Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 21 October 2001 | ||
Place of birth | Amsterdam, Netherlands | ||
Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
Position(s) | Right-back | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Telstar | ||
Number | 16 | ||
Youth career | |||
GeuzenMiddenmeer | |||
UVV Utrecht | |||
Zeeburgia | |||
–2016 | Alphense Boys | ||
2016–2018 | Roda JC | ||
2018–2019 | Hollandia | ||
2019–2020 | De Volewijckers | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
2020– | Telstar | 56 | (2) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 07:06, 11 May 2024 (UTC) |
Yaël Liesdek (born 21 October 2001) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Eerste Divisie club Telstar.
Liesdek played youth football for GeuzenMiddenmeer, UVV Utrecht, Zeeburgia, Alphense Boys, Roda JC, Hollandia, and De Volewijckers. [1] [2] [3]
In 2020, he joined Telstar after being scouted by head coach Andries Jonker, who had noticed Liesdek at his former club De Volewijckers. [4] On 30 August 2020, Liesdek made his professional debut during a home match against Volendam, which ended in a 2–2 draw. [5] Coming on as a substitute for Glynor Plet in the 85th minute, he stepped onto the field for the first time in his paid football career. [6] In the subsequent game, an away fixture against Eindhoven, he earned his first starting position and provided an assist to Shayne Pattynama's equalizer as Telstar went on to win 3–2. [7] [8] He scored his first professional goal on 22 September in a league game against Excelsior, deciding the game by placing the ball into the bottom corner beyond the reach of the opposing goalkeeper, Alessandro Damen, in the 95th minute. [9] [10] In December 2020, he signed a contract extension with Telstar until 2023. [1] In the second half of the season, Liesdek suffered successive injuries which limited his playing time. [11] He ended his first season in professional football with one goal in 21 appearances. [12]
After playing regularly for the first half of the 2021–22 season, Liesdek was subbed off in the 76th minute of a 2–1 loss to Volendam on 9 January 2022 with an achilles tendon injury which sidelined him for the rest of the season. [13] In October 2022, he dislocated his shoulder which kept him out for two months. [14] His return was short-lived, as he tore his achilles tendon in a 3–1 defeat to ADO Den Haag on 31 March 2023, effectively ending his season. [15] [16]
Liesdek is the youngest son of former footballer Marcel Liesdek who captained the Colourful 11, an exhibition team of Surinamese players playing professionally in the Netherlands. [2] [4] Fifteen members of the Colourful 11 tragically lost their lives in 1989 as a result of the Surinam Airways Flight 764 disaster. [17] As Marcel Liesdek was in contract negotiations with his former club Fortuna Sittard at the time, he was not on the plane. [2]
Club | Season | League | KNVB Cup | Other | Total | |||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Telstar | 2020–21 | Eerste Divisie | 20 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 21 | 1 | |
2021–22 | Eerste Divisie | 20 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 22 | 0 | ||
2022–23 | Eerste Divisie | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 14 | 1 | ||
2023–24 | Eerste Divisie | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | ||
Career total | 56 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 2 |