Lesly de Sa
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Lesly Dumas de Sa | ||
Date of birth | 2 April 1993 | ||
Place of birth | Mijdrecht, Netherlands | ||
Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
Position(s) |
Winger | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Ajax Amateurs | ||
Number | 17 | ||
Youth career | |||
–2002 | Argon | ||
2002–2011 |
Ajax | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2011–2016 | Ajax | 13 | (1) |
2013–2015 | Jong Ajax | 17 | (7) |
2014–2015 | → Go Ahead Eagles (loan) | 16 | (1) |
2015–2016 | → Willem II (loan) | 18 | (0) |
2016–2018 | Slovan Bratislava | 25 | (3) |
2017–2018 |
→ Oss (loan) | 10 | (0) |
2020 | Eskilstuna | 1 | (0) |
2021 | Tsarsko Selo | 12 | (0) |
2022– | Ajax Amateurs | 20 | (1) |
International career | |||
2007–2008 | Netherlands U15 | 5 | (1) |
2008–2009 |
Netherlands U16 | 5 | (1) |
2009–2010 | Netherlands U17 | 11 | (1) |
2010–2011 |
Netherlands U18 | 3 | (0) |
2011 | Netherlands U19 | 9 | (0) |
2012–2013 | Netherlands U19 | 3 | (0) |
2013 | Netherlands U21 | 2 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 04:23, 24 March 2023 (UTC) |
Lesly de Sa (born 2 April 1993) is a Dutch professional
An
Club career
Ajax
De Sa began his football career in the youth of SV Argon, from where he transferred to the youth squad of Ajax in 2002. He made his debut for the senior squad in a KNVB Cup match on 21 September 2011 against VV Noordwijk, replacing Aras Özbiliz and scoring his first goal in the 61st minute in a 3–1 away win for the Amsterdam side.[1] Although he was included on a few squad lineups for league matches in the 2011–12 Eredivisie season, he did not make any appearances. Playing for Jong Ajax instead, it wasn't until the following season on 20 October 2012, that De Sa would come into action for the first team in a league match, making his Eredivisie debut in a game against Heracles Almelo, coming on in the 77th minute for Tobias Sana in the 3–3 away draw. His teammate Viktor Fischer made his league debut for the first team in the same match as well.[2]
Starting the 2013–14 season with the reserves team Jong Ajax who had recently been promoted to the Dutch Eerste Divisie, De Sa made his first appearance of the season on 5 August 2013, starting on the right wing in the home match against Telstar, before being substituted off in the 76th minute for Marvin Höner in the 2–0 win at home, marking the reserves team's debut in the second tier of professional football in the Netherlands.[3] He scored his first goal of the season for Jong Ajax on 26 August 2013 scoring the opener in the 1–1 draw at home against FC Emmen.[4]
On 28 August 2013 he was called up to play for the first team in the
Loan to Go Ahead Eagles
De Sa spent the 2014–15 season on loan at Go Ahead Eagles,[7] playing 16 matches and scoring once. He made his debut for the club on 10 August 2014 during the first round of the Eredivisie, at home against Groningen. De Sa scored the 2–0 goal in the 50th minute, after which Groningen mounted a comeback to win 3–2. Partly due to injuries, De Sa was unable to play for large parts of the season. Go Ahead finished the season in seventeenth place in the Eredivisie, which followed by relegation via the 2015 play-offs. On 13 May 2015, it was announced that Ajax were considering transfer-listing De Sa.[8] After the season, the Slovakian club AS Trenčín showed interest in acquiring De Sa.[9]
Loan to Willem II
On 22 June 2015, it was announced that De Sa was being sent on loan to
Slovan Bratislava
In May 2016, De Sa signed a four-year contract with Slovakian club Slovan Bratislava who incorporated him transfer-free after Ajax did not renew his contract.[12] De Sa started the new season with Bratislava in a team with fellow countrymen Ruben Ligeon, Lorenzo Burnet, Mitchell Schet and Joeri de Kamps, among others. On 28 June 2016, De Sa made his official debut for Slovan. On that day, they played a match in the first qualifying round of the UEFA Europa League against Partizani Tirana, which finished in a 0–0 draw.[13]
Oss, Eskilstuna and Tsarsko Selo
De Sa was sent on loan to
International career
De Sa is of Angolan descent.[18] On 27 November 2007, he made his international debut for the Netherlands at youth level playing for the Netherlands U-15 squad in a friendly match against Slovakia U-15. He scored his first international goal for Netherlands U15 two days later in another friendly match against Slovakia U-15 on 29 November 2007. That season De Sa went on two appear in three more friendly fixtures for Netherlands U-15. One against Belgium U-15, and two matches against Switzerland U-15.[19] On 28 October 2008, he made his debut for the Netherlands U-16 in the 10th edition of the Tournoi de Val-de-Marne '08 in Paris, France, against Italy U-16. After his second appearance, a 1–0 away victory over the host nation France U-16, he then scored his first goal for the under-16 team in a match against Uruguay U-16 in the same tournament. He later appeared in two more friendly matches for Netherlands U-16 against both Ukraine U-16 and Ireland U-16.[20]
De Sa made his debut for the
On 27 November 2010, he made his debut for the under-18 team against Romania U-18, making two further appearances for the Netherlands U-18 that season. On 19 May 2011, he debuted for the Netherlands U-19 in a 2011 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualification match against Israel U-19, making a total of six appearances in the Dutch U-19 qualifying campaign, also appearing in three friendly matches for the under-19 team that season.[23]
Career statistics
Club
Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental1 | Other2 | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Ajax | 2011–12 |
Eredivisie | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
2012–13 |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
2013–14 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 1 | ||
Total | 13 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 2 | ||
Jong Ajax | 2013–14 | Eerste Divisie | 17 | 7 | – | – | – | 17 | 7 | |||
Go Ahead Eagles | 2014–15 | Eredivisie | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 1 |
Willem II | 2015-16 | Eredivisie | 18 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 1 |
Career total | 64 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 75 | 11 |
1 Includes UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League matches.
2 Includes
References
- ^ "Noordwijk vs. Ajax 1-3". Soccerway.com. 19 October 2011.
- ^ "Heracles Vs. Ajax 3 - 3". Soccerway.com. 21 October 2012.
- ^ "Historische zege debutant Jong Ajax". Ajax.nl. 5 August 2013.
- ^ "Jong Ajax gelijk tegen Emmen". Ajax.nl. 26 August 2013.
- ^ "Ajax 6–0 Go Ahead Eagles match report". Football Oranje. 28 August 2013.
- ^ "Ajax 1–1 AC Milan match report". Soccerway. 1 October 2013.
- ^ "Ajax loans out De Sa to Go Ahead". AFC Ajax. 24 July 2014. Archived from the original on 22 June 2015.
- ^ "Ajax zet ook Lesley de Sa in de etalage". AT5 (in Dutch). 13 May 2015.
- ^ "AS Trencin wil De Sa oppikken bij Ajax | Ajax Showtime". Ajaxshowtime.com (in Dutch). 26 May 2015.
- ^ 'Twee andere Ajacieden volgen voorbeeld van Zivkovic en trekken naar Tilburg' (Dutch). Voetbalprimeur. 22 June 2015.
- ^ "DOVO vol met passie en laat Willem II zweten". v.v. DOVO (in Dutch). 23 September 2015.
- ^ "Transfervrije De Sa ruilt Ajax in voor Slovan Bratislava". Voetbal International (in Dutch). 28 May 2016.
- ^ "Nederlanders blijven met Bratislava steken op gelijkspel". Voetbal International (in Dutch). 28 June 2016.
- ^ Aarts, Rob (5 December 2017). "Doemscenario De Sa komt uit: aanvaller scheurt kruisband". Brabants Dagblad (in Dutch).
- ^ "Lesly De Sa klar för AFC Eskilstuna". AFC Eskilstuna (in Swedish). 5 February 2020.
- ^ Dingemanse, Justus (5 February 2020). "Lesly de Sa stopt met trainen bij Jong Ajax en tekent voor drie jaar in Zweden". Voetbalzone (in Dutch).
- ^ Verhaar, Thijs (16 February 2021). "Lesly de Sa duikt op in Bulgarije: 'Ik voelde dat God nog een plan had voor mij'". Voetbalzone (in Dutch).
- ^ "De Sa wil historie schrijven met Ajax A1". Ajax.nl. 15 May 2011.
- ^ "onder 15: namen, cijfers & feiten". OnsOranje. 1 October 2013.
- ^ "Tournoi du Val-de-Marne U-16 (France)". RSSSF. 1 October 2013.
- ^ "Netherlands 2010 UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship profile". UEFA.com. 1 October 2013. Archived from the original on 23 October 2010. Retrieved 7 October 2013.
- ^ "Feyenoorders in Ned O/17 verliezen van Denemarken". Feyenoordacademy.com. 1 October 2013.
- ^ "Lesley de Sa - Under-19 Profile". UEFA.com. 1 October 2013.
- ^ "L. de Sa". Soccerway. Retrieved 7 October 2013.
- ^ "Lesley de Sa - Voetbal International profile". Voetbal International.
External links
- Voetbal International profile (in Dutch)
- Lesly de Sa – UEFA competition record (archive)
- Netherlands U21 stats at OnsOranje