Lion Kalentjev (Russian: Лион Калентьев; born 9 January 2000) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for Vierde Divisie club RKVV Westlandia. Born in the Netherlands to Russian parents, he represented Russia internationally on junior levels.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 9 January 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Groningen, Netherlands | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Westlandia | ||
| Youth career | |||
| VV Helpman | |||
| –2011 | GVAV-Rapiditas | ||
| 2011–2014 | Groningen | ||
| 2014–2019 | Feyenoord | ||
| 2019–2020 | NEC | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020–2021 | NEC | 0 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | → TOP Oss (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2021–2023 | DOVO | ||
| 2023– | Westlandia | ||
| International career‡ | |||
| 2018 | Russia U18 | 3 | (1) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12:45, 4 September 2021 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23 February 2018 | |||
Club career
editHe spent most of his junior career at Feyenoord and represented the club in the 2017–18 UEFA Youth League before joining NEC before the 2019–20 season. In November 2020, he was sent on loan to Eerste Divisie club TOP Oss.[1]
He made his professional Eerste Divisie debut for TOP Oss on 14 December 2020 in a game against Jong FC Utrecht.[2] As his contract expired with NEC on 30 June 2021, Kalentjev practiced with TOP Oss ahead of the new season.[3]
On 12 July 2021, Kalentjev signed with DOVO, competing in the Derde Divisie.[4] He made his debut on 21 August, also scoring his first goal for the club, in a 3–3 draw against VVOG.[5] Ahead of the 2023-24 season, Kalentjev signed for Vierde Divisie club RKVV Westlandia.[6]
Personal life
editHe was born in Groningen four months after his parents arrived to Netherlands from Russia as asylum seekers.
References
edit- ^ Pichel, Dominique (16 November 2020). "NEC stalt twee spelers bij TOP Oss". Brabants Dagblad (in Dutch).
- ^ "Jong Utrecht v TOP Oss game report". Soccerway. 14 December 2020.
- ^ "24 man op trainingsveld TOP Oss, waarvan de helft onder contract". kliknieuws.nl (in Dutch). 23 June 2021.
- ^ Brouwer, Henk (12 July 2021). "DOVO versterkt zich met Mercan en Kalentjev, Abid stopt". De Gelderlander (in Dutch).
- ^ "Derde divisie: DOVO sleept gelijkspel uit het vuur, Sportlust'46 boekt eerste zege". RTV Utrecht (in Dutch). 21 August 2021.
- ^ Wordt Lion Kalentjev onze nieuwe goalgetter?, rkvv-westlandia.nl, 19 June 2023
External links
edit- Lion Kalentjev at Soccerway
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