Gleofilo Vlijter

Gleofilo Vlijter (born 17 September 1999) is a Surinamese footballer who currently plays in Israel for Beitar Jerusalem, and the Suriname national team.[1]

Gleofilo Vlijter

Personal information
Full name	Gleofilo Sabrino Rudewald Hasselbaink Vlijter[1]
Date of birth	(1999-09-17) 17 September 1999
Place of birth	Suriname
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position(s)	Striker
Club information
Current team	Beitar Jerusalem
Number	29
Youth career
2013–2015	S.V. Robinhood
2015–2016	→ Phoenix All Stars Football Academy
2018	Ironi Kiryat Shmona
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2016–2018	S.V. Robinhood
2018	Ironi Kiryat Shmona	0	(0)
2018–2019	Torpedo Kutaisi	3	(1)
2019–2020	Aris Limassol	19	(14)
2020–	Beitar Jerusalem	0	(0)
National team^‡
2019–	Suriname	7	(10)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 1 June 2020 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 1 June 2020

Club 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 FC.[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 KRC 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 K.V. 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]

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 FC 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 signed a 3-year deal with Israeli Premier League club Beitar Jerusalem.[12]

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.[13] He made his senior international debut at age 15 on 30 April 2015 in a friendly against Guyana.[14]

International goals

Scores and results list Suriname's goal tally first.[1]

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	5 September 2019	Windsor Park, Roseau, Dominica	Dominica	1–0	2–0	2019–20 CONCACAF Nations League B
2.				2–0
3.	8 September 2019	André Kamperveen Stadion, Paramaribo, Suriname	Nicaragua	1–0	6–0
4.				2–0
5.				4–0
6.				5–0
7.	11 October 2019	Arnos Vale Stadium, Arnos Vale, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	1–0	2–2
8.				2–0
9.	15 November 2019	André Kamperveen Stadion, Paramaribo, Suriname	Dominica	2–0	4–0
10.				3–0
Last updated 15 November 2019

Career statistics

Club

As of 21 May 2020

Club	Season	League			Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Aris Limassol	2019–20	Cypriot Second Division	18	13	1	1	—		—		19	14
Beitar Jerusalem	2020–21	Israeli Premier League	0	0	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
Career total			18	13	1	1	0	0	0	0	19	14

International

As of match played 18 November 2019[1]

Suriname
Year	Apps	Goals
2015	1	0
2016	0	0
2017	0	0
2018	0	0
2019	6	10
Total	7	10

References

1. "NFT profile". national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 5 January 2016.
2. "U-15 Natio veelbelovend" (PDF). SVB. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 5 January 2016.
3. van Diermen, Raymond. "Selecties Digicel Kick start Clinics". qn-sports.com. Retrieved 5 January 2016.
4. Balsemhof, Marinio. "Gleofilo Hasselbaink voor stage naar België" (in Dutch). dwtonline.com. Retrieved 5 January 2016.
5. Gayadien, Rajesh. "Jeugdinternationals op stage bij Feyenoord" (in Dutch). Natio Suriname. Retrieved 29 January 2017.
6. "'Feyenoord heeft interesse in Surinaamse internationals'" (in Dutch). fr12.nl. Retrieved 29 January 2017.
7. Oosterwolde, Terrence. "Feyenoord geïnteresseerd in Hasselbaink en Godlieb" (in Dutch). DWT Online. Retrieved 29 January 2017.
8. "גלאופילו האסלביינק חתם בקבוצת הנוער של ק"ש" (in Hebrew). One.co.il. 9 January 2018. Retrieved 11 January 2018.
9. "Het gaat heel goed met voetballer Gleofilo Vlijter ~ Suriname trots" (in Dutch). Familien Nieuws. Retrieved 20 August 2019.
10. "Voetballer Gleofilo Vlijter gaat carrière maken in Cyprus" (in Dutch). Familien Nieuws. Retrieved 20 August 2019.
11. http://www.dwtonline.com/laatste-nieuws/2019/10/06/gleofilo-vlijter-debuteert-met-nederlaag-bij-aris-limassol/
12. Ben Ziv, Guy (4 August 2020). "רשמית: בן חיים חתם לעונה נוספת בבית"ר י-ם" (in Hebrew). Retrieved 4 August 2020.
13. "SVB wil Suriname U-15 in training houden". natiosuriname.com. Retrieved 5 January 2016.
14. "CFD profile". Caribbean Football Database. Retrieved 5 January 2016.

External links

• Gleofilo Vlijter at National-Football-Teams.com
• Caribbean Football Database profile
• Gleofilo Hasselbaink at Soccerway