Lesly Fellinga
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Lesly Fellinga is a Haiti
an soccer player, who plays for Dutch soccer club Harkemase Boys
, starting in the 2010-2011 season.
, and played youth soccer for local teams ZVZ and ZFC Zuidlaren. In 1996 he was scouted by FC Groningen and started to play in the youth teams.
In 2006 he joined Eerste Divisie
club Veendam
, and was a regular feature for the club in the 2007-2008 season. Eredivisie
club Heerenveen picked him up in a summer 2008 transfer. He made his first team debut for Heerenveen on September 18, 2008 in a European match against Vitória
in Portugal . He also played the return leg on October 2, 2008 in Heerenveen.
On August 12, 2009, Fellinga signed with Toronto FC
following a successful trial. Fellinga made his debut for Toronto as a sub in a home game against Colorado Rapids
on September 12, 2009, and played four MLS games before being released in December of the same year, after Preki
became head coach.
He joined Groningen amateurclub Gronitas halfway season 2009-2010 and since start season 2010-2011 he plays for Frisian amateurclub Harkemase Boys in the Topklasse League, the highest amateur league of the Netherlands. He plays at left defense position.
Sensing that opportunities with the Dutch national team would be limited, Fellinga accepted a call up to the Haiti national football team
for a friendly against Panama in March 2007. He made his debut for the Haiti U21 selection in a game against the United States in Dallas, Texas, a few days later. After that he played four games with the Haitian Olympic team to qualify for the Olympic of Beijing 2008.
His made his senior debut came in a World Cup qualifier against the Netherlands Antilles
in June 2008. He played five games in the qualification for the 2010 FIFA World Cup
, and was a member of the Haitian team for the CONCACAF Gold Cup
in 2009.
Haiti
Haiti , officially the Republic of Haiti , is a Caribbean country. It occupies the western, smaller portion of the island of Hispaniola, in the Greater Antillean archipelago, which it shares with the Dominican Republic. Ayiti was the indigenous Taíno or Amerindian name for the island...
an soccer player, who plays for Dutch soccer club Harkemase Boys
Harkemase Boys
Harkemase Boys is a football club from Harkema in the Netherlands. The club currently plays in the newly established Topklasse, the highest tier of amateur football in the Netherlands.- Current squad :-External links:*...
, starting in the 2010-2011 season.
Club
Fellinga was adopted when he was a baby and grew up in the NetherlandsNetherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
, and played youth soccer for local teams ZVZ and ZFC Zuidlaren. In 1996 he was scouted by FC Groningen and started to play in the youth teams.
In 2006 he joined Eerste Divisie
Eerste Divisie
The Eerste Divisie is the second-highest division of football in the Netherlands. It is linked with the top-level Eredivisie via a promotion/relegation system. It is also known as the Jupiler League due to sponsorship, which is the same name as the top league in Belgium...
club Veendam
BV Veendam
SC Veendam is a Dutch football club based in Veendam, Groningen province, playing in the Eerste Divisie, the second tier of football in the Netherlands. The club's official colours are black and yellow.- History :...
, and was a regular feature for the club in the 2007-2008 season. Eredivisie
Eredivisie
The Eredivisie is the highest football league in the Netherlands. The league was founded in 1956 two years after the start of professional football in the Netherlands. It is currently ranked the ninth best league in Europe by UEFA....
club Heerenveen picked him up in a summer 2008 transfer. He made his first team debut for Heerenveen on September 18, 2008 in a European match against Vitória
Vitória F.C.
Vitória Futebol Clube is a Portuguese sports club from the city of Setúbal. Popularly known as Vitória de Setúbal with the motto "A Vitória será nossa" .- Domestic :*Portuguese Liga: Runners-up 1971–72...
in Portugal . He also played the return leg on October 2, 2008 in Heerenveen.
On August 12, 2009, Fellinga signed with Toronto FC
Toronto FC
Toronto FC is a Canadian professional soccer club based in Toronto, Ontario which competes in Major League Soccer , the top professional soccer league in the United States and Canada....
following a successful trial. Fellinga made his debut for Toronto as a sub in a home game against Colorado Rapids
Colorado Rapids
The Colorado Rapids are an American professional soccer club based in the Denver suburb of Commerce City, Colorado which competes in Major League Soccer , the top professional soccer league in the United States and Canada. It is one of the ten charter clubs of MLS, having competed in the league...
on September 12, 2009, and played four MLS games before being released in December of the same year, after Preki
Preki
Predrag Radosavljević is a former American international soccer player of Serbian extraction...
became head coach.
He joined Groningen amateurclub Gronitas halfway season 2009-2010 and since start season 2010-2011 he plays for Frisian amateurclub Harkemase Boys in the Topklasse League, the highest amateur league of the Netherlands. He plays at left defense position.
International
Fellinga was selected for the Dutch U15, U17 and U19 national teams while playing with Groningen, and played for the Dutch national U15 team against Spain during the international Walker tournament in England in 2001, but was never called up by the senior Dutch national team.Sensing that opportunities with the Dutch national team would be limited, Fellinga accepted a call up to the Haiti national football team
Haiti national football team
The Haiti national football team represents Haiti in association football and is controlled by the Fédération Haïtienne de Football, the governing body for football in Haiti. Haiti's home ground is Stade Sylvio Cator in Port-au-Prince and their head coach is Edson Tavares...
for a friendly against Panama in March 2007. He made his debut for the Haiti U21 selection in a game against the United States in Dallas, Texas, a few days later. After that he played four games with the Haitian Olympic team to qualify for the Olympic of Beijing 2008.
His made his senior debut came in a World Cup qualifier against the Netherlands Antilles
Netherlands Antilles
The Netherlands Antilles , also referred to informally as the Dutch Antilles, was an autonomous Caribbean country within the Kingdom of the Netherlands, consisting of two groups of islands in the Lesser Antilles: Aruba, Bonaire and Curaçao , in Leeward Antilles just off the Venezuelan coast; and Sint...
in June 2008. He played five games in the qualification for the 2010 FIFA World Cup
2010 FIFA World Cup
The 2010 FIFA World Cup was the 19th FIFA World Cup, the world championship for men's national association football teams. It took place in South Africa from 11 June to 11 July 2010...
, and was a member of the Haitian team for the CONCACAF Gold Cup
CONCACAF Gold Cup
The CONCACAF Gold Cup is the main association football competition of the men's national football teams governed by CONCACAF, determining the regional champion of North America, Central America, and the Caribbean.The Gold Cup is held every two years and when it does not fall the same year as an...
in 2009.