Maxime Lestienne

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Maxime Lestienne
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Lestienne playing for PSV in 2015
Personal information
Full name Maxime Lestienne
Date of birth (1992-06-17) 17 June 1992 (age 32)
Place of birth Mouscron, Belgium
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Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
PSV
Number 16
Youth career
1996–2008 Mouscron
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2010 Mouscron 20 (3)
2010–2014 Club Brugge 102 (33)
2014– Al-Arabi 0 (0)
2014–2015 Genoa (loan) 23 (1)
2015– PSV (loan) 7 (1)
International career
2007 Belgium U15 4 (1)
2007–2008 Belgium U16 11 (5)
2009 Belgium U17 5 (0)
2009 Belgium U18 1 (1)
2009–2011 Belgium U19 14 (4)
2010–2013 Belgium U21 9 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 October 2015
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 2 March 2014

Maxime Lestienne (French pronunciation: ​[maksim lɛstjɛn];[1] born 17 June 1992) is a Belgian footballer who plays as a winger for PSV Eindhoven in the Eredivisie, on loan from Al-Arabii.

Career

Mouscron

As a youth product of Mouscron Lestienne made his debut at the highest level of Belgian football on 20 December 2008, in a 5–1 home victory against Club Brugge, as an 80th minute replacement for Asanda Sishuba.[2]

Club Brugge

After the bankruptcy of Mouscron Lestienne was able to make a free transfer. The English side Everton and Dutch side PSV Eindhoven were very interested to sign Lestienne.[3] Lestienne eventually signed a contract with Club Brugge on 6 January 2010.

Al-Arabi

Lestienne transferred to Al-Arabi in the summer of 2014.

Genoa (Loan)

Lestienne was loaned out to Genoa until the end of the 2014-15 season almost immediately after signing for Qatari side Al-Arabi.

PSV Eindhoven (Loan)

As from July 12th 2015, Lestienne was loaned out to PSV Eindhoven until the end of the 2015-16 season. The Dutch side also agreed an option to buy Lestienne at the end of the loan spell.

International career

Lestienne was called up to the Belgium national football team for the friendly against USA in May 2013, but didn't make his début. He has played 7 games for the Belgium U21 team, scoring 1 goal in a 2015 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship qualification Group 9 game with Cyprus U21, scoring a penalty in the 53rd minute.[4]

References

  1. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o6x39jxBoTo
  2. Player info at sporza.be (Dutch)
  3. Officiel : Lestienne à Bruges
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