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16 Facts About Riechedly Bazoer

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Riechedly Guillermo Bazoer was born on 12 October 1996 and is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a centre-back or defensive midfielder for Turkish club Konyaspor.

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Riechedly Bazoer had been linked with a move to the Premier League with Arsenal, Chelsea, Manchester City and Newcastle United being mentioned, but opted to sign with Ajax instead.

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On 14 December 2016, VfL Wolfsburg announced that Riechedly Bazoer had signed a contract with the Lower Saxony club through 30 June 2021.

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Riechedly Bazoer made his VfL Wolfsburg debut in the Bundesliga game versus TSG Hoffenheim on 12 February 2017.

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On 31 August 2018, Riechedly Bazoer was loaned to Primeira Liga side Porto on one-year loan.

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Riechedly Bazoer did not feature in any league games for Porto due to injuries and lack of discipline which made him play with B team.

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Riechedly Bazoer made his debut for Vitesse on 3 August 2019 against former club Ajax.

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8.

On 24 October 2019, Riechedly Bazoer was left out of the Vitesse squad until further notice due to his attitude.

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Under head coach Thomas Letsch, Riechedly Bazoer would grow into a key player.

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On 1 August 2022, Riechedly Bazoer joined AZ on a free transfer, signing a three-year contract.

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On 11 September 2024, Riechedly Bazoer signed a two-year contract with Konyaspor in Turkey.

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On 4 January 2013, the Curacao Football Federation expressed an interest in calling up Riechedly Bazoer to represent the Curacao U-20 team for the 2013 CONCACAF U-20 Championship in Mexico.

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Riechedly Bazoer was eligible due to his age and heritage, and this would not have conflicted with his decision to play for the Netherlands given the player's age but the offer was turned down by his agents, and Riechedly Bazoer remained in Amsterdam.

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Riechedly Bazoer received his first call up to the senior Netherlands team in October 2015 to replace the injured Davy Klaassen, and again on 6 November 2015 for friendlies against Wales and Germany.

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Riechedly Bazoer made his senior debut as a late substitute against Wales on 13 November 2015.

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Riechedly Bazoer was called up to the preliminary squad for the Curacao national team for the 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup.