Yaël Liesdek

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Yaël Liesdek
Personal information
Date of birth (2001-10-21) 21 October 2001 (age 22)
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
0000–2016 Alphense Boys
2016–2018 Roda JC
2018–2019 Hollandia
2019–2020 De Volewijckers
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020– Telstar 58 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:44, 24 December 2023 (UTC)

Yaël Liesdek (born 21 October 2001) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Eerste Divisie club Telstar.

Career[edit]

Early years[edit]

Liesdek played youth football for GeuzenMiddenmeer, UVV Utrecht, Zeeburgia, Alphense Boys, Roda JC, Hollandia, and De Volewijckers.[1][2][3]

Telstar[edit]

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]

Personal life[edit]

Liesdek is the youngest son of former footballer Marcel Liesdek [nl] 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]

Career statistics[edit]

As of match played 22 December 2023[12]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League KNVB Cup Other Total
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 1 0 0 0 — 1 0
Career total 54 2 4 0 0 0 58 2

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Yaël Liesdek tekent tot 2023 bij Telstar". Voetbal in Haarlem (in Dutch). 30 December 2020. Archived from the original on 30 May 2023. Retrieved 30 May 2023.
  2. ^ a b c "Yaël Liesdek (ex-Alphense Boys) debuteert in Keuken Kampioen Divisie". Studio Alphen (in Dutch). 2 September 2020. Archived from the original on 30 May 2023. Retrieved 30 May 2023.
  3. ^ "Yaël Liesdek doet het uitstekend bij Telstar!". Roda JC Kerkrade (in Dutch). 25 September 2020. Archived from the original on 30 May 2023. Retrieved 30 May 2023.
  4. ^ a b Lambers, Milo (5 September 2020). "Yael Liesdek debuteert in de basis van Telstar met een belangrijke assist en wil vader Marcel Liesdek voorbij". Noordhollands Dagblad (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 24 October 2020. Retrieved 30 May 2023.
  5. ^ "Telstar zit na AZ ook Volendam dwars: gelegenheidsspits scoort twee keer". Voetbal International (in Dutch). 30 August 2020. Retrieved 30 May 2023.
  6. ^ "Telstar – FC Volendam 2:2 (Eerste Divisie 2020/2021, 1. Round)". WorldFootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. Retrieved 30 May 2023.
  7. ^ "Davids ziet Telstar winnen bij FC Eindhoven". Algemeen Dagblad (in Dutch). 5 September 2020. Retrieved 30 May 2023.
  8. ^ "FC Eindhoven – Telstar 2:3 (Eerste Divisie 2020/2021, 2. Round)". WorldFootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. Retrieved 30 May 2023.
  9. ^ Kerkdijk, Daniël Cabot (22 September 2020). "Yaël Liesdek (18) laat Excelsior in derde duel als prof ontredderd achter". Voetbalzone (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 30 May 2023. Retrieved 30 May 2023.
  10. ^ "Telstar-matchwinnaar Yaël Liesdek: "Dit is echt een kick voor mij"". NH Nieuws (in Dutch). 22 September 2020. Archived from the original on 30 May 2023. Retrieved 30 May 2023.
  11. ^ "Telstar mist Korpershoek en Liesdek tegen Almere City". Voetbal in Haarlem (in Dutch). 11 April 2021. Archived from the original on 8 May 2021. Retrieved 30 May 2023.
  12. ^ a b Yaël Liesdek at WorldFootball.net
  13. ^ Brandhorst, Stephan (9 January 2022). "Bizar! Telstar-invaller Liesdek binnen één minuut geblesseerd, vervanger Taha breekt vinger". NH Nieuws (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 23 May 2022. Retrieved 30 May 2023.
  14. ^ Brood, Thomas (17 November 2022). "Telstar-pechvogel Yaël Liesdek met vierde blessure 'man van glas?: "Zeker niet"". NH Nieuws (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 24 November 2022. Retrieved 30 May 2023.
  15. ^ Lambers, Milo (31 March 2023). "Drama voor Telstar in Den Haag: een buitenspelgoal, een gebroken neus en wéér een ernstige blessure voor Yaël Liesdek: 'Dit heb ik nog nooit meegemaakt'". IJmuider Courant (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 1 April 2023. Retrieved 30 May 2023.
  16. ^ "Telstar-speler Yaël Liesdek zeker half jaar uit de roulatie". NH Nieuws (in Dutch). 4 April 2023. Archived from the original on 11 April 2023. Retrieved 30 May 2023.
  17. ^ Miller, Nick (12 October 2017). "The forgotten story of … the Colourful XI tragedy". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 25 December 2022. Retrieved 30 May 2023.

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