Matthew Lentink

Matthew Lentink
Personal information
Full name Matthew Robert Lentink
Date of birth (1993-08-18) 18 August 1993
Place of birth Oranjestad, Aruba
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Goes
Number 1
Youth career
River Plate Aruba
–2004 Kloetinge
2004–2010 RBC Roosendaal
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2011 RBC Roosendaal 0 (0)
2011–2014 VV Goes
2014–2018 Kloetinge
2018–2019 Zeelandia
2019–2020 Vlissingen
2020– Goes 60 (0)
International career‡
2014– Aruba 28 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 4 August 2025
‡ National team caps and goals as of 18 August 2026

Matthew Robert Lentink (born 18 August 1993) is an Aruban professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Goes and the Aruba national football team.[1]

Club career

After his first senior club RBC Roosendaal filed for bankruptcy in June 2011, Lentink joined VV Goes competing in the Eerste Klasse.[2] He played there for three seasons, and went on a trial with professional club NAC Breda before signing with VV Kloetinge on 10 May 2014.[3] His spell at the club lasted four years, and he joined Zeelandia afterwards.[4][5] After one season there, a season followed at VC Vlissingen before Lentink decided to return to VV Goes.[6] There, he was part of a historic KNVB Cup fixture against ODIN '59 in October 2020, beating the record for most penalty kicks taken in a competitive game in Zeeland ever, with 34.[7] The former record was held by DOSKO and VV Terneuzen, who kicked 30 penalties in 2000 before a winner was found.[8]

International career

Lentink is an international of Aruba, having made his debut for the national side on 28 March 2014 in a friendly against Guam.[9]

Career statistics

International

As of match played 6 June 2026[10]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Aruba 201430
201530
2016–
2017–
2018–
201920
2020–
2021–
2022–
202340
202490
202540
202630
Total280

References

  1. ↑ "Aruba – M. Lentink – Profile with news, career statistics and history – Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 19 January 2019.
  2. ↑ "Goes haalt keeper Matthew Lentink". Omroep Zeeland (in Dutch). 24 June 2011. Archived from the original on 11 June 2021. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
  3. ↑ "Keeper Matthew Lentink naar Kloetinge". Omroep Zeeland (in Dutch). 10 May 2014. Archived from the original on 10 June 2020. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
  4. ↑ "Nieuwe aanwinst voor ZM 1". vv Zeelandia Middelburg (in Dutch). 27 March 2018.
  5. ↑ "Kloetinge-doelman Lentink naar Zeelandia Middelburg". Omroep Zeeland (in Dutch). 27 March 2018.
  6. ↑ Snaaijer, Peter (22 July 2019). "Vlissingen (zon) 1 start de voorbereiding". VC Vlissingen (in Dutch).
  7. ↑ Vervelde, Daniel (7 October 2020). "Dag na recordreeks heeft Matthew Lentink nog steeds een 'apart gevoel'". PZC (in Dutch).
  8. ↑ Boogert, Rudy (6 October 2020). "Enige troost: Goes tekent voor langste strafschoppenserie in Zeeuwse voetbalgeschiedenis". PZC (in Dutch).
  9. ↑ "Matthew Lentink debuteert voor Aruba". Omroep Zeeland (in Dutch). 29 March 2014. Archived from the original on 11 December 2020. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
  10. ↑ "Matthew Lentink". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 18 August 2026.
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