Charlon_Kloof
Charlon Kloof
Dutch-Surinamese basketball player
Charlon Anduele Romano Kloof (born 20 March 1990) is a Dutch-Surinamese basketball player for FC Porto in the Portuguese Basketball League. Standing at 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m), Kloof plays the point guard position and is a current member of the Dutch national basketball team.
No. 90 – Porto | |
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Position | Point guard |
League | LPB |
Personal information | |
Born | (1990-03-20) 20 March 1990 (age 34) Paramaribo, Suriname |
Nationality | Dutch / Surinamese |
Listed height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
Listed weight | 194 lb (88 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | Canarias Basketball Academy |
College |
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NBA draft | 2014: undrafted |
Playing career | 2014–present |
Career history | |
2014–2015 | İstanbul DSİ |
2015–2016 | Rethymno Cretan Kings |
2016 | Fiat Torino |
2016–2017 | MZT Skopje |
2017–2019 | UCAM Murcia |
2019–2020 | Ormanspor |
2020 | MoraBanc Andorra |
2020 | Fuenlabrada |
2021 | Ormanspor |
2021–present | FC Porto |
Career highlights and awards | |
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İstanbul DSİ
Kloof's professional career started in the 2014–15 season in the Turkish TB2L with İstanbul DSİ.[1] He was the leading scorer of his team, with 19.8 points per game.[2]
Rethymno Cretan Kings
He started the 2015–16 season with Rethymno Cretan Kings of the Greek Basket League,[3] but in January he moved to Italy,[4] where he signed for Auxilium CUS Torino of the Lega Basket Serie A.
MZT Skopje
On 23 July 2016, Kloof signed with MZT Skopje.[5] He led Skopje to a First League championship, and was named the league's Most Valuable Player afterwards.[6]
Murcia
On 19 July 2017, Kloof signed with UCAM Murcia of the Spanish Liga ACB and the Basketball Champions League (BCL).[7] Kloof became the first Surinamese player to play in the Liga ACB.[8] In the 2017–18 BCL season, Murcia reached the tournament's Final Four. Murcia finished as third after defeating Riesen Ludwigsburg in the third-place game.[9]
Ormanspor
In July 2019, Kloof agreed on a contract with Turkish club OGM Ormanspor, newcomer in the Basketbol Süper Ligi (BSL).[10] He averaged 9.6 points and 4.2 rebounds per game.[11]
Andorra
On September 9, 2020, Kloof signed a two-month deal with MoraBanc Andorra of the Liga ACB.[11] In five games, he averaged 3.0 points, 1.0 rebound and 1.0 assist per game.[12]
Fuenlabrada
On October 29, 2020, Kloof signed with Fuenlabrada.[12]
Return to Ormanspor
On January 2, 2021, he has signed again with Ormanspor of the Turkish Basketbol Süper Ligi (BSL).[13]
Porto
On August 17, 2021, he has signed with FC Porto in the Portuguese Basketball League.[14]
After playing for the junior teams of the Netherlands, Kloof was selected for the Dutch national basketball team for EuroBasket 2015. In his EuroBasket debut, he scored 22 points in a 73–72 win over Georgia.[15][16] Kloof averaged 16.2 points, 4.6 rebounds and 3.2 assists per game at EuroBasket 2015 as his country was eliminated in the group stage.[17]
Statistics
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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2015 EuroBasket | Netherlands | 5 | 5 | 29.0 | .451 | .611 | .632 | 4.6 | 3.2 | 1.0 | .2 | 16.2 |
- "2014 Graduate Charlon Kloof Signs With Turkey's Istanbul DSI". sbu.edu. September 2014.
- "Charlon Kloof profile - Game center - FIBA.com". fiba.com. Archived from the original on September 24, 2015.
- "Charlon Kloof moving to Rethymno". Sportando. 6 July 2015.
- "Charlon Kloof officially signs with Torino". Sportando. Retrieved 2016-01-12.
- "MZT Skopje Aerodrom agreed terms with Dutch international". Archived from the original on 2016-08-19. Retrieved 2016-07-24.
- "MZT Skopje beats Karpos Sokol for the title of FYROM". Sportando. Retrieved 28 July 2019.
- "Filmpje: Basketballer Charlon Kloof over zijn afkomst". Waterkant. 7 April 2018. Retrieved 28 July 2019.
- "UCAM Murcia finish Basketball Champions League season on high". 6 May 2018. Retrieved 28 July 2019.
- "Ormanspor Kloof ile Anlaştı". 25 July 2019. Retrieved 28 July 2019.
- "Andorra, Charlon Kloof agree on two-month contract". Sportando. September 9, 2020. Retrieved September 9, 2020.
- "Fuenlabrada tabs Charlon Kloof". Eurobasket. October 29, 2020. Retrieved October 29, 2020.
- "Charlon Kloof returns to Ormanspor". Sportando. Eurobasket. January 2, 2021. Retrieved January 2, 2021.
- "Charlon Kloof wil winnen met Porto". dwtonline.com (in Dutch). August 17, 2021. Retrieved October 3, 2021.
- "Dutch Win On Return". Archived from the original on 2016-08-22. Retrieved 2015-09-06.
- "䍨慲汯渠䭬潯映簠䕵牯䉡獫整′〱". Archived from the original on 2015-09-09. Retrieved 2015-09-12.
- "Charlon Kloof profile, EuroBasket 2015". FIBA.COM. Retrieved 14 April 2021.