Maxime Lestienne
Lestienne playing for Rubin in 2016 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Maxime Lestienne | ||
Date of birth | 17 June 1992 | ||
Place of birth | Mouscron, Belgium | ||
Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in) | ||
Playing position | Winger | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Rubin Kazan | ||
Number | 10 | ||
Youth career | |||
1996–2008 | Mouscron | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2008–2010 | Mouscron | 20 | (3) |
2010–2014 | Club Brugge | 102 | (33) |
2014–2016 | Al-Arabi | 0 | (0) |
2014–2015 | → Genoa (loan) | 23 | (1) |
2015–2016 | → PSV (loan) | 14 | (1) |
2016– | Rubin Kazan | 7 | (1) |
National team‡ | |||
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) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 30 November 2016. |
Maxime Lestienne (French pronunciation: [maksim lɛstjɛn][1]), born 17 June 1992, is a Belgian footballer who plays as a winger for FC Rubin Kazan.
Career
Mouscron
Lestienne came up through the youth ranks at Royal Excelsior Mouscron. At the time of his debut in the senior squad on 20 December 2008, Mouscron was competing in the Belgian First Division. Lestienne came on as a substitute for Asanda Sishuba in the 80th minute of a 5–1 home victory against Club Brugge.[2]
Club Brugge
After the bankruptcy of Mouscron in 2009, Lestienne became available on a free transfer. Despite interest from English side Everton and Dutch side PSV Eindhoven,[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 (Loan)
From July 12, 2015, Lestienne was loaned out to PSV Eindhoven until the end of the 2015-16 season. PSV decided not to exercise its option to buy the player at the end of the loan spell.
Rubin Kazan
On 5 July 2016, he moved to Russian club FC Rubin Kazan.[4]
International career
Lestienne was called up to the Belgium national football team for the friendly against USA in May 2013, but did not play. He has appeared nine times for the Belgium U21 team and scored once, when he converted a penalty in the 53rd minute in a 2015 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship qualification Group 9 game with Cyprus U21 won by Belgium 2-0.[5]
References
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o6x39jxBoTo
- ↑ Player info at sporza.be (Dutch)
- ↑ Officiel : Lestienne à Bruges
- ↑ "Lestienne vertrekt voor vier seizoenen naar Roebin Kazan." (in Dutch). PSV Eindhoven. 5 July 2016.
- ↑ "Belgium up and running against Cyprus". UEFA. 25 March 2013. Retrieved 30 September 2013.
External links
- Player info at the official site (French)
- Player info at walfoot.be (French)
- Belgium Stats at Belgian FA