Charlon Kloof

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Charlon Kloof
Kloof playing for the Netherlands in 2016
No. 90 – Porto
PositionPoint guard
LeagueLPB
Personal information
Born (1990-03-20) 20 March 1990 (age 34)
Paramaribo, Suriname
NationalityDutch / Surinamese
Listed height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight194 lb (88 kg)
Career information
High schoolCanarias Basketball Academy
College
NBA draft2014: undrafted
Playing career2014–present
Career history
2014–2015İstanbul DSİ
2015–2016Rethymno Cretan Kings
2016Fiat Torino
2016–2017MZT Skopje
2017–2019UCAM Murcia
2019–2020Ormanspor
2020MoraBanc Andorra
2020Fuenlabrada
2021Ormanspor
2021–presentFC Porto
Career highlights and awards

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.

Professional career[edit]

İstanbul DSİ[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

On October 29, 2020, Kloof signed with Fuenlabrada.[12]

Return to Ormanspor[edit]

On January 2, 2021, he has signed again with Ormanspor of the Turkish Basketbol Süper Ligi (BSL).[13]

Porto[edit]

On August 17, 2021, he has signed with FC Porto in the Portuguese Basketball League.[14]

International career[edit]

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[edit]

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2015 EuroBasket  Netherlands 5 5 29.0 .451 .611 .632 4.6 3.2 1.0 .2 16.2

References[edit]

  1. ^ "2014 Graduate Charlon Kloof Signs With Turkey's Istanbul DSI". sbu.edu. September 2014.
  2. ^ "Charlon Kloof profile - Game center - FIBA.com". fiba.com. Archived from the original on September 24, 2015.
  3. ^ "Charlon Kloof moving to Rethymno". Sportando. 6 July 2015.
  4. ^ "Charlon Kloof officially signs with Torino". Sportando. Retrieved 2016-01-12.
  5. ^ "MZT Skopje Aerodrom agreed terms with Dutch international". Archived from the original on 2016-08-19. Retrieved 2016-07-24.
  6. ^ "MZT Skopje beats Karpos Sokol for the title of FYROM". Sportando. Retrieved 28 July 2019.
  7. ^ Charlon Kloof signs with Murcia
  8. ^ "Filmpje: Basketballer Charlon Kloof over zijn afkomst". Waterkant. 7 April 2018. Retrieved 28 July 2019.
  9. ^ "UCAM Murcia finish Basketball Champions League season on high". 6 May 2018. Retrieved 28 July 2019.
  10. ^ "Ormanspor Kloof ile Anlaştı". 25 July 2019. Retrieved 28 July 2019.
  11. ^ a b "Andorra, Charlon Kloof agree on two-month contract". Sportando. September 9, 2020. Retrieved September 9, 2020.
  12. ^ a b "Fuenlabrada tabs Charlon Kloof". Eurobasket. October 29, 2020. Retrieved October 29, 2020.
  13. ^ "Charlon Kloof returns to Ormanspor". Sportando. Eurobasket. January 2, 2021. Retrieved January 2, 2021.
  14. ^ "Charlon Kloof wil winnen met Porto". dwtonline.com (in Dutch). August 17, 2021. Retrieved October 3, 2021.
  15. ^ "Dutch Win On Return". Archived from the original on 2016-08-22. Retrieved 2015-09-06.
  16. ^ "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.
  17. ^ "Charlon Kloof profile, EuroBasket 2015". FIBA.COM. Retrieved 14 April 2021.

External links[edit]

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