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Yannick Leliendal

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Yannick Leliendal
Leliendal in 2021
Personal information
Full name Yannick Cereso Frederik Leliendal
Date of birth (2002-04-23) 23 April 2002 (age 22)
Place of birth Amsterdam, Netherlands
Height 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
FC Volendam
Number 32
Youth career
0000–2014 KSK Tongeren
2014–2020 KRC Genk
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021–2022 VVV-Venlo 7 (0)
2022TOP Oss (loan) 14 (0)
2022–2024 Jong Utrecht 40 (1)
2022–2024 FC Utrecht 8 (0)
2024– FC Volendam 0 (0)
International career
2018 Belgium U17 1 (0)
2019 Netherlands U17 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 29 May 2024

Yannick Cereso Frederik Leliendal (born 23 April 2002) is a Dutch footballer who plays for Eerste Divisie club FC Volendam as a full back.

Early life

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Leliendal was born in the Netherlands, but grew up in Belgium. He started at KSK Tongeren before he joined the youth academy of KRC Genk in 2014.[1]

Career

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VVV

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Following a successful trial period with VVV Venlo he signed a two-year contract on 16 July 2021.[2] 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.[3] At the end of January 2022 transfer window he was loaned for the rest of the season to TOP Oss.[4] Leliendal commented that this move was a success and he was able to get playing minutes and was able to develop as a player.[5]

Utrecht

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He signed a one-year contract with an option for an additional season with Jong Utrecht in July 2022 after being released by VVV.[6][7] He scored his first goal in a 4–1 win over NAC Breda on February 20, 2023.[8]

Volendam

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On 11 July 2024, Leliendal signed with FC Volendam for one season, with an optional second year.[9]

International career

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Leliendal has played for both the Belgian and Dutch national youth teams in age group football. He was part of the Netherlands national under-17 football team that reached the semifinals at the 2019 FIFA U-17 World Cup in Brazil.[10]

References

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  1. ^ "Limburgers and world citizens: Genk U19 has no less than 17 players with foreign roots". hbvl.be.
  2. ^ "VVV-Venlo captures left back Leliendal". 1limburg.nl.
  3. ^ "VVV'er Leliendal vertrekt naar Jong FC Utrecht". 1limburg.nl.
  4. ^ "TOP Oss strengthens itself with Yannick Leliendal". toposs.nl.
  5. ^ "The season has already passed for Tejan and Leliendal". dtvnieuws.nl.
  6. ^ "Yannick Leliendal vertrekt naar Jong FC Utrecht". venlonaren.net.
  7. ^ "FC Utrecht adds Yannick Leliendal to promise selection". fcutrecht.nl.
  8. ^ "NAC crashed hard at the gatekeeper Jong FC Utrecht: 4-1". Omroepbrabant.nl. 20 February 2023. Retrieved 11 May 2023.
  9. ^ "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.
  10. ^ "FIFA U-17 World Cup Brazil 2019 Netherlands". fifa.com.
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