Djamel Romano Boerstra Leeflang (born 25 March 1992) is a Dutch professional

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who plays as a

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. Leeflang born in Utrecht, The Netherlands, started his career in his home country with Vitesse Delft. At 20 years old making his first move overseas, to Indonesia and signing with Premier League side Deltras. His first season in the

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was a successful one with massive haul of 14 goals and 8 assists from 23 games, including a hat trick against current Liga 1 club

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. Returning to The Netherlands with VV Haaglandia followed by an unfortunate trial that was cut short due to injury at Dutch Premier League side,

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, Leeflang joined Valletta, finishing second in the Premier League and qualifying for the Europa League. After a season and a half at

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Djamel moved to New Radiant Sports Club in the Maldives. A year that ended with

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winning the

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and two cup competitions. The 2017/2018 campaign saw a return to Malta with Lija Athletic who were getting ready for their return to the Maltese Premier League after an 18-year absence. In February 2018 Leeflang completed a return to

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to play for

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in Liga 1. Djamel then returned to Europe to sign a short term deal with Havant & Waterlooville in November 2018, making 5 appearances. Before the end of the January 2019 transfer window, Leeflang signed until June 2020 with

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.Nieuw verlies FC Lienden
stadtiel.nl, 3 February 2019

References

External links

Djamel Leeflang Interview

Djamel Leeflang Interview with Elfvoetbal
1992 births Living people Footballers from Utrecht (city) Dutch men's footballers Dutch expatriate men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Deltras F.C. players VV Haaglandia players Valletta F.C. players Qormi F.C. players New Radiant S.C. players Lija Athletic F.C. players Perseru Serui players Havant & Waterlooville F.C. players FC Lienden players Indonesian Premier League players Derde Divisie players Maltese Premier League players Liga 1 (Indonesia) players Tweede Divisie players Expatriate men's footballers in Indonesia Dutch expatriate sportspeople in Indonesia Expatriate men's footballers in Malta Dutch expatriate sportspeople in Malta Expatriate men's footballers in the Maldives Dutch expatriate sportspeople in the Maldives Expatriate men's footballers in England Dutch expatriate sportspeople in England 21st-century Dutch sportsmen {{Netherlands-footy-midfielder-stub