Lucas Vennegoor of Hesselink

Lucas Vennegoor of Hesselink
Vennegoor of Hesselink with Twente in 2025
Personal information
Date of birth (2006-03-14) 14 March 2006
Place of birth Oldenzaal, Netherlands
Height 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position Striker
Team information
Current team
Twente
Number 25
Youth career
Quick '20
2016–2025 Twente
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2025– Twente 14 (0)
International career‡
2024– Netherlands U19 4 (1)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Netherlands
UEFA European Under-19 Championship
Winner2025 Romania
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 18:42, 9 August 2026 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 23 June 2025

Lucas Vennegoor of Hesselink (born 14 March 2006) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as striker for Eredivisie club Twente. He is also the son of former Dutch international footballer Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink.

Career

A youth product of Quick '20, Vennegoor of Hesselink moved to the academy of Twente in 2016. On 14 March 2024, he signed his first professional contract with Twente until 2027.[1] He made his senior and professional debut with Twente in a 6–2 Eredivisie tie win over Willem II on 12 January 2025.[2]

International career

Vennegoor of Hesselink made the final Netherlands U19 squad for the 2025 UEFA European Under-19 Championship.[3]

Career statistics

As of match played 27 August 2026
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Twente 2024–25 Eredivisie 80—0080
2025–26 Eredivisie 5010—60
2026–27 Eredivisie 10005[a]161
Career total 1401051201

Honours

Netherlands U19

Notes

  1. ↑ One appearance and one goal in UEFA Europa League, four appearances in UEFA Conference League

References

  1. ↑ "Zoon Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink met FC Twente mee op trainingskamp". www.oost.nl. 2 January 2024.
  2. ↑ "FC Twente scoort zes keer tegen Willem II en pakt drie punten". Twenteinsite.nl. 12 January 2025.
  3. ↑ "Definitieve selectie Onder 19 (m) voor EK in Roemenië". www.onsoranje.nl.
  4. ↑ "Under-19 EURO final report: Netherlands edge Spain for first title". uefa.com. 26 June 2025. Retrieved 28 June 2025.