Cleven Wanabo (born 7 October 1976) was a

Suriname Suriname, officially the Republic of Suriname, is a country in northern South America, also considered as part of the Caribbean and the West Indies. It is a developing country with a Human Development Index, high level of human development; i ...

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playing as a forward for

Inter Moengotapoe Inter Moengotapoe (sometimes rendered Inter Moengo Tapoe or just IMT) is a Surinamese football club, based in Moengo, Marowijne between Paramaribo and the border town of Albina. They play their home matches at the Ronnie Brunswijkstadion. Sin ...

in the

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. He has also played for the Suriname national team.

Career

Wanabo began his career at Royal '95 in

Paramaribo Paramaribo ( , , ) is the capital city, capital and largest city of Suriname, located on the banks of the Suriname River in the Paramaribo District. Paramaribo has a population of roughly 241,000 people (2012 census), almost half of Suriname's p ...

, making his debut in the 2001-02

SVB Hoofdklasse The SVB Eerste Divisie is the second highest football championship for clubs run by the Surinaamse Voetbal Bond. The league currently comprises twelve teams and operates a system of promotion and relegation. Seasons run from November to June, w ...

season. He became the league's top goalscorer during the 2004–05 season, and in 2007 transferred to Walking Boyz Company where he played for one year before moving to

winning the national title in 2015.

International career

Wanabo plays International football for

, having made his debut on 11 October 2008 in the

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match against

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which ended in a 4-1 loss. He also participated in the teams' 2008 Caribbean Cup qualification campaign, scoring his first two goals against the

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in a 2-1 win on 25 October 2008.

Career statistics

International performance

''Statistics accurate as of matches played on 16 June 2015'',

International goals

:''Scores and results list Suriname' goal tally first.''

Honors

Club

;Inter Moengotapoe *

(1): 2014–15

Individual

Top Goalscorer: 2004–05

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Wanabo, Cleven Living people 1976 births Footballers from Paramaribo Surinamese men's footballers Suriname men's international footballers SVB Eerste Divisie players S.V. Walking Boyz Company players Inter Moengotapoe players Men's association football forwards