Charlon Anduele Romano Kloof (born 20 March 1990) is a Dutch-Surinamese

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player for

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in the

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. Standing at 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m), Kloof plays the

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position and is a current member of the

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Professional career

İstanbul DSİ

Kloof's professional career started in the 2014–15 season in the Turkish

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with İstanbul DSİ. He was the leading scorer of his team, with 19.8 points per game.

Rethymno Cretan Kings

He started the 2015–16 season with Rethymno Cretan Kings of the

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, but in January he moved to Italy, where he signed for Auxilium CUS Torino of the

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MZT Skopje

On 23 July 2016, Kloof signed with MZT Skopje. He led Skopje to a First League championship, and was named the league's Most Valuable Player afterwards.

Murcia

On 19 July 2017, Kloof signed with

UCAM Murcia UCAM Universidad Católica de Murcia Club de Baloncesto, S.A.D., more commonly referred to as UCAM Murcia, is a professional basketball team based in Murcia, Spain. It plays their home games at Palacio de Deportes. History Founded in 1985 u ...

of the Spanish

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and the

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(BCL). Kloof became the first Surinamese player to play in the Liga ACB. In the 2017–18 BCL season, Murcia reached the tournament's Final Four. Murcia finished as third after defeating

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in the third-place game.

Ormanspor

In July 2019, Kloof agreed on a contract with Turkish club

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, newcomer in the

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(BSL). He averaged 9.6 points and 4.2 rebounds per game.

Andorra

On September 9, 2020, Kloof signed a two-month deal with MoraBanc Andorra of the

. In five games, he averaged 3.0 points, 1.0 rebound and 1.0 assist per game.

Fuenlabrada

On October 29, 2020, Kloof signed with

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Return to Ormanspor

On January 2, 2021, he has signed again with Ormanspor of the Turkish

(BSL).

Porto

On August 17, 2021, he has signed with

in the

International career

After playing for the junior teams of the Netherlands, Kloof was selected for the

for

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. In his EuroBasket debut, he scored 22 points in a 73–72 win over

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. 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.

Statistics

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References

External links

Official websiteTwitter AccountEurobasket.com ProfileDraftexpress.com ProfileESPN.com Profile

RealGM.com Profile

St. Bonaventure Bonnies bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Kloof, Charlon 1990 births Living people ABA League players Auxilium Pallacanestro Torino players CB Murcia players Dutch expatriate basketball people in Spain Dutch expatriate basketball people in the United States Dutch men's basketball players FC Porto basketball players Junior college men's basketball players in the United States KK MZT Skopje players Liga ACB players OGM Ormanspor players Point guards Rethymno B.C. players Sportspeople from Paramaribo St. Bonaventure Bonnies men's basketball players Surinamese emigrants to the Netherlands