Lorenzo Burnet

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Date of birth (1991-01-11) 11 January 1991 (age 34)
Place of birth Amsterdam, Netherlands
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Left-back
Lorenzo Burnet
Burnet with Groningen in 2011
Personal information
Date of birth (1991-01-11) 11 January 1991 (age 34)
Place of birth Amsterdam, Netherlands
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Left-back
Youth career
Zeeburgia[1]
Ajax[1]
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2016 Groningen[2] 104 (4)
2016–2017 Slovan Bratislava 8 (0)
2017NEC (loan) 9 (0)
2017–2019 Excelsior 33 (0)
2019–2020 Emmen 20 (0)
2020–2021 HB Køge 10 (0)
2021–2024 Emmen 65 (2)
International career
Netherlands U17[3] 9 (0)
Netherlands U19[3] 3 (1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 08:45, 13 May 2024 (UTC)

Lorenzo Burnet (born 11 January 1991) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a left-back.

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

In April 2011, Burnet and his team-mate Johan Kappelhof reached a three-year agreement with fellow Eredivisie club 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] He helped the Green-White Army win the KNVB Cup in 2014–15 against defending champions PEC Zwolle. It was their first major trophy and they qualified for the UEFA Europa League.[5][6]

In May 2016, he joined Slovak club Slovan Bratislava.[7] After making 8 appearances he was loaned out to NEC Nijmegen.

In June 2017, Burnet signed a two-year deal with Excelsior after his contract with Slovan Bratislava had been dissolved[8] After playing the 2019–20 season for FC Emmen, Burnet moved to Denmark where he signed a season-long deal on 18 October 2020 with Danish 1st Division club HB Køge.[9] He left the club again at the end of the 2020–21 season.[10]

On 15 July 2021, he returned to Emmen on a one-year deal.[11]

International career

Burnet was born in the Netherlands and is of Surinamese descent.[12] Burnet represented the Netherlands at various youth level, including under-17 and under-19.[3]

Honours

References

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