Stefano Rijssel

Semi-professional

Rijssel began his career with SV Leo Victor and Inter Moengotapoe, both of Suriname's Hoofdklasse. After being the league's top scorer with SV Leo Victor with 14 goals during the 2010–2011 season, in April 2011 Rijssel was offered a two-week trial with Belgium's Germinal Beerschot but ultimately was not signed by the club. It was reported that Rijssel made a favorable impression with the club, particularly with his ability to adapt to the difference in the level of play between the Suriname league and the Belgian league over the two-week period, but was unable to set himself apart from the attackers already on the roster, particularly considering the poor financial situation of the club at the time. Also in 2010–2011, Rijssel scored 4 goals in 3 matches for Leo Victor in the 2010 CFU Club Championship but that was not enough to help his club advance to the second round of the competition. After returning home from Belgium and playing a season for Inter Moengotapoe, Rijssel signed for W Connection on a 3-year contract in July 2012 after impressing the club at the 2012 CFU Club Championship with Inter. In this competition, Rijssel tallied 4 goals in the first round before being eliminated by Antigua Barracuda, Victory Sportif Club, and W Connection.

Professional

By signing for W Connection, Rijssel became the only fully professional footballer representing Suriname internationally at that time. During his first season with W Connection,…

Rijssel was a key figure in Suriname's qualification for the 2011 CONCACAF U-20 Championship held in Guatemala, scoring 7 goals in 5 matches. This was the first time that Suriname qualified for the tournament since the 1990 edition. His tally of 7 goals made him second top scorer in qualifying, only one behind the leader. However, Rijssel was held scoreless in losses against the United States and Panama in the final round of the tournament and Suriname failed to qualify for the 2011 FIFA U-20 World Cup. Rijssel made his first senior appearance for Suriname on 13 October 2010 in a 2–1 victory over the Netherlands Antilles national football team in the 2010 Caribbean Championship. His first goal came only two days later in 2–1 victory over Saint Lucia in the same tournament, scoring only 14 minutes into the match. Rijssel has worn the #9 on his national jersey, the number typically reserved for a player who is the team's pure goal scorer and target striker.

International goals

Scores and results list Surinames's goal tally first.

Club

International

As of 23 March 2019.

Inter Moengotapoe

Hoofdklasse: 2014–15, 2015–16; runner-up: 2011–12 W Connection

TT Pro League: 2012 Trinidad and Tobago Charity Shield: 2013 Trinidad and Tobago Pro Bowl: 2014 SV Robinhood

Caribbean Club Shield: 2019 individual

SVB Topklasse Top Scorer: 2010–11 Trinidad and Tobago Pro Bowl MVP: 2014 CONCACAF Caribbean Club Shield Top Scorer: 2018, 2019