Yannick Leliendal

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Yannick Leliendal
Yannick Leliendal (2021).jpg
Leliendal in 2021
Personal information
Full name Yannick Cereso Frederik Leliendal
Date of birth (2002-04-23) 23 April 2002 (age 23)
Place of birth Amsterdam, Netherlands
Height 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Left back
Team information
Current team
 Volendam
Number 32
Youth career
–2014 Tongeren
2014–2020 Genk
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2021–2022 VVV-Venlo 7 (0)
2022 → TOP Oss (loan) 14 (0)
2022–2024 Jong Utrecht 40 (1)
2022–2024 Utrecht 8 (0)
2024– Volendam 37 (1)
International career‡
2017–2018 Belgium U16 [1] 10 (1)
2018 Belgium U17 [1] 2 (0)
2019 Netherlands U17 [2] 1 (0)
2019 Netherlands U18 [3] 3 (0)
2025 Suriname 1 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 13 May 2025
‡ National team caps and goals as of 1 August 2025

Yannick Cereso Frederik Leliendal (born 23 April 2002) is a professional footballer who plays as a left back for Eredivisie club Volendam. Born in the Netherlands and raised in Belgium, Leliendal has opted to play for the Suriname national team.

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Early life

Leliendal was born in the Netherlands to Surinamese parents, but grew up in Belgium. He started at KSK Tongeren before he joined the youth academy of KRC Genk in 2014. [4]

Clu career

VVV

Following a successful trial period with VVV Venlo he signed a two-year contract on 16 July 2021. [5] On 8 August 2021 in the first league match of the season against NAC Breda he made his professional debut in a 2–2 draw. Leliendal scored his first goal for VVV on 26 October 2021 against NAC Brada in the KNVB Cup. [6] At the end of January 2022 transfer window he was loaned for the rest of the season to TOP Oss. [7] Leliendal commented that this move was a success and he was able to get playing minutes and was able to develop as a player. [8]

Utrecht

He signed a one-year contract with an option for an additional season with Jong Utrecht in July 2022 after being released by VVV. [9] [10] He scored his first goal in a 4–1 win over NAC Breda on February 20, 2023. [11]

Volendam

On 11 July 2024, Leliendal signed with FC Volendam for one season, with an optional second year. [12]

International career

Leliendal holds Surinamese, Dutch and Belgian nationalities. [13] He has played for both the Belgian and Dutch national youth teams in age group football. He initially represented Belgium, from 2017 to 2018, winning 10 caps with the national under-16 team and two with the under-17 side – all of these 12 matches being friendly. [1] In 2019, he made an official appearance for the Netherlands national under-17 team, [2] being part of the squad that reached the semifinals at the 2019 FIFA U-17 World Cup in Brazil. [14]

In May 2025, Leliendal was called-up by the Suriname national football team for the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification matches against Puerto Rico and El Salvador. [15] On 11 June 2025, his request to switch international allegiance to Suriname was approved by FIFA. [16]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Yannick Leliendal". Voetbal Vlaanderen.
  2. 1 2 "Yannick Leliendal, Jeugd mannen onder 17".
  3. ↑ "Yannick Leliendal, Jeugd mannen onder 18".
  4. ↑ "Limburgers and world citizens: Genk U19 has no less than 17 players with foreign roots". hbvl.be.
  5. ↑ "VVV-Venlo captures left back Leliendal". 1limburg.nl.
  6. ↑ "VVV'er Leliendal vertrekt naar Jong FC Utrecht". 1limburg.nl.
  7. ↑ "TOP Oss strengthens itself with Yannick Leliendal". toposs.nl.
  8. ↑ "The season has already passed for Tejan and Leliendal". dtvnieuws.nl.
  9. ↑ "Yannick Leliendal vertrekt naar Jong FC Utrecht". venlonaren.net.
  10. ↑ "FC Utrecht adds Yannick Leliendal to promise selection". fcutrecht.nl.
  11. ↑ "NAC crashed hard at the gatekeeper Jong FC Utrecht: 4-1". Omroepbrabant.nl. 20 February 2023. Retrieved 11 May 2023.
  12. ↑ "Yannick Leliendal gewenste versterking op linkervleugel voor FC Volendam" [Yannick Leliendal is the desired reinforcement on left wing for FC Volendam] (in Dutch). FC Volendam. 11 July 2024. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
  13. ↑ "FC Utrecht-talent Yannick Leliendal opgeroepen voor Suriname". www.rtvutrecht.nl. 10 November 2023.
  14. ↑ "FIFA U-17 World Cup Brazil 2019 Netherlands". fifa.com.
  15. ↑ "Boëtius and Leliendal make their debut in Suriname's preliminary selection for World Cup qualifiers". espn.nl. 9 May 2025. Retrieved 6 June 2025.
  16. ↑ "FIFA Change of Association Platform". knowledge.fifa.com. Retrieved 11 June 2025.
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