Jens Teunckens

Jens Teunckens
Personal information
Full name Jens Teunckens[1]
Date of birth (1998-01-30) 30 January 1998 (age 26)
Place of birth Geel, Belgium
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Lierse Kempenzonen
Number 1
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2018 Club Brugge 0 (0)
2018 → Antwerp (loan) 2 (0)
2018–2020 Antwerp 2 (0)
2020–2021 AEK Larnaca 9 (0)
2021 RKC 0 (0)
2022– Lierse Kempenzonen 40 (0)
International career
2013 Belgium U15 4 (0)
2013–2014 Belgium U16 9 (0)
2014–2015 Belgium U17 21 (0)
2016–2017 Belgium U19 4 (0)
2018 Belgium U21 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12 May 2024

Jens Teunckens (born 30 January 1998) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Lierse Kempenzonen.

Club career

A youth product of Club Brugge, Teunckens joined Antwerp on loan in 2018, and joined Antwerp permanently when the loan ended.[2] Teunckens made his professional debut for Antwerp in a 2-1 Belgian First Division A win over K.A.S. Eupen on 9 May 2019.[3]

On 31 August 2021, he joined RKC Waalwijk in the Netherlands on a one-year contract.[4] In January 2022, Teunckens had his contract annulled and joined Belgian second tier side Lierse Kempenzonen.[5]

International career

Teunckens was called up by the senior Belgium squad in October 2019 for a UEFA Euro 2020 qualifier against Kazakhstan.[6]

Honours

Individual

References

  1. ^ "FIFA U-17 World Cup Chile 2015: List of Players: Belgium" (PDF). FIFA. 28 October 2015. p. 3. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 November 2019.
  2. ^ "Jens Teunckens naar Royal Antwerp FC". Club Brugge. 29 June 2018.
  3. ^ "Antwerp vs. AS Eupen - 9 May 2018 - Soccerway". ca.soccerway.com.
  4. ^ "RKC Waalwijk voegt Jens Teunckens toe aan keepersgilde" (in Dutch). RKC Waalwijk. 31 August 2021. Retrieved 30 September 2021.
  5. ^ Jens Teunckens (ex-Antwerp) nieuwe doelman van Lierse K.: “Hoogste tijd om continu tussen de palen te staan” - Gazet van Antwerpen (in Dutch)
  6. ^ "Starting Lineups - Kazakhstan vs Belgium". Sky Sports. 13 October 2019. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
  7. ^ "Team of the Tournament". uefa.com. Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 20 July 2015.


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