Jeremain Lens

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Jeremain Lens, the Kingdom of the Netherlands forward, made 24 appearances for Sunderland. He found the net 4 times, averaging 0.17 goals per game. His most prolific season in our data was 2015-16, with 4 goals. In our match data he features from 2015 to 2016. More of his recorded appearances came under Sam Allardyce than any other manager — 24 in all. Among the bigger results he featured in was a 3-0 win over Newcastle at home in 2015. He lined up alongside Billy Jones more than any other team-mate in our data, the two starting 13 games together. Across 22 matches we hold detailed data for, his average match rating is 6.60.

Figures are from our match-by-match data, densest from 2010 onward.

Jeremain Marciano Lens (born 24 November 1987) is a Dutch former professional footballer . He was a versatile attacking player, known for his pace and stamina, primarily being used as a left winger or a striker , but he could also successfully play as a second striker . Lens began his career at AZ , and after a loan at NEC , played a part in their 2008–09 Eredivisie triumph. In 2010, he moved to PSV , where he won the 2011–12 KNVB Cup , and in 2013 was signed by Dynamo Kyiv . He won the Ukrainian Cup in his first season, the double in his second, and signed for Sunderland in July 2015. Lens was a full international for the Netherlands, and has earned 34 caps. In August 2010, he received his first international cap against Ukraine and scored a debut goal. He was part of the Dutch squad which came third at the 2014 FIFA World Cup . — Wikipedia

Position: FW
Nationality: Kingdom of the Netherlands
Birthplace: Amsterdam
Born: 24 Nov 1987
Height: 178 cm
Weight: 75 kg

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At Sunderland

On 15 July 2015, after completing a medical, Sunderland signed Lens for an undisclosed fee on a four-year contract. This move reunited him with head coach Dick Advocaat after previously working under him at PSV and AZ. [ 6 ] Lens scored his first English Premier League goal on 29 August 2015, securing a 2–2 draw at Aston Villa . [ 7 ] He scored his second Sunderland goal against West Ham United on 3 October 2015, lobbing the ball over goalkeeper Adrián to put Sunderland 2–0 ahead. However, Lens was then sent off after receiving two yellow cards for rash tackles, and West Ham went on to earn a 2–2 draw. [ 8 ] The match turned out to be Advocaat's final one in charge of Sunderland, as he left the club the next day. Lens stated he was unhappy at Sunderland, suggesting he could leave the club in the January transfer window as he "did not come to the Premier League to sit on the bench". [ 9 ] Lens started in Sunderland's FA Cup third round tie against Arsenal , and scored the opening goal in the match, after which Arsenal came back to win 3–1. [ 10 ] On 30 August 2016, Lens was loaned to Fenerbahçe on a season-long deal. [ 11 ] — Wikipedia

Career

AZ Alkmaar (2006–10)→Netherlands national under-19 football team (2006–06)→N.E.C. (2007–08)→Netherlands national under-21 football team (2007–08)→Netherlands national association football team (2010)→PSV Eindhoven (2010–13)→FC Dynamo Kyiv (2013–15)→Sunderland A.F.C. (2015)

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