Filip Lesniak (born 14 May 1996) is a Slovak professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Polish club Wisła Płock.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Filip Lesniak | ||
| Date of birth | (1996-05-14) 14 May 1996 (age 26) | ||
| 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 | 52 | (2) |
| National team | |||
| 2013–2015 | Slovakia U17 | 4 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | Slovakia U19 | 6 | (1) |
| 2016–2018 | Slovakia U21 | 9 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23 May 2022 | |||
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]
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]
On 29 July 2020, he joined Polish club Wisła Płock.[13]
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]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Other | Total | |||||
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| 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[lower-alpha 1] | 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 | ||
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]
Wisła Płock – current squad | |
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