Jeremain Lens

Jeremain Lens

Lens with Dynamo Kyiv in 2015
Personal information
Full name	Jeremain Marciano Lens[1]
Date of birth	(1987-11-24) 24 November 1987 (age 36)[2]
Place of birth	Amsterdam, Netherlands
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[2]
Position(s)	Winger
Youth career
	VVA/Spartaan
	Ajax
	Omniworld
	AZ
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2006–2010	AZ	55	(13)
2007–2008	→ NEC (loan)	31	(9)
2010–2013	PSV	96	(34)
2013–2015	Dynamo Kyiv	49	(10)
2015–2018	Sunderland	22	(3)
2016–2017	→ Fenerbahçe (loan)	26	(4)
2017–2018	→ Beşiktaş (loan)	24	(1)
2018–2022	Beşiktaş	53	(4)
2021	→ Fatih Karagümrük (loan)	16	(3)
2022–2024	Versailles	41	(9)
International career‡
2006	Netherlands U19	2	(1)
2006–2007	Netherlands U20	4	(0)
2007–2008	Netherlands U21	5	(0)
2010–2017	Netherlands	34	(8)
Medal record Representing  Netherlands FIFA World Cup 2014 Brazil
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10:55, 4 July 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 9 June 2017

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 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.