Senne Maaike Lynen (born 19 February 1999) is a Belgian professional

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who plays as a

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for German club

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Club career

Lynen spent his early career with Borsbeek Sport,

Royal Antwerp Royal Antwerp Football Club (commonly referred to as Royal Antwerp or simply Antwerp) is a Belgian professional football club based in the city of Antwerp. They compete in the Belgian Pro League, the top flight of Belgian football. Founded in 1 ...

Westerlo Westerlo () is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Antwerp. The municipality comprises seven towns: * Westerlo centrum * * Tongerlo * Heultje * Voortkapel * Oosterwijk * In 2021, Westerlo had a total population of 25,288. Th ...

, Lierse and

Club Brugge (), known simply as Club Brugge (in English also: ''Club Bruges''), is a Belgian professional football club based in Bruges, Belgium. It was founded in 1891 and its home ground is the Jan Breydel Stadium, which has a capacity of 29,042. They pl ...

. Having spent the second half of the 2017–18 season at

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club

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on loan from Club Brugge, Lynen made a permanent move to Telstar in 2018, signing a two-year contract. On 8 August 2023, Lynen signed with

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club

from Belgian Pro League side

Union SG Royale Union Saint-Gilloise (), also known as Union Saint-Gilloise, Union SG or simply Union, is a Belgian professional football club from Brussels based in Forest. Founded in 1897 in the neighbouring Saint-Gilles, the club has played its home ...

. The transfer fee paid to Union SG was reported as €2 million.

International career

Lynen was a Belgian youth international.

Career statistics

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Lynen, Senne 1999 births Living people People from Borsbeek Footballers from Antwerp Province Belgian men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Belgium men's youth international footballers Eerste Divisie players Belgian Pro League players Challenger Pro League players Bundesliga players Royal Antwerp F.C. players K.V.C. Westerlo players Lierse S.K. players Club Brugge KV players SC Telstar players Royale Union Saint-Gilloise players SV Werder Bremen players Belgian expatriate men's footballers Belgian expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands Expatriate men's footballers in the Netherlands Belgian expatriate sportspeople in Germany Expatriate men's footballers in Germany 21st-century Belgian sportsmen