Matthew Lentink (born 18 August 1993) is an Aruban footballer who plays for Derde Divisie club VV Goes and the Aruba national football team as a goalkeeper.[1]
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | (1993-08-18) 18 August 1993 (age 29) | ||
Place of birth | Oranjestad, Aruba | ||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | VV Goes | ||
Number | 1 | ||
Youth career | |||
River Plate Aruba | |||
0000–2004 | VV Kloetinge | ||
2004–2010 | RBC Roosendaal | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2010–2011 | RBC Roosendaal | 0 | (0) |
2011–2014 | VV Goes | ||
2014–2018 | VV Kloetinge | ||
2018–2019 | Zeelandia | ||
2019–2020 | VC Vlissingen | ||
2020– | VV Goes | 34 | (0) |
National team‡ | |||
2014–2019 | Aruba | 5 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16 June 2021 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19 January 2019 |
After his first senior club RBC Roosendaal filed for bankruptcy in June 2011, Lentink joined VV Goes competing in the Eerste Klasse.[2] He played there for three seasons, and went on a trial with professional club NAC Breda before signing with VV Kloetinge on 10 May 2014.[3] His spell at the club lasted four years, and he joined Zeelandia afterwards.[4][5] After one season there, a season followed at VC Vlissingen before Lentink decided to return to VV Goes.[6] There, he was part of a historic KNVB Cup fixture against ODIN '59 in October 2020, beating the record for most penalty kicks taken in a competitive game in Zeeland ever, with 34.[7] The former record was held by DOSKO and VV Terneuzen, who kicked 30 penalties in 2000 before a winner was found.[8]
Lentink is an international of Aruba, having made his debut for the national side on 28 March 2014 in a friendly against Guam.[9]