Yannick Leliendal

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)
2022 → TOP 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

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

VVV

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

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

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

International career

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

  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.