Lesly de Sa

Lesly de Sa (born 2 April 1993) is a Dutch professional football player of Angolan descent,[1] who plays as a right winger for AFC Eskilstuna. An Ajax youth product, he joined Go Ahead Eagles and Willem II on loan before signing with Slovak side Slovan Bratislava in 2016. After two years, of which he spent the second on loan with Oss, he was released. In 2020, he moved to Swedish club AFC Eskilstuna

Lesly de Sa
Personal information
Full name Lesly Dumas de Sa
Date of birth (1993-04-02) 2 April 1993
Place of birth Mijdrecht, Netherlands
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Playing position(s) Winger
Club information
Current team
 Eskilstuna
Youth career
–2002 Argon
2002–2011 Ajax Amsterdam
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2016 Ajax Amsterdam 13 (1)
2013–2015 → Jong Ajax 17 (7)
2014–2015 → Go Ahead Eagles (loan) 16 (1)
2015–2016 → Willem II (loan) 18 (0)
2016–2018 Slovan Bratislava 20 (1)
2017–2018 → Oss (loan) 10 (0)
2020– Eskilstuna 1 (0)
National team‡
2007–2008 Netherlands U15 5 (1)
2008–2009 Netherlands U16 5 (1)
2009–2010 Netherlands U17 11 (1)
2010–2011 Netherlands U18 3 (0)
2011 Netherlands U19 9 (0)
2013– Netherlands U20 3 (0)
2013 Netherlands U21 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 13:15, 19 July 2020 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 16:21, 15 October 2013 (UTC)

Club career

Ajax

De Sa began his football career in the youth of SV Argon, from where he transferred to the youth squad of Ajax in 2002. He made his debut for the senior squad in a KNVB Cup match on 21 September 2011 against VV Noordwijk, replacing Aras Özbiliz and scoring his first goal in the 61st minute in a 3–1 away win for the Amsterdam side.[2] Although he was included on a few squad lineups for league matches in the 2011–12 Eredivisie season, he did not make any appearances. Playing for Jong Ajax instead, it wasn't until the following season on 20 October 2012, that De Sa would come into action for the first team in a league match, making his Eredivisie debut in a game against Heracles Almelo, coming on in the 77th minute for Tobias Sana in the 3–3 away draw. His teammate Viktor Fischer made his league debut for the first team in the same match as well.[3]

Starting the 2013–14 season with the reserves team Jong Ajax who had recently been promoted to the Dutch Eerste Divisie, De Sa made his first appearance of the season on 5 August 2013, starting on the right wing in the home match against Telstar, before being substituted off in the 76th minute for Marvin Höner in the 2–0 win at home, marking the reserves team's debut in the second tier of professional football in the Netherlands.[4] He scored his first goal of the season for Jong Ajax on 26 August 2013 scoring the opener in the 1–1 draw at home against FC Emmen.[5]

On 28 August 2013 he was called up to play for the first team in the Eredivisie home match against Go Ahead Eagles where he made his first appearance in the starting line up for the first team. Ajax won the match 6–0, with De Sa scoring the second goal for Ajax only two minutes after the first goal was put in its own net by one of Go Ahead Eagles defenders. Within 5 minutes Ajax scored two more goals to increase the lead by four, with De Sa assisting Kolbeinn Sigþórsson on his first of the two scored with a cross from the right side of the box. De Sa was then substituted off in the 69th minute of the match for Lucas Andersen.[6] The following match saw De Sa starting on the right wing again in what would be his continental debut for the first team in the 2013–14 UEFA Champions League group stage match against A.C. Milan on 1 October 2013. The match ended in a 1–1 draw, with Lesley playing the first 64 minutes before being substituted once more for Lucas Andersen in the home match.[7]

Go Ahead Eagles

De Sa spent the 2014–15 season on loan at Go Ahead Eagles,[8] playing 16 matches and scoring once.

Willem II

On 22 June 2015, it was announced that De Sa was being sent on loan to Willem II together with Ruben Ligeon and Richairo Zivkovic.[9]

International career

On 27 November 2007, De Sa made his international debut for the Netherlands at youth level playing for the Netherlands U-15 squad in a friendly match against Slovakia U-15. He scored his first international goal for Netherlands U15 two days later in another friendly match against Slovakia U-15 on 29 November 2007. That season De Sa went on two appear in three more friendly fixtures for Netherlands U-15. One against Belgium U-15, and two matches against Switzerland U-15.[10] On 28 October 2008 he made his debut for the Netherlands U-16 in the 10th edition of the Tournoi de Val-de-Marne '08 in Paris, France against Italy U-16. After his second appearance, a 1–0 away victory over the host nation France U-16, he then scored his first goal for the under-16 team in a match against Uruguay U-16 in the same tournament. He later appeared in two more friendly matches for Netherlands U-16 against both Ukraine U-16 and ireland U-16.[11]

De Sa made his debut for the Netherlands U-17 on 22 September 2009 in a friendly match against France U-17. He played a significant role for the under-17 teams 2010 UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship campaign, making a total of six appearances, while also competing in the La Manga Cup in Murcia, Spain where he scored his first goal against Denmark U-17 in the 2–1 loss.[12][13]

On 27 November 2010, he made his debut for the under-18 team against Romania U-18, making two further appearances for the Netherlands U-18 that season. On 19 May 2011 he debuted for the Netherlands U-19 in a 2011 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualification match against Israel U-19, making a total of six appearances in the Dutch U-19 qualifying campaign, also appearing in three friendly matches for the under-19 team that season.[14]

Career statistics

Club
As of 1 July 2016[15][16]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental1 Other2 Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Ajax2011–12Eredivisie0011000011
2012–131000000010
2013–14121303000181
Total 131413000202
Jong Ajax2013–14Eerste Divisie177–––177
Go Ahead Eagles2014–15Eredivisie161100010181
Willem II2015-16Eredivisie180210000201
Career total 6497230107511

1 Includes UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League matches.

2 Includes Johan Cruijff Shield and Play-off matches.

References
  1. "De Sa wil historie schrijven met Ajax A1". Ajax.nl. 15 May 2011.
  2. "Noordwijk vs. Ajax 1-3". Soccerway.com. 19 October 2011.
  3. "Heracles Vs. Ajax 3 - 3". Soccerway.com. 21 October 2012.
  4. "Historische zege debutant Jong Ajax". Ajax.nl. 5 August 2013.
  5. "Jong Ajax gelijk tegen Emmen". Ajax.nl. 26 August 2013.
  6. "Ajax 6–0 Go Ahead Eagles match report". Football Oranje. 28 August 2013.
  7. "Ajax 1–1 AC Milan match report". Soccerway. 1 October 2013.
  8. "Ajax loans out De Sa to Go Ahead". AFC Ajax. 24 July 2014. Archived from the original on 22 June 2015.
  9. 'Twee andere Ajacieden volgen voorbeeld van Zivkovic en trekken naar Tilburg' (Dutch). Voetbalprimeur. 22 June 2015.
  10. "onder 15: namen, cijfers & feiten". OnsOranje. 1 October 2013.
  11. "Tournoi du Val-de-Marne U-16 (France)". RSSSF. 1 October 2013.
  12. "Netherlands 2010 UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship profile". UEFA.com. 1 October 2013. Archived from the original on 23 October 2010. Retrieved 7 October 2013.
  13. "Feyenoorders in Ned O/17 verliezen van Denemarken". Feyenoordacademy.com. 1 October 2013.
  14. "Lesley de Sa - Under-19 Profile". UEFA.com. 1 October 2013.
  15. "L. de Sa". Soccerway. Retrieved 7 October 2013.
  16. "Lesley de Sa - Voetbal International profile". Voetbal International.
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