Gleofilo Vlijter

Gleofilo Vlijter
Personal information
Full name Gleofilo Sabrino Rudewald Hasselbaink Vlijter
Date of birth (1999-09-17) 17 September 1999 (age 25)
Place of birth Diitabiki, Suriname
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
 OFK Beograd
Number 39
Youth career
2013–2015 Robinhood
2015–2016 → Phoenix All Stars Football Academy
2018 Ironi Kiryat Shmona
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2019 Torpedo Kutaisi 3 (1)
2019–2020 Aris Limassol 19 (15)
2020–2022 Beitar Jerusalem 49 (6)
2022–2023 → Hapoel Ramat Gan 32 (13)
2023–2024 Doxa Katokopias 14 (0)
2024 VPS 15 (3)
2024– OFK Beograd 15 (8)
International career‡
2015– Suriname 25 (15)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 9 December 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20 November 2024

Gleofilo Sabrino Rudewald Hasselbaink Vlijter (born 17 September 1999) is a Surinamese professional footballer who plays as a striker for Serbian SuperLiga club OFK Beograd and the Suriname national team.

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.[1] In May 2014, he was invited to a football clinic in Suriname sponsored by Chelsea.[2]

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.[3] However, a deal with that club and another with KV Oostende fell through and the player returned to Suriname.[4]

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.[5] The pair of players first trialed with the club in September 2016 while still playing for S.V. Robinhood in Suriname.[6]

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.[7]

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.[8]

In August 2019 it was announced that Vlijter had signed a two-year contract with Aris Limassol of the Cypriot Second Division.[9] 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.[10]

On 4 August 2020, Vlijter signed a three-year deal with Israeli Premier League club Beitar Jerusalem.[11]

After a stint with Doxa Katokopias in Cypriot First Division, Vlijter signed with Veikkausliiga club Vaasan Palloseura (VPS) in Finland.[12] His deal with VPS was terminated on 6 August 2024.[13]

Vlijter joined OFK Beograd on 8 August 2024.[14]

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[1] and U16 levels.[2] 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.[15] He made his senior international debut at age 15 on 30 April 2015 in a friendly against Guyana.[16]

Vlijter won the Golden Boot Award for the 2019–20 CONCACAF Nations League after scoring ten goals in six matches in League B.[17] In June 2021 Vlijter was named to Suriname's 23-man squad for the 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup.[18] On 16 July 2021 he scored Suriname's first-ever CONCACAF Gold Cup goal in a 1–2 defeat to Costa Rica.[19] 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.[20]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 9 December 2024[21]
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Torpedo Kutaisi 2018 Erovnuli Liga 3 1 0 0 — — 3 1
Aris Limassol 2019–20 Cypriot Second Division 18 13 1 1 — — 19 14
Beitar Jerusalem 2020–21 Israeli Premier League 22 1 1 0 1 0 3 0 27 1
2021–22 Israeli Premier League 25 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 27 5
2022–23 Israeli Premier League 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
Total 49 6 4 0 1 0 3 0 57 6
Hapoel Ramat Gan 2022–23 Liga Leumit 32 13 1 0 — — 33 13
Total 32 13 1 0 0 0 0 0 33 13
Doxa Katokopias 2023–24 Cypriot First Division 14 0 1 0 — — 15 0
VPS 2024 Veikkausliiga 15 3 2 1 2 0 0 0 19 4
OFK Beograd 2024–25 Serbian SuperLiga 15 8 1 1 — — 16 9
Career total 146 47 10 3 3 0 3 0 162 47

International

As of match played 20 November 2024[22]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Suriname
2019 6 10
2021 5 3
2022 3 0
2023 5 1
2024 6 1
Total 25 15
Scores and results list Suriname's goal tally first.[22]
List of international goals scored by Gleofilo Vlijter
No. 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 2019–20 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 Grenadines  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1–0 2–2 2019–20 CONCACAF Nations League B
8. 2–0
9. 15 November 2019 André Kamperveen Stadion, Paramaribo, Suriname  Dominica 2–0 4–0 2019–20 CONCACAF Nations League B
10. 3–0
11. 24 March 2021 Dr. Ir. Franklin Essed Stadion, Paramaribo, Suriname  Cayman Islands 3–0
3–0
 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
12. 16 July 2021 Exploria Stadium, Orlando, United States  Costa Rica 1–0
1–2
 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup
13. 20 July 2021 BBVA Compass Stadium, Houston, United States  Guadeloupe 1–0
2–1
 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup
14. 15 October 2023 Dr. Ir. Franklin Essed Stadion, Paramaribo, Suriname  Grenada 2–0
4–0
 2023–24 CONCACAF Nations League A
15. 11 October 2024 Dr. Ir. Franklin Essed Stadion, Paramaribo, Suriname  Costa Rica 1–1
1–1
 2024–25 CONCACAF Nations League A
Last updated 11 October 2024

Honours

Individual

References

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