Lorenzo Burnet (born 11 January 1991) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a left-back.

Club career

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.[2] 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]

International career

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.[3]

Honours

Groningen

References

  1. ^ a b Seizoengids 2011/2012 (in Dutch). Voetbal International. p. 88.
  2. ^ a b "Lorenzo Burnet" (in Dutch). FCGSTATS.NL (FC Groningen Statistics). Retrieved 14 August 2011.
  3. ^ a b c "Lorenzo Burnet". UEFA.com. Retrieved 14 August 2011.
  4. ^ "Lorenzo Burnet" (in Dutch). Ajaxinside.nl. Retrieved 14 August 2011.
  5. ^ "Groningen claim first trophy with KNVB Cup triumph". Goal.com. 4 May 2015. Retrieved 18 May 2015.
  6. ^ "PEC Zwolle vs. Groningen - 3 May 2015 - Soccerway". za.soccerway.com.
  7. ^ "Do Slovana mieri ďalší odchovanec Ajaxu Amsterdam - ProFutbal.sk". profutbal.sk.
  8. ^ Excelsior haalt transfervrije Burnet binnen (Dutch). Voetbal International. 23 June 2017.
  9. ^ HB Køge skriver med rutineret hollandsk back, hbkoge.dk, 18 October 2020
  10. ^ Stor udskiftning: 10 spillere forlader dansk klub, tipsbladet.dk, 13 May 2021
  11. ^ "LORENZO BURNET TERUG IN EMMEN" (in Dutch). Emmen. 15 July 2021. Retrieved 3 October 2021.
  12. ^ Gayadien, Gepost door Rajesh. "Inventarisatie Suriprof verdedigers". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016.
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