Lesley de Sa

Ajax

De Sa began his football career in the youth system of SV Argon before joining the Ajax academy in 2002. He made his first-team debut on 21 September 2011 in a KNVB Cup match against VV Noordwijk, replacing Aras Özbiliz and scoring in the 61st minute of a 3–1 away win. Although he was named in matchday squads for the 2011–12 Eredivisie season, he did not make a league appearance, instead featuring for Jong Ajax. He made his Eredivisie debut on 20 October 2012, coming on as a substitute for Tobias Sana in a 3–3 draw against Heracles Almelo. Viktor Fischer also made his league debut in the same match. De Sa started the 2013–14 season with Jong Ajax, who had recently been promoted to the Eerste Divisie. He played in the team's first-ever second-tier match on 5 August 2013, starting on the right wing in a 2–0 home win against Telstar, before being substituted in the 76th minute for Marvin Höner. He scored his first goal of the season on 26 August 2013 in a 1–1 draw against Emmen. On 28 August 2013, De Sa was included in the first-team lineup for an Eredivisie match against Go Ahead Eagles, marking his first start for Ajax. He scored Ajax's second goal in a 6–0 win and provided an assist for Kolbeinn Sigþórsson. He was substituted in the 69th minute for Lucas Andersen. The following match, on 1 October 2013, he made his continental debut in the 2013–14 UEFA Champions League group stage, starting in a 1–1 draw against Milan before being replaced by Andersen in the…

De Sa is of Angolan descent. On 27 November 2007, he made his international debut for the Netherlands at youth level playing for the Netherlands U-15 squad in a friendly match against Slovakia U-15. He scored his first international goal for Netherlands U15 two days later in another friendly match against Slovakia U-15 on 29 November 2007. That season De Sa went on two appear in three more friendly fixtures for Netherlands U-15. One against Belgium U-15, and two matches against Switzerland U-15. On 28 October 2008, he made his debut for the Netherlands U-16 in the 10th edition of the Tournoi de Val-de-Marne '08 in Paris, France, against Italy U-16. After his second appearance, a 1–0 away victory over the host nation France U-16, he then scored his first goal for the under-16 team in a match against Uruguay U-16 in the same tournament. He later appeared in two more friendly matches for Netherlands U-16 against both Ukraine U-16 and Ireland U-16. De Sa made his debut for the Netherlands U-17 on 22 September 2009 in a friendly match against France U-17. He played a significant role for the under-17 teams 2010 UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship campaign, making a total of six appearances, while also competing in the La Manga Cup in Murcia, Spain, where he scored his first goal against Denmark U-17 in the 2–1 loss. On 27 November 2010, he made his debut for the under-18 team against Romania U-18, making two further appearances for the Netherlands U-18 that season. On 19…

After retiring from football in 2023, De Sa joined Ajax's under-14 team as an assistant coach under Frank Korpershoek.

Club

As of 1 July 2016

1 Includes UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League matches. 2 Includes Johan Cruijff Shield and Play-off matches.