Jafet Vlijt

Jafet Vlijt
Personal information
Date of birth (2008-01-04) 4 January 2008 (age 17)
Place of birth Kralendijk, Bonaire
Height 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 Spartaan'20
Youth career
2022–2024 Atlétiko Flamingo
2024– Spartaan'20
International career‡
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2024– Bonaire 3 (0)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17:11, 15 October 2024 (UTC)

Jafet Vlijt (born 4 January 2008) is a Bonairean footballer who currently plays for Spartaan'20 and the Bonaire national team.

Club career

In April 2018, Vlijt was selected as the best footballer at a talent identification camp hosted by Jermaine Windster's Anything is Possible Academy. The camp was attended by a scout and coach from AFC Ajax. Vlijt and the camp's other top ten players were selected to participate in a professional tournament in Germany the following month.[1] Also that year, he was awarded a tryout with FC Barcelona because of his performance in another identification camp on the island.[2]

Vlijt eventually joined the youth academy of Bonaire League club SV Atlétiko Flamingo after it formed youth sides in 2022. In January 2024, he left the club to continue his career in the Netherlands with Spartaan'20.[3][4]

International career

Vlijt represented Bonaire at the under-15 level and became a top goalscorer.[5] He made his senior international debut on 4 June 2024 in a friendly against Sint Maarten at age sixteen. He made his competitive debut the following October in a 2024–25 CONCACAF Nations League B fixture against Montserrat.[6]

International career statistics

As of match played 10 October 2024.[6]
Bonaire
Year Apps Goals
2024 3 0
Total 3 0

References

  1. ^ "Jafet Vlijt, beste voetballer van 'Soccer Academy'" (in Dutch). bonaire.nu. Retrieved 15 October 2024.
  2. ^ "Jafet Vlijt lo hasi trout ku Barcelona" (in Papiamento). Extra Boneiru. Retrieved 15 October 2024.
  3. ^ "New outfit for SV Atlético Flamingo Youth Soccer Team". The BES Reporter. Retrieved 15 October 2024.
  4. ^ "Ayera Jafet Vlijt i Ayrton Cicilia a biaha pa Hulana". Extra Boneiru. Retrieved 15 October 2024.
  5. ^ "Jafet Vlijt Goliado Maksimo na Aruba" (in Papiamento). Extra Boneiru. Retrieved 15 October 2024.
  6. ^ a b "NFT profile". National Football Teams. Retrieved 15 October 2024.