Maxime Lestienne

Maxime Christophe Lestienne (French pronunciation: [maksim lɛstjɛn]), (born 17 June 1992) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Singapore Premier League club Lion City Sailors.

In the 2015–16 UEFA Champions League group stage fixture against Manchester United on 15 September 2015, Lestienne assisted twice to Héctor Moreno and Luciano Narsingh to secured a 2–1 home victory.

[4] On 30 September 2015, Lestienne scored a brace in the UEFA Champions League match against CSKA Moscow but fell short to a 3–2 defeat to the Russian club.

[7] During the 2019-2020 season in the UEFA Europa League group stage fixtures, Lestienne scored an injury time goal from a brilliant counterattack to a famous 2–1 victory against Eintracht Frankfurt.

[9][10] In the 2022 AFC Champions League group stage fixture on 18 April 2022, Lestienne assisted twice as Lion City Sailors made history and gained media attention for their 3–0 victory against Korean club, Daegu FC.

On 24 February 2023 during the 1st matchday fixture of the 2023 Singapore Premier League season, he racked up a hat-trick of assists against Tanjong Pagar United in which the Sailors came out victorious in a 3–1 win.

On 4 October 2023, Lestienne converted a penalty for his side in the 2023–24 AFC Champions League group stage match against Hong Kong club, Kitchee in a 2–1 away win.

On 4 May 2024, Lestienne helped his club to lift the 2024 Singapore Community Shield after providing an assist and scoring a goal in a 2–0 win over Albirex Niigata (S) which won him the 'Man of the Match' award.

During the 2024–25 AFC Champions League Two fixture against Chinese club Zhejiang Professional on 19 September 2024, Lestienne scored in the 80th minute to secured a 2–0 win for the Sailors in which he curved the ball above the opposition goalkeeper Dong Chunyu.

[13] He was called up again to the squad in November 2019 to play against Russia and Cyprus for Belgium last two Euro 2020 qualifiers match which he didn't make any appearances.

Lestienne with Rubin Kazan in a league match against Spartak Moscow in 2017
Lestienne playing for Lion City Sailors in a pre-season match in April 2024.