Rai Vloet

Rai Vloet

Country: Netherlands

Date of birth: 08/05/1995 (18 years old)

Place of birth: Schijndel (Netherlands)

Height: 1,87m

Club career: PSV Eindhoven

Squad number: 47

Current national team: Netherlands U-19

Position: attacking midfielder, secondary striker, striker

Preferred foot: right

Market value (by transfermarkt.de): 250,000 €

Contract until: 30.06.2015

Similar type of player: Eidur Gudjohnsen

Strengths:

– finishing

– long shots

– free kick taking

– heading

– off the ball

– instinct

Style of play:

– false “9” or deep lying striker or trequartista

– likes to shoot from distance

– indirect set-piece threat

– counts on opponents mistakes

He is best suited to playing as:

Striker in 4-2-3-1.

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Achievements:

European Under-17 Championship 2012 winner with Netherlands.

League summary:

Jupiler League 2013/2014 (ongoing): 14 matches/4 goals (Jong PSV)

Description:

Rai is the son of former Dutch player and current Sparta Rotterdam technical director – Wiljan Vloet. He joined PSV youth academy in 2005 at the age of 10. Although he didn’t make his debut in the senior team yet, but recently started to play regularly in the Jong PSV team which plays in the Jupiler League, which is the 2nd division below Eredivisie. He made his debut against Den Bosch and this season scored already 4 goals in 14 matches for “Boeren” reserve team. He has been a youth international for a long time and was a member of Netherlands U-17 squad that won the gold medal at UEFA Under-17 Championship 2012 in Slovenia. His second big tournament wasn’t that successful though – at UEFA European U-19 Championships in Lithuania, the Netherlands got knocked out unexpectedly in the group stages. Despite the poor form, Rai managed to score 2 goals and was the best “Oranje” player along with Bilal Basacikoglu.

Quotes:

“Rai can really get far in professional football. But he’s still not there. He still has much to learn and develop”.

(Wiljan Vloet – Rai’s father)

Football Talent Scout potential rating:

7/10