Lorenzo Burnet | |
Birth Date: | 11 January 1991 |
Birth Place: | Amsterdam, Netherlands |
Height: | 1.70 m |
Position: | Left-back |
Youthclubs1: | Zeeburgia[1] |
Youthclubs2: | Ajax |
Years1: | 2011–2016 |
Clubs1: | Groningen[2] |
Caps1: | 104 |
Goals1: | 4 |
Years2: | 2016–2017 |
Clubs2: | Slovan Bratislava |
Caps2: | 8 |
Goals2: | 0 |
Years3: | 2017 |
Clubs3: | → NEC (loan) |
Caps3: | 9 |
Goals3: | 0 |
Years4: | 2017–2019 |
Clubs4: | Excelsior |
Caps4: | 33 |
Goals4: | 0 |
Years5: | 2019–2020 |
Clubs5: | Emmen |
Caps5: | 20 |
Goals5: | 0 |
Years6: | 2020–2021 |
Clubs6: | HB Køge |
Caps6: | 10 |
Goals6: | 0 |
Years7: | 2021–2024 |
Clubs7: | Emmen |
Caps7: | 65 |
Goals7: | 2 |
Nationalteam1: | Netherlands U17[3] |
Nationalcaps1: | 9 |
Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
Nationalteam2: | Netherlands U19 |
Nationalcaps2: | 3 |
Nationalgoals2: | 1 |
Pcupdate: | 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. 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]
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.
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