Lorenzo Fonseca

Lorenzo Fonseca
Personal information
Full name Lorenzo Soares Fonseca
Date of birth (1998-11-17) 17 November 1998
Place of birth Rotterdam, Netherlands
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Spartaan '20
Youth career
Spartaan '20
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2021 Jong Sparta 72 (4)
2019–2021 Spaarta 2 (0)
2021 Den Bosch 10 (1)
2021–2022 Académica de Coimbra 3 (0)
2022 St. Lucia 11 (1)
2022–2023 Hibernians 0 (0)
2022–2023 → St. Lucia (on loan) 19 (0)
2023 Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț 1 (0)
2024–2025 Barendrecht 1 (0)
2025– Spartaan '20
International career
2019–2021 Cape Verde 2 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 23 October 2024

Lorenzo Soares Fonseca (born 17 November 1998) is a professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Spartaan '20.[1] Born in the Netherlands, Fonseca represents the Cape Verde national football team.

Club career

Fonseca made his professional debut with Sparta Rotterdam in a 2–2 Eerste Divisie tie with Jong Ajax on 26 April 2019.[2] His contract with Sparta Rotterdam was terminated on 1 February 2021.[3]

Fonseca signed for FC Den Bosch on a contract until the end of the season on 2 February 2021.[4][5]

On 9 July 2021, he joined Académica de Coimbra in Portugal.[6] He later had a spell with Maltese outfit St. Lucia[7] and in Romania with Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț.[8]

He retunred to childhood club Spartaan '20 in summer 2025.[9]

International career

Born in the Netherlands, Fonseca is of Cape Verdean descent. He debuted for the Cape Verde national football team in a friendly 2–1 win over Togo on 10 October 2019.[10]

References

  1. ↑ Lorenzo Fonseca at Soccerway
  2. ↑ "Sparta Rotterdam vs. Ajax II - 26 April 2019 - Soccerway". us.soccerway.com.
  3. ↑ "Soares Fonseca per direct weg bij Sparta". www.voetbalrotterdam.nl (in Dutch). 1 February 2021. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
  4. ↑ Martens, Jan (2 February 2021). "Voormalig Spartaan Lorenzo Soares Fonseca duikt op bij FC Den Bosch". Brabants Dagblad. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
  5. ↑ "Verdediger Lorenzo Soares Fonseca (23) naar FC Den Bosch" (in Dutch). FC Den Bosch. 2 February 2021. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
  6. ↑ "O roubo de bola é provavelmente a mais subtil de todas as artes" (in Portuguese). Académica de Coimbra. 9 July 2021. Retrieved 26 September 2021.
  7. ↑ Camilleri, Valhmor (21 May 2022). "Hibernians sign former Sta Lucia defender Lorenzo Fonseca". Times of Malta (in Dutch). Retrieved 12 July 2026.
  8. ↑ "Mercado: Futebol Romênia – Lorenzo Fonseca no CSM Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț". Criolo Sports (in Portuguese). Retrieved 12 July 2026.
  9. ↑ "Selectie Eerste 2025-2026 definitief". Spartaan '20 (in Dutch). Retrieved 12 July 2026.
  10. ↑ "Seleção principal de Cabo Verde termina estágio com empate frente ao Marselha". 13 October 2019.
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