Filip Lesniak

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Filip Lesniak
Personal information
Full name Filip Lesniak
Date of birth (1996-05-14) 14 May 1996 (age 25)
Place of birth Košice, Slovakia
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Wisła Płock
Number 23
Youth career
Košice
2012–2016 Tottenham Hotspur
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2017 Tottenham Hotspur 1 (0)
2016 → Slovan Liberec (loan) 1 (0)
2017–2020 AaB 39 (2)
2019–2020 → Silkeborg IF (loan) 32 (0)
2020– Wisła Płock 40 (1)
National team
2013–2015 Slovakia U17 4 (0)
2015–2016 Slovakia U19 6 (1)
2016–2018 Slovakia U21 9 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17 December 2021

Filip Lesniak (born 14 May 1996) is a Slovak footballer who plays as a midfielder for Polish club Wisła Płock.

Career[]

Tottenham Hotspur[]

Lesniak started his football career at FC VSS Kosice in Slovakia before joining the Tottenham Hotspur youth academy in January 2012.[1] After progressing through the ranks of the Tottenham Hotspur Academy, Lesniak signed his first professional contract with the club in July 2014.[2]

At the start of the 2016-17 season Lesniak signed a loan move to Slovan Liberec in the Czech Republic.[3] On 31 July 2016 he made his football league debut against Mlada Boleslav.[4] Lesniak only made two more appearances for Liberec a debut in European football Europa League qualifying round against Admira Wacker Mödling and one domestic cup match.[5] He returned to Tottenham on 31 December 2016.[6]

He made his Premier League debut on 18 May 2017 against Leicester City, providing an assist to Harry Kane who completed his fourth hat-trick of the season.[7] He had been released by Tottenham Hotspur along with 5 other academy players after the expiry of his contract on 9 June 2017.[8]

Aalborg BK[]

Lesniak moved to Danish Superliga side AaB on 4 July 2017, signing a three-year contract.[9] Upon joining the club, Lesniak was joined up by his compatriot Jakub Sylvestr.[10]

Lesniak made his Aalborg BK debut, coming on as a second-half substitute for Magnus Christensen, in a 4-1 loss against SønderjyskE in the second game of the season.[11]

On 12 July 2019, he was loaned out to Silkeborg IF until the end of the season.[12]

Wisła Płock[]

On 29 July 2020, he joined Polish club Wisła Płock.[13]

International career[]

Lesinak represented Slovakia U17, having played in UEFA European Under-17 Championship[14] and FIFA U-17 World Cup,[15] and Slovakia U19.[16][17]

In March 2016, Lesinak was called up by Slovakia U21 and made his debut, in a 4-0 win over Estonia U21.[18]

Career Statistics[]

As of match played 10 December 2017[19]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Tottenham Hotspur 2016–17 Premier League 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Slovan Liberec (loan) 2016–17 Fortuna Liga 1 0 1 0 1[a] 0 3 0
AaB 2017–18 Superligaen 18 1 0 0 0 0 18 1
Career total 20 1 1 0 1 0 22 1
  1. ^ Appearance in the Europa League

Personal[]

Lesniak' grandfather, Ján Kozák, was a national player. He has 55 caps for Czechoslovakia and was also head coach of Slovakia. His uncle is Ján Kozák jr.[20][21]

References[]

  1. ^ "Košický talent Filip Lesniak mieri do Tottenhamu" (in Slovak). Sport.sk. 26 January 2012. Retrieved 12 August 2017.
  2. ^ "Player Update". Tottenham Hotspur F.C. 3 July 2014. Archived from the original on 12 August 2017. Retrieved 12 August 2017.
  3. ^ "Talentovaný Filip Lesniak na hosťovanie z Tottenhamu do Liberca" (in Slovak). Sport.sk. 12 July 2016. Retrieved 12 August 2017.
  4. ^ "Martin Dúbravka inkasoval hetrik od Chramostu v 1. kole ePojisteni.cz ligy" (in Slovak). Sport.sk. 31 July 2016. Retrieved 12 August 2017.
  5. ^ "EL: Trenčín spoznal súpera, pôjde do Rakúska" (in Slovak). Sport.sk. 3 August 2016. Retrieved 12 August 2017.
  6. ^ Vincent Ralph (18 May 2017). "Everything you need to know about Tottenham player Filip Lesniak". HITC. Retrieved 20 May 2017.
  7. ^ Tom Rostance (18 May 2017). "Leicester City 1 - 6 Tottenham Hotspur". BBC Sport. Retrieved 20 May 2017.
  8. ^ "Player Update". tottenhamhotspur. 9 June 2017. Retrieved 9 June 2017.
  9. ^ "Spændende indkøb: Superligaklub henter spiller i Premier League" (in Danish). BT.dk. 4 July 2017. Retrieved 12 August 2017.
  10. ^ "Lesniak odchádza z Tottenhamu, vybral si Dánsko. Potrebujem hrávať, tvrdí" (in Slovak). Sport Pravda. 1 July 2017. Retrieved 12 August 2017.
  11. ^ "Soenderjyske Knuste Svage AaB Aalborg" (in Danish). Ekstra Bladet. 23 July 2017. Retrieved 12 August 2017.
  12. ^ SIF lejer midtbanespiller i AaB, silkeborgif.com, 12 July 2019
  13. ^ "Filip, witamy w Wiśle Płock!" (in Polish). Wisła Płock. 29 July 2020.
  14. ^ "ME17: V konečnej nominácii Slovenska štyria legionári" (in Slovak). Sport.sk. 25 April 2013. Retrieved 12 August 2017.
  15. ^ "M2013 FIFA U-17 World Cup" (in Slovak). Sport.sk. 22 October 2013. Retrieved 12 August 2017.
  16. ^ "Tréner Milan Malatinský zverejnil nomináciu SR19" (in Slovak). Sport.sk. 26 August 2014. Retrieved 12 August 2017.
  17. ^ "Video: Slovensko "19" zdolalo aj Azerbajdžan a postúpilo" (in Slovak). Sport.sk. 13 November 2014. Retrieved 12 August 2017.
  18. ^ "Mladí futbalisti hladko zdolali Estóncov, rozhodli v prvom polčase" (in Slovak). Sport Pravda. 23 March 2016. Retrieved 12 August 2017.
  19. ^ "F. Lesniak". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
  20. ^ "Filip Lesniak dostal zmluvu v Tottenhame" (in Slovak). Sport.sk. 22 July 2014. Retrieved 12 August 2017.
  21. ^ "Sníval o Tottenhame, hrá za Hotspur" (in Slovak). Sport.sk. 26 January 2015. Retrieved 12 August 2017.

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