Jens Naessens
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 1 April 1991 | ||
| Place of birth | Deinze, Belgium | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Knokke | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2009–2014 | Zulte Waregem | 95 | (19) |
| 2014–2017 | Mechelen | 39 | (4) |
| 2016 | → Antwerp (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | → Zulte Waregem (loan) | 11 | (1) |
| 2017–2019 | Westerlo | 48 | (15) |
| 2019–2020 | Roeselare | 17 | (5) |
| 2020 | Foggia | 3 | (0) |
| 2021–2023 | Lierse Kempenzonen | 36 | (3) |
| 2023– | Knokke | 0 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2011–2013 | Belgium U21 | 4 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16 August 2023 | |||
Jens Naessens (born 1 April 1991) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Knokke.
Club career
[edit]On 10 October 2020, he joined Italian Serie C club Foggia.[1] On 4 November 2020 in a game against Casertana, he ruptured his achilles tendon.[2]
His contract was terminated on 1 December 2020. Five months later he signed a one-year contract with Lierse Kempenzonen.[3][4]
On 27 June 2023, Royal Knokke F.C. announced the signing of Naessens, on a two-year contract.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ "NAESSENS FIRMA CON I ROSSONERI" (in Italian). Foggia. 10 October 2020.
- ^ "NAESSENS: BOLLETTINO MEDICO" (in Italian). Foggia. 5 November 2020.
- ^ Van Gael, Hannes (12 May 2021). "Lierse haalt met Jens Naessens flinke brok 1B-ervaring in huis". Het Nieuwsblad (in Flemish).
- ^ "Jens Naessens (30) tekent op het Lisp: "Veel goesting om twijfelaars lik op stuk te geven"". Nieuwsblad (in Flemish). 17 May 2021.
- ^ "TRANSFERNEWS I JENS NAESSENS" [TRANSFER NEWS I JENS NAESSENS]. rkfc.be (in Dutch). Retrieved 16 August 2023.
External links
[edit]- Jens Naessens at the Royal Belgian Football Association
- Jens Naessens at Soccerway
Categories:
- 1991 births
- Living people
- Men's association football forwards
- Belgian men's footballers
- Belgium men's under-21 international footballers
- S.V. Zulte Waregem players
- K.V. Mechelen players
- Royal Antwerp F.C. players
- K.V.C. Westerlo players
- K.S.V. Roeselare players
- Calcio Foggia 1920 players
- Lierse Kempenzonen players
- Belgian Pro League players
- Challenger Pro League players
- Serie C players
- Belgian expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in Italy
- Belgian expatriate sportspeople in Italy
- People from Deinze
- Footballers from East Flanders