Yannick Leliendal
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File:Yannick Leliendal (2021).jpg Leliendal in 2021 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Yannick Cereso Frederik Leliendal | ||
| Date of birth | 23 April 2002 | ||
| Place of birth | Amsterdam, Netherlands | ||
| Height | 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Position | Left back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Volendam | ||
| Number | 32 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2014 | Tongeren | ||
| 2014–2020 | Genk | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (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) |
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* 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 plays for the Suriname national team.
Early life
[edit | edit source]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
[edit | edit source]VVV
[edit | edit source]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
[edit | edit source]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
[edit | edit source]On 11 July 2024, Leliendal signed with FC Volendam for one season, with an optional second year.[12]
International career
[edit | edit source]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]
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External links
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- 2002 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Amsterdam
- Surinamese men's footballers
- Suriname men's international footballers
- Dutch men's footballers
- Netherlands men's youth international footballers
- Belgian men's footballers
- Belgium men's youth international footballers
- Naturalised association football players
- Dutch people of Surinamese descent
- Sportspeople of Surinamese descent
- Belgian people of Surinamese descent
- Black Belgian sportspeople
- Dutch emigrants to Belgium
- Naturalised citizens of Belgium
- Men's association football defenders
- Eerste Divisie players
- VVV-Venlo players
- TOP Oss players
- Jong FC Utrecht players
- KRC Genk players
- FC Volendam players
- 21st-century Dutch sportsmen
- FC Utrecht players
- 21st-century Belgian sportsmen
- 21st-century Surinamese sportsmen
- 2025 CONCACAF Gold Cup players