Lorenzo Lai

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| name = Lorenzo Lai

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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1985|6|2|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Mons, Belgium

| height = 1.68 m{{cite web |title=L. Laï: Summary |url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/lorenzo-lai/86784/ |website=Soccerway |publisher=Perform Group |access-date=17 February 2022}}

| position = Midfielder

| currentclub = Beloeil

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| years1 = 2002–2005

| clubs1 = Mouscron

| caps1 = 8

| goals1 = 0

| years2 = 2005–2006

| clubs2 = Mons

| caps2 = 14

| goals2 = 0

| years3 = 2006–2009

| clubs3 = La Louvière

| caps3 = 0

| goals3 = 0

| years4 = 2009–2012

| clubs4 = Boussu Dour Borinage

| caps4 = 70

| goals4 = 0

| years5 = 2014

| clubs5 = Thulin

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| years6 = 2014–2022

| clubs6 = Francs Borains

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| years7 = 2022–

| clubs7 = Beloeil

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Lorenzo Lai (born 2 June 1985) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Belgian First Provincial club Beloeil.

Career

Starting his career with Mouscron, Lai made his professional debut on 21 December 2002, coming on as a substitute in the 60th minute for Paul Alo'o in the 3–1 home win in the Belgian Pro League against Mechelen.{{cite web |title=Excelsior Mouscron – KV Mechelen 3:1 (Eerste klasse A 2002/2003, 17. Journée) |url=https://www.mondefootball.fr/resume/eerste-klasse-2002-2003-excelsior-mouscron-kv-mechelen/ |website=Worldfootball |publisher=HEIM:SPIEL |access-date=17 February 2022 |language=fr}} In 2005, he moved to hometown club Mons where he made 10 appearances in his sole season at the club.{{cite news |title=Lorenzo Lai: La victoire face à la Raal est impérative |url=https://www.dhnet.be/sports/sport-regional/lorenzo-lai-la-victoire-face-a-la-raal-est-imperative-5a5785a8cd7083db8b825c2f |work=DH Les Sports + |date=12 January 2018 |language=fr}} Three seasons with La Louvière followed,{{cite web |title=Présentation : RAAL - R. Francs Borains |url=https://www.raal.be/presentation-raal-francs-borains/ |website=RAAL La Louvière |language=fr-FR |date=8 September 2017}} before Lai signed with Boussu Dour Borinage in 2009, the club that would later become Francs Borains. He made more than 70 appearances for the club the next three seasons in the second and third tiers.

Between 2012 and 2014, Lai played in the lower tiers of Belgian football for Thulin,{{cite news |title=Foot: Lorenzo Lai (RFB) est prêt à passer le cap de vingt saisons en équipe première |url=https://laprovince.sudinfo.be/723290/article/2021-01-11/foot-lorenzo-lai-rfb-est-pret-passer-le-cap-de-vingt-saisons-en-equipe-premiere |work=Édition digitale de Mons |date=11 January 2021 |language=fr}} before returning to Francs Borains in 2014, who had just undergone a merger.{{cite news |title=Wat je moet weten over Francs Borains, vanavond de tegenstander van Beerschot in de beker |url=https://www.gva.be/cnt/dmf20211026_97032245 |work=gva.be |date=27 October 2021 |language=nl-BE}} He helped the club from the Belgian Fourth Division to the Belgian First Amateur Division during his spell at the club, and captained the side.{{cite web |title=Lorenzo Laï : Tant que ça va physiquement, je continue |url=https://www.francsborains.be/lorenzo-lai-tant-que-physiquement-ca-va-je-continue/ |website=Royal Francs Borains |language=fr-FR |date=3 April 2020}}

In May 2022, Lai left Francs Borains after eight years to join Belgian First Provincial club Beloeil.{{cite news |last1=Dupuis |first1=Stephane |title=N1 – Lorenzo Lai quitte le RFB pour Belœil en P1: J'ai encore des ambitions! |url=https://www.sudinfo.be/art/956260/article/2022-05-31/n1-lorenzo-lai-quitte-le-rfb-pour-beloeil-en-p1-jai-encore-des-ambitions |access-date=28 December 2022 |work=Sudinfo |date=31 May 2022 |language=fr}}{{cite news |last1=Dumont |first1=Nathalie |title=Départ de Lorenzo Lai: une page se tourne aux Francs Borains |url=https://www.dhnet.be/sports/sport-regional/mons/2022/05/31/depart-de-lorenzo-lai-une-page-se-tourne-aux-francs-borains-A5ZBAY66SBEAPCSINRC6FOH5AI/ |access-date=28 December 2022 |work=DHnet |date=31 May 2022 |language=fr}}