Place of birth Suriname Years Team | Playing position | |
Full name Gleofilo Sabrino Hasselbaink Date of birth (1999-09-17) 17 September 1999 (age 17) 2015–2016 Phoenix All Stars Football Academy | ||
Gleofilo Hasselbaink (born 17 September 1999) is a Surinamese footballer who currently plays for S.V. Robinhood and the Suriname national team.
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Club career
Hasselbaink 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. In May 2014, he was invited to a football clinic in Suriname sponsored by Chelsea FC.
In January 2015, while a member of the Phoenix All Stars Football Academy in Jamaica, Hasselbaink 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. However, a deal with that club and another with K.V. Oostende fell through and the player returned to Suriname.
In October 2016 it was announced that Hasselbaink 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. The pair of players first trialed with the club in September 2016 while still playing for S.V. Robinhood in Suriname.
International career
Hasselbaink represented Suriname at the U15 and U16 levels. 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. He made his senior international debut at age 15 on 30 April 2015 in a friendly against Guyana.