Galgyto Lafael Talea (born February 4, 1988) is a

Suriname Suriname (; srn, Sranankondre or ), officially the Republic of Suriname ( nl, Republiek Suriname , srn, Ripolik fu Sranan), is a country on the northeastern Atlantic coast of South America. It is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the north ...

se footballer playing as a

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for

Inter Moengotapoe Inter Moengotapoe (sometimes rendered Inter Moengo Tapoe or just IMT) is a Surinamese football club, based in Moengo, Marowijne between Paramaribo and the border town of Albina. They play their home matches at the Ronnie Brunswijkstadion. In ...

in the

Hoofdklasse The Vierde Divisie, formerly known as Hoofdklasse () is the second-highest league of amateur football in the Netherlands, and the fifth tier in general. Background The league is divided into two sections: Saturday and Sunday. This is a result of ...

and for the Suriname national team.

Career

Talea began his career in the 2008–09

SVB Eerste Klasse The SVB Tweede Divisie is second-highest division overall in the Surinamese football league system after the Topklasse, where the top club is promoted to each season. The weakest club is relegated to the Lidbondentoernooi. The league was previo ...

, playing for SV Jai Hanuman in the second division of football in Suriname. Helping his team to promotion to the

SVB Hoofdklasse The SVB Eerste Divisie is the highest football championship for clubs run by the Surinaamse Voetbal Bond. The Topklasse is at the top of the system of Surinamese football championships. The league currently comprises twelve teams and operates a ...

, after winning the league title in his first season with the club. Talea then transferred to

SV Robinhood Sport Vereniging Robinhood is a Surinamese football club based in Paramaribo that competes in the SVB Eerste Divisie, the highest level of football in Suriname. Founded on 6 February 1945, Robinhood is the most successful club in Surinamese ...

the following season despite his team's promotion. In 2012, he transferred to SV Notch where he would finish as the league's top goal scorer with 18 goals scored in his first season with the club. In 2016, he moved to IMT.

International career

Talea plays for the Suriname national team having made his debut on 31 October 2010 against the

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for the 2010 Caribbean Cup qualification. He scored his first goal on 15 November 2013 in the

ABCS Tournament The ABCS Tournament is an annual football tournament between the representative teams of Aruba, Bonaire, Curaçao and Suriname. Louis Giskus, the President of the Suriname Football Federation said that the competition was formed "to strengthe ...

in a 2–0 win over

Bonaire Bonaire (; , ; pap, Boneiru, , almost pronounced ) is a Dutch island in the Leeward Antilles in the Caribbean Sea. Its capital is the port of Kralendijk, on the west ( leeward) coast of the island. Aruba, Bonaire and Curaçao form the ABC i ...

. On 8 October 2016 he scored his first official goal for Suriname in the match against Guyana in the third round of the Caribbean cup qualification 2016, A match that ended 3-2 for Natio.

Career statistics

International goals

:''Scores and results list Suriname' goal tally first.''

Honors

Club

;Jai Hanuman *

(1): 2008–09

Individual

Top Goalscorer:

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Talea, Galgyto Living people 1988 births Footballers from Paramaribo Surinamese men's footballers Suriname men's international footballers S.V. Robinhood players S.V. Notch players SVB Eerste Divisie players Men's association football forwards Suriname men's under-20 international footballers