Thibaut Lesquoy

Thibaut Lesquoy (born 7 July 1995) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Dutch Eerste Divisie club Almere City.

Thibaut Lesquoy
Personal information
Full name Thibaut Lesquoy
Date of birth (1995-07-07) 7 July 1995
Place of birth Virton, Belgium
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Defender
Club information
Current team
 Almere City
Number 12
Youth career
2005–2013 Excelsior Virton
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2019 Excelsior Virton 88 (2)
2019–2020 F91 Dudelange 14 (0)
2020– Almere City 10 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21:43, 23 December 2020 (UTC)

Career

Excelsior Virton

Lesquoy began his career at Excelsior Virton, where he made his first-team debut on 28 February 2014 in the Belgian Second Division matchup against Eendracht Aalst which ended in a 3–0 loss. He was in the starting lineup but was sent off in the 55th minute.[1] In the 2015–16 season, he was a regular starter for Virton. In that season, this club relegated from professional football, as the second tier in Belgium was reduced from seventeen to eight clubs.[2] Because of this, Lesquoy played for three more years in the third-tier Belgian National Division 1, where Virton was able to win promotion in the 2018–19 season.[3]

F91 Dudelange

After achieving promotion, Lesquoy moved to F91 Dudelange, the defending champions of the Luxembourg National Division.[4] He made his European debut at the club, as he appeared in the UEFA Europa League against APOEL, Sevilla and Qarabağ.[5]

Almere City

In 2020, Lesquoy signed a two-year contract with Dutch Eerste Divisie club Almere City FC as a free agent.[5] He made his debut for the club on 30 August in a 0–0 home draw against MVV, starting at left back and playing the entire match.[6][7] In the following match, a 4–6 shootout win over Excelsior, Lesquoy provided an assist to Thomas Verheydt for the opening goal.[8] He suffered a foot injury in September, which sidelined him for a month.[9] He made his return to the pitch in a 7–2 loss to fellow Eerste Divisie title contenders SC Cambuur on 15 November, coming on as a halftime substitute for Delvechio Blackson.[10]

References
  1. "Eendracht Aalst vs. Excelsior Virton". int.soccerway.com. Perform Group. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
  2. "La réforme du championnat approuvée: une grande lessive se prépare en D2 (INFOGRAPHIE)" (in French). dh.be. 15 June 2015. Retrieved 8 July 2015.
  3. "Virton promoveert naar eerste klasse B" (in Dutch). Sporza. 22 May 2019. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
  4. Golinvaux, Mathieu (14 June 2019). "Le Virtonais Lesquoy file à Dudelange, prochain club d'Emilio Ferrera" (in French). La Dernière Heure. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
  5. "Belg Lesquoy tekent bij Almere City FC" (in Dutch). Omroep Flevoland. 12 May 2020. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
  6. "Almere City vs. MVV - 30 August 2020". us.soccerway.com. Perform Group. Retrieved 25 December 2020.
  7. Puts, Wim (30 August 2020). "MVV opent competitie met verdiend gelijkspel". 1Limburg (in Dutch). Retrieved 25 December 2020.
  8. "Doelpuntenregen in Kralingen: absurd scoreverloop bij Excelsior - Almere City". Voetbal International (in Dutch). 6 September 2020. Retrieved 25 December 2020. Het bal werd in de vierde minuut geopend door Thomas Verheydt, die toesloeg op aangeven van Thibaut Lesquoy.
  9. "City FC klaar voor topper tegen NAC". Omroep Flevoland (in Dutch). 22 October 2020. Retrieved 25 December 2020.
  10. "SC Cambuur - Almere City FC". Nieuwsblad (in Dutch). 15 November 2020. Retrieved 25 December 2020. Thibaut Lesquoy komt in de plaats van Delvechio Blackson.
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