Lennerd Daneels (born 10 April 1998) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Eerste Divisie club Helmond Sport.
Daneels played in the youth department of Germinal Beerchot until he was scouted to the academy of PSV in 2010.[4] There, he progressed through the various youth teams. He made his Eerste Divisie debut for Jong PSV on 25 August 2017 in a 2–1 win against Helmond Sport as an 80th minute substitute for Joey Konings.[5] On 30 March 2018, he scored his first goal in a 3–0 away victory against Jong Ajax.[6]
On 31 May 2019, Daneels left PSV as a free agent and joined RKC Waalwijk on a two-year contract for the upcoming 2019–20 season.[7] He made his debut for the club on 3 August in a 3–1 away loss to VVV-Venlo. He came on in the 85th minute of the game to replace Anas Tahiri.[8]
On 28 October 2020, Daneels scored his first goal for the club in a KNVB Cup game against Cambuur.[9][10]
On 30 August 2022, Daneels signed a two-year contract with Roda JC Kerkrade.[2] He made his Roda debut on 4 September 2022 in a Limburg derby against MVV, replacing Teun Bijleveld in the 62nd minute of a 1–1 draw.[11]
Daneels scored his first goal for the club on the first matchday of the 2023–24 season, securing a 4–1 home win in the 89th minute over Helmond Sport on 11 August.[12] On 24 March 2024, it was announced that Roda could not trigger the one-year option in Daneels' contract due to financial reasons, effectively making him a free agent at the end of the season.[13]
On 27 June 2024, Daneels signed a two-year contract with Eerste Divisie club Helmond Sport.[14] He made his debut in the opening fixture of the season, starting in a 1–1 home draw against Jong Utrecht.[15][16]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Jong PSV | 2017–18 | Eerste Divisie | 12 | 1 | — | — | — | 12 | 1 | |||
| 2018–19 | Eerste Divisie | 28 | 4 | — | — | — | 28 | 4 | ||||
| Total | 40 | 5 | — | — | — | 40 | 5 | |||||
| RKC | 2019–20 | Eredivisie | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 0 | ||
| 2020–21 | Eredivisie | 33 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 34 | 3 | |||
| 2021–22 | Eredivisie | 20 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 24 | 0 | |||
| 2022–23 | Eredivisie | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | |||
| Total | 63 | 2 | 5 | 1 | — | — | 68 | 3 | ||||
| Roda JC | 2022–23 | Eerste Divisie | 30 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 31 | 0 | ||
| 2023–24 | Eerste Divisie | 37 | 7 | 1 | 0 | — | 2[a] | 0 | 40 | 7 | ||
| Total | 67 | 7 | 2 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 71 | 7 | |||
| Helmond Sport | 2024–25 | Eerste Divisie | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 171 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 180 | 15 | ||
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