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Maxime Lestienne

マクシム・レスティエンヌ　/　まくしむ・れすてぃえんぬ

Association football player from Belgium

June 17, 1992 (age 33)　・　Kortrijk, West Flanders, Belgium

West Flanders
association football player

My Take

Maxime Lestienne fascinates me because he refused to define his career by Europe alone. A winger born in Kortrijk, Belgium, capped by his national side in 2013 and 2019, he eventually carried his game all the way to Singapore's Lion City Sailors. Where many players cling to the big continental stages, he widened his own horizon and found a place to belong overseas. At 176 cm he was never built to overpower defenders, so he must have lived on pace and craft. I admire the freedom in a footballing life that flows from country to country yet keeps chasing the ball.

Overview

Maxime Christophe Lestienne (French pronunciation: [maksim lɛstjɛn]; born 17 June 1992) is a Belgian professional footballer who last played as a winger for Singapore Premier League club Lion City Sailors. He was also part of the Belgium national team after being called up in 2013 and 2019.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English): Maxime Lestienne
Name (Japanese): マクシム・レスティエンヌ
Reading: まくしむ・れすてぃえんぬ
Born: June 17, 1992 (age 33)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Gemini / Monkey
Origin: Kortrijk, West Flanders, Belgium
Blood type: Private
Height: 176 cm
Agency: Private
Occupation: association football player

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Private
University: Private

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

Private

6. Links

Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%9E%E3%82%AF%E3%82%B7%E3%83%A0%E3%83%BB%E3%83%AC%E3%82%B9%E3%83%86%E3%82%A3%E3%82%A8%E3%83%B3%E3%83%8C

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