Jeremain Marciano Lens (born 24 November 1987) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays for Turkish club Beşiktaş on loan from English club Sunderland and the Netherlands national team. He is a versatile attacking player, known for his pace and stamina, primarily being used as a winger or a striker, but he can 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 is 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.
Ukrainian Premier League 2014-2015 Dynamo Kiev | Dutch KNVB Cup 2011-2012 PSV Eindhoven | Dutch Eredivisie 2008-2009 AZ Alkmaar |
2006-2010 |
2007-2008 |
2010-2013 |
2013-2015 |
2016-2017 |
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