Jeremain Lens
Jeremain Lens (born 24 November 1987 in Amsterdam) is a Dutch footballer of Surinamese descent who is since July 2013 with Dynamo Kiev in the Premjer - Liha under contract. He was before the World Cup 2010 squad advanced to the Dutch selection.
Playing career
Association
Jeremain Lens, whose uncle Sigi Lens played in the 1980s, even as a professional for AZ and Fortuna Sittard, was active in the youth at Spartaan, Ajax and FC Omniworld before he came to AZ Alkmaar. In the season 2005/ 06 he made his professional debut for the club, but was able to achieve a regular place in the first formation; it stayed on two assignments, one of them in the league. In the following season, the striker came on as a reserve player 14 missions for the Red and Whites. In the 2007/2008 season AZ gave it to the league rivals NEC Nijmegen, where in 31 games he managed under coach Mario Been with nine goals his breakthrough. After his return to AZ he came into the league season is Louis van Gaal only eight missions, as threw him back a foot injury followed by surgery.
In the 2009/10 season he was for coach Ronald Koeman first turn only substitute. However, in the Champions League duels with Standard Liege and Arsenal he was able to convince to right outside and came in the second half of the Eredivisie under Dick Advocaat more and more used. With a total of twelve gates and seven assists in the league he became an important player on the team. The end of March he made a hat-trick almost alone for the 3-2 win against Heracles Almelo from AZ.
On 27 May 2010 he signed a four year contract with PSV Eindhoven, who let them go to Alkmaar in return Dirk Marc Ellis. On October 24, 2010, he at 10-0 drubbing over rivals Feyenoord Rotterdam his first double in the PSV jersey succeeded.
National
Lens played in the U21 and the U23 selection of the Netherlands. Coach Foppe de Haan renounced it, but to take him to the Olympics to Beijing, because he was too selfish Lens, immature and undisciplined.
In June 2009 Lens played at Parbo Beer Cup in Paramaribo for a Surinamese - Dutch selection. The team, coached by Aron Winter, was half domestic players, the other half surinamischstämmigen players in the Dutch leagues, so-called Suriprofs who had competed in the previous edition of the tournament in 2007 with his own team. The use of professionals - including Edgar Davids as captain of the team - was possible because the tournament did not take place under the auspices of FIFA. The games do not count as official internationals. Lens came in all three games against French Guiana, Guyana and Antigua and Barbuda for use; in a 5-1 win against Guyana, he scored two goals.
The Dutch Bond coach Bert van Marwijk called Lens before the 2010 World Cup in May 2010 to the training camp of the Dutch team in Hoenderloo and then also in the advanced 30s squad for South Africa. For the 23er squad van Marwijk Lens, however, not taken into account. His debut came Lens in the first international match after the World Cup. For friendly match on August 11, 2010 in Donetsk against Ukraine van Marwijk gave up the World Cup participants. Lens played 90 minutes and scored in a 1-1 draw after 73 minutes the opening goal. His most countries last Match of Lens on 17 November 2010 against Turkey in a 1-0 victory.
Achievements
- KNVB Cup: 2012 ( with PSV)