Lorenzo Burnet (born 11 January 1991) is a Dutch professional

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who plays as a

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for

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club Emmen.

Club career

After starting as a footballer at amateur East Amsterdam club AVV Zeeburgia, Burnet joined the top-ranked

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youth system in 2004. He spent seven years as a youth player for Ajax but was not offered a senior contract. In April 2011, Burnet and his team-mate

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reached a three-year agreement with fellow Eredivisie club

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, a club managed by former Ajax youth coach

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. Burnet made his debut in a league game against

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on 7 August 2011. He helped the Green-White Army win the

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in 2014–15 against defending champions

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. It was their first major trophy and they qualified for the

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. In May 2016, he joined Slovak club Slovan Bratislava. After making 8 appearances he was loaned out to

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. In June 2017, Burnet signed a two-year deal with

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after his contract with Slovan Bratislava had been dissolved After playing the 2019–20 season for

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, Burnet moved to Denmark where he signed a season-long deal on 18 October 2020 with

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club

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. He left the club again at the end of the 2020–21 season. On 15 July 2021, he returned to Emmen on a one-year deal.

International career

Burnet was born in the Netherlands and is of Surinamese descent. Burnet represented the Netherlands at various youth level, including under-17 and under-19.

Honours

Groningen *

: 2014–15

References

External links

*
Voetbal International profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Burnet, Lorenzo 1991 births Living people Footballers from Amsterdam Association football defenders Dutch footballers Dutch sportspeople of Surinamese descent A.V.V. Zeeburgia players FC Groningen players ŠK Slovan Bratislava players NEC Nijmegen players Excelsior Rotterdam players FC Emmen players HB Køge players Eredivisie players Slovak Super Liga players Danish 1st Division players Netherlands youth international footballers Netherlands under-21 international footballers Dutch expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Slovakia Expatriate men's footballers in Denmark Dutch expatriate sportspeople in Slovakia Dutch expatriate sportspeople in Denmark