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Filip Lesniak

Filip Lesniak
Personal information
Full name Filip Lesniak
Date of birth (1996-05-14) 14 May 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth Košice, Slovakia
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Spartak Varna
Number 8
Youth career
Košice
2012–2016 Tottenham Hotspur
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2017 Tottenham Hotspur 1 (0)
2016 → Slovan Liberec (loan) 1 (0)
2017–2020 AaB 39 (2)
2019–2020 → Silkeborg IF (loan) 32 (0)
2020–2023 Wisła Płock 93 (2)
2024 Telavi 18 (0)
2024– Spartak Varna 19 (0)
International career
2013–2015 Slovakia U17 4 (0)
2015–2016 Slovakia U19 6 (1)
2016–2018 Slovakia U21 9 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 6 January 2025

Filip Lesniak (born 14 May 1996) is a Slovak professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Bulgarian First League club Spartak Varna.

Career

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Tottenham Hotspur

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Lesniak started his football career at FC VSS Košice in Slovakia before joining the Tottenham Hotspur youth academy in January 2012.[1] After progressing through the ranks of the Tottenham Hotspur Academy, Lesniak signed his first professional contract with the club in July 2014.[2]

At the start of the 2016-17 season Lesniak signed a loan move to Slovan Liberec in the Czech Republic.[3] On 31 July 2016 he made his football league debut against FK Mladá Boleslav.[4] Lesniak only made two more appearances for Liberec a debut in European football Europa League qualifying round against Admira Wacker Mödling and one domestic cup match.[5] He returned to Tottenham on 31 December 2016.[6]

He made his Premier League debut on 18 May 2017 against Leicester City, providing an assist to Harry Kane who completed his fourth hat-trick of the season.[7] He had been released by Tottenham Hotspur along with 5 other academy players after the expiry of his contract on 9 June 2017.[8]

Aalborg BK

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Lesniak moved to Danish Superliga side AaB on 4 July 2017, signing a three-year contract.[9] Upon joining the club, Lesniak was joined up by his compatriot Jakub Sylvestr.[10]

Lesniak made his Aalborg BK debut, coming on as a second-half substitute for Magnus Christensen, in a 4-1 loss against SønderjyskE in the second game of the season.[11]

On 12 July 2019, he was loaned out to Silkeborg IF until the end of the season.[12]

Wisła Płock

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On 29 July 2020, he joined Polish club Wisła Płock.[13] On 6 February 2024, he left Wisła by mutual consent.[14]

Telavi

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On 15 February 2024, Erovnuli Liga club Telavi announced the signing of eleven new players, including Lesniak.[15]

Spartak Varna

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In July 2024, he signed a contract with newly promoted Bulgarian First League club Spartak Varna.[16]

International career

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Lesinak represented Slovakia U17, having played in UEFA European Under-17 Championship[17] and FIFA U-17 World Cup,[18] and Slovakia U19.[19][20]

In March 2016, Lesinak was called up by Slovakia U21 and made his debut, in a 4–0 win over Estonia U21.[21]

Career statistics

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As of match played 11 May 2024[22]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Tottenham Hotspur 2016–17 Premier League 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Slovan Liberec (loan) 2016–17 Fortuna Liga 1 0 1 0 1[a] 0 3 0
AaB 2017–18 Superligaen 31 1 3 0 0 0 34 1
2018–19 Superligaen 8 0 2 0 0 0 10 0
Total 39 1 5 0 0 0 44 1
Silkeborg 2019–20 Superligaen 32 0 4 1 — 36 1
Wisła Płock 2020–21 Ekstraklasa 26 1 2 0 — 28 1
2021–22 Ekstraklasa 26 1 1 0 — 27 1
2022–23 Ekstraklasa 29 0 2 0 — 31 0
2023–24 I liga 12 0 1 0 — 13 0
Total 93 2 4 0 – 97 2
Telavi 2024 Erovnuli Liga 13 0 0 0 — 13 0
Career total 231 3 16 1 1 0 251 4
  1. ^ Appearance in the Europa League

Personal life

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Lesniak' grandfather, Ján Kozák, was a national player. He has 55 caps for Czechoslovakia and was also head coach of Slovakia. His uncle is Ján Kozák jr.[23][24]

References

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  1. ^ "Košický talent Filip Lesniak mieri do Tottenhamu" (in Slovak). Sport.sk. 26 January 2012. Retrieved 12 August 2017.
  2. ^ "Player Update". Tottenham Hotspur F.C. 3 July 2014. Archived from the original on 12 August 2017. Retrieved 12 August 2017.
  3. ^ "Talentovaný Filip Lesniak na hosťovanie z Tottenhamu do Liberca" (in Slovak). Sport.sk. 12 July 2016. Retrieved 12 August 2017.
  4. ^ "Martin Dúbravka inkasoval hetrik od Chramostu v 1. kole ePojisteni.cz ligy" (in Slovak). Sport.sk. 31 July 2016. Retrieved 12 August 2017.
  5. ^ "EL: Trenčín spoznal súpera, pôjde do Rakúska" (in Slovak). Sport.sk. 3 August 2016. Retrieved 12 August 2017.
  6. ^ Vincent Ralph (18 May 2017). "Everything you need to know about Tottenham player Filip Lesniak". HITC. Retrieved 20 May 2017.
  7. ^ Tom Rostance (18 May 2017). "Leicester City 1 - 6 Tottenham Hotspur". BBC Sport. Retrieved 20 May 2017.
  8. ^ "Player Update". Tottenham Hotspur. 9 June 2017. Retrieved 9 June 2017.
  9. ^ "Spændende indkøb: Superligaklub henter spiller i Premier League" (in Danish). BT.dk. 4 July 2017. Retrieved 12 August 2017.
  10. ^ "Lesniak odchádza z Tottenhamu, vybral si Dánsko. Potrebujem hrávať, tvrdí" (in Slovak). Sport Pravda. 1 July 2017. Retrieved 12 August 2017.
  11. ^ "Soenderjyske Knuste Svage AaB Aalborg" (in Danish). Ekstra Bladet. 23 July 2017. Retrieved 12 August 2017.
  12. ^ SIF lejer midtbanespiller i AaB, silkeborgif.com, 12 July 2019
  13. ^ "Filip, witamy w Wiśle Płock!" (in Polish). Wisła Płock. 29 July 2020.
  14. ^ "Filip Lesniak rozwiązał kontrakt" (in Polish). Wisła Płock. 6 February 2024. Retrieved 6 February 2024.
  15. ^ "Filip Lesniak w FC Telawi". 90minut.pl (in Polish). 15 February 2024. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
  16. ^ "Спартак (Варна) привлече словак, минал през Тотнъм" (in Bulgarian). eurocom.bg. 5 July 2024. Retrieved 9 September 2024.
  17. ^ "ME17: V konečnej nominácii Slovenska štyria legionári" (in Slovak). Sport.sk. 25 April 2013. Retrieved 12 August 2017.
  18. ^ "M2013 FIFA U-17 World Cup" (in Slovak). Sport.sk. 22 October 2013. Retrieved 12 August 2017.
  19. ^ "Tréner Milan Malatinský zverejnil nomináciu SR19" (in Slovak). Sport.sk. 26 August 2014. Retrieved 12 August 2017.
  20. ^ "Video: Slovensko "19" zdolalo aj Azerbajdžan a postúpilo" (in Slovak). Sport.sk. 13 November 2014. Retrieved 12 August 2017.
  21. ^ "Mladí futbalisti hladko zdolali Estóncov, rozhodli v prvom polčase" (in Slovak). Sport Pravda. 23 March 2016. Retrieved 12 August 2017.
  22. ^ "F. Lesniak". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
  23. ^ "Filip Lesniak dostal zmluvu v Tottenhame" (in Slovak). Sport.sk. 22 July 2014. Retrieved 12 August 2017.
  24. ^ "Sníval o Tottenhame, hrá za Hotspur" (in Slovak). Sport.sk. 26 January 2015. Retrieved 12 August 2017.
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