Jens Naessens

Belgian footballer
Jens Naessens
Personal information
Date of birth (1991-04-01) 1 April 1991 (age 33)
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

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

  1. ^ "NAESSENS FIRMA CON I ROSSONERI" (in Italian). Foggia. 10 October 2020.
  2. ^ "NAESSENS: BOLLETTINO MEDICO" (in Italian). Foggia. 5 November 2020.
  3. ^ Van Gael, Hannes (12 May 2021). "Lierse haalt met Jens Naessens flinke brok 1B-ervaring in huis". Het Nieuwsblad (in Flemish).
  4. ^ "Jens Naessens (30) tekent op het Lisp: "Veel goesting om twijfelaars lik op stuk te geven"". Nieuwsblad (in Flemish). 17 May 2021.
  5. ^ "TRANSFERNEWS I JENS NAESSENS" [TRANSFER NEWS I JENS NAESSENS]. rkfc.be (in Dutch). Retrieved 16 August 2023.

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