Gleofilo Vlijter

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Gleofilo Vlijter
Personal information
Full name Gleofilo Sabrino Rudewald Hasselbaink Vlijter [1]
Date of birth (1999-09-17) 17 September 1999 (age 24)
Place of birth Diitabiki, Suriname
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
 VPS
Youth career
2013–2015 Robinhood
2015–2016 → Phoenix All Stars Football Academy
2018 Ironi Kiryat Shmona
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2018–2019 Torpedo Kutaisi 3 (1)
2019–2020 Aris Limassol 19 (15)
2020–2022 Beitar Jerusalem 54 (6)
2022–2023 Hapoel Ramat Gan 32 (13)
2023 Doxa Katokopias 14 (0)
2024– VPS 2 (1)
International career‡
2015– Suriname 20 (14)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 April 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11:55, 16 October 2023 (UTC)

Gleofilo Sabrino Rudewald Hasselbaink Vlijter (born 17 September 1999) is a Surinamese professional footballer who plays as a striker for Finnish Veikkausliiga side Vaasan Palloseura (VPS) and the Suriname national team. [1]

Contents

Club career

Youth career

Vlijter started his career with S.V. Robinhood of the SVB Hoofdklasse, the highest level of football in Suriname. He was with the club since at least December 2013. [2] In May 2014, he was invited to a football clinic in Suriname sponsored by Chelsea. [3]

In January 2015, while a member of the Phoenix All Stars Football Academy in Jamaica, Vlijter traveled to Europe for the first time as he was invited to a trial with Belgian top-division club Genk. At that time, he received a letter of recommendation from the club to apply for a visa. [4] However, a deal with that club and another with KV Oostende fell through and the player returned to Suriname. [5]

In October 2016 it was announced that Vlijter and fellow Surinamese youth international Ayad Godlieb were on trial with Feyenoord Rotterdam of the Dutch Eredivisie. It was expected that they would be signed to a contract with the club's academy in January 2017 if they could acquire work visas. [6] The pair of players first trialed with the club in September 2016 while still playing for S.V. Robinhood in Suriname. [7]

On 9 January 2018 he signed for the youth team of Ironi Kiryat Shmona for the remainder of the season with a club option for further three years. [8]

Senior career

After one season with the Israeli club in which he was primarily a member of the reserve team he signed for FC Torpedo Kutaisi of the Georgian Erovnuli Liga. He joined as the team was preparing to enter the preliminary round of the 2018–19 UEFA Champions League. [9]

In August 2019 it was announced that Vlijter had signed a two-year contract with Aris Limassol of the Cypriot Second Division. [10] In his first unofficial match with Aris Limassol, he scored a hat-trick against AEZ. He made his league debut for Aris in a 0–1 loss to Alki Oroklini. [11]

On 4 August 2020, Vlijter signed a three-year deal with Israeli Premier League club Beitar Jerusalem. [12]

After a stint with Doxa Katokopias in Cypriot First Division, Vlijter signed with Veikkausliiga club Vaasan Palloseura (VPS) in Finland. [13]

Personal life

Gleofilo is the cousin of Surinamese internationals Nigel Hasselbaink and Roscello Vlijter.His dad also played in the SVB Hoofdklasse

International career

Vlijter represented Suriname at the U15 [2] and U16 levels. [3] During a U15 tournament held in French Guiana in late 2013, he was identified by the coaching staff as one of four players who impressed the most. [14] He made his senior international debut at age 15 on 30 April 2015 in a friendly against Guyana. [15]

Vlijter won the Golden Boot Award for the 2019–20 CONCACAF Nations League after scoring ten goals in six matches in League B. [16] In June 2021 Vlijter was named to Suriname's 23-man squad for the 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup. [17] On 16 July 2021 he scored Suriname's first-ever CONCACAF Gold Cup goal in a 1–2 defeat to Costa Rica. [18] By October 2023, Vlijter was only one goal away from tying Stefano Rijssel's goal scoring record of fourteen for Suriname going into 2023–24 CONCACAF Nations League A matches against Haiti and Grenada. [19]

Career statistics

Club

As of 20 April 2024
ClubSeasonLeagueCupContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Torpedo Kutaisi 2018 Erovnuli Liga 3100——31
Aris Limassol 2019–20 Cypriot Second Division 181311——1914
Beitar Jerusalem 2020–21 Israeli Premier League 221101030271
2021–22 Israeli Premier League255200000275
2022–23 Israeli Premier League2010000030
Total496401030576
Hapoel Ramat Gan 2022–23 Liga Leumit 31131000003213
Total31131000003213
Doxa Katokopias 2023–24 Cypriot First Division 140100000150
VPS 2024 Veikkausliiga 1000—0010
Career total1163371103012734

International

As of match played 15 October 2023 [1]
Suriname
YearAppsGoals
201510
2019610
202153
202230
202341
Total1914
Scores and results list Suriname's goal tally first. [1]
List of international goals scored by Gleofilo Vlijter
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.5 September 2019 Windsor Park, Roseau, DominicaFlag of Dominica.svg  Dominica 1–02–0 2019–20 CONCACAF Nations League B
2.2–0
3.8 September 2019 André Kamperveen Stadion, Paramaribo, SurinameFlag of Nicaragua.svg  Nicaragua 1–06–02019–20 CONCACAF Nations League B
4.2–0
5.4–0
6.5–0
7.11 October 2019 Arnos Vale Stadium, Arnos Vale, Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesFlag of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.svg  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1–02–22019–20 CONCACAF Nations League B
8.2–0
9.15 November 2019André Kamperveen Stadion, Paramaribo, SurinameFlag of Dominica.svg  Dominica 2–04–02019–20 CONCACAF Nations League B
10.3–0
11.24 March 2021 Dr. Ir. Franklin Essed Stadion, Paramaribo, SurinameFlag of the Cayman Islands.svg  Cayman Islands 3–0
3–0
 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
12.16 July 2021 Exploria Stadium, Orlando, United StatesFlag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica 1–0
1–2
 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup
13.20 July 2021 BBVA Compass Stadium, Houston, United StatesFlag of Guadeloupe (local).svg  Guadeloupe 1–0
2–1
2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup
14.15 October 2023Dr. Ir. Franklin Essed Stadion, Paramaribo, SurinameFlag of Grenada.svg  Grenada 2–0
4–0
 2023–24 CONCACAF Nations League A
Last updated 16 October 2023

Honours

Individual

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