“I never doubted myself, but it was annoying that I didn’t break through,” says Leliendal. “But patience turned out to be a virtue.” The left back did not think that it would ultimately happen so quickly. “I got my chance against Volendam to make my debut and before I knew it I was in the starting line-up against Ajax.”
FC Utrecht talent Yannick Leliendal called up for Suriname
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