lorenzo Burnet (born 11 January 1991) is a Dutch footballer who plays as a left back for Fortuna Liga side Slovan Bratislava.

Club career

After starting as a footballer at amateur East Amsterdam club AVV Zeeburgia, Burnet joined the top-ranked AFC Ajax youth system in 2004.[4] He spent a total seven years as a youth player for Ajax but was not offered a professional senior contract.

In April 2011, Burnet and his team mate Johan Kappelhof were announced to have reached a three-year agreement with fellow Eredivisie club FC Groningen, a club managed by former Ajax youth coach Pieter Huistra. Burnet made his debut in a league game against Roda JC Kerkrade on 7 August 2011.[2]

In May 2016 he joined Slovak club Slovan Bratislava [5]

International career

Burnet represented the Netherlands at various youth level, including under-17 and under-19.[3]

Honours

Club

FC Groningen

References

  1. 1 2 Seizoengids 2011/2012 (in Dutch). Voetbal International. p. 88.
  2. 1 2 "Lorenzo Burnet" (in Dutch). FCGSTATS.NL (FC Groningen Statistics). Retrieved 14 August 2011.
  3. 1 2 3 "Lorenzo Burnet". UEFA.com. Retrieved 14 August 2011.
  4. "Lorenzo Burnet" (in Dutch). Ajaxinside.nl. Retrieved 14 August 2011.
  5. http://www.profutbal.sk/ligy/prestupy-a-spekulacie/clanok208607-Do_Slovana_mieri_dalsi_odchovanec_Ajaxu_Amsterdam.htm
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