{{Short description|Dutch footballer (born 2006)}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Cheveyo Balentien | image = | upright = | alt = | caption = | full_name = Cheveyo Dayshaun Balentien<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.legaseriea.it/it/player/cheveyo-dayshaun-balentien-2006-12-18-4-25 |title=Cheveyo Dayshaun Balentien |publisher=Lega Serie A}}</ref> | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|2006|12|18|df=yes}} | birth_place = Almere, Netherlands | height = 1.89 m | position = {{hlist|Winger|forward}} | currentclub = AC Milan | clubnumber = 25 | youthyears1 = –2016 | youthclubs1 = SC Buitenboys | youthyears2 = 2016–2022 | youthclubs2 = Utrecht | youthyears3 = 2022–2025 | youthclubs3 = ADO Den Haag | years1 = 2025 | clubs1 = ADO Den Haag | caps1 = 1 | goals1 = 0 | years2 = 2025– | clubs2 = Milan Futuro ({{Tooltip|res.|Reserve team}}) | caps2 = 4 | goals2 = 2 | years3 = 2025– | clubs3 = AC Milan | caps3 = 2 | goals3 = 0 | nationalyears1 = 2024– | nationalteam1 = Suriname U20 | nationalcaps1 = 1 | nationalgoals1 = 0 | medaltemplates = | club-update = 22:55, 3 May 2026 (UTC) | nationalteam-update = 23:55, 24 September 2024 (UTC) }} '''Cheveyo Dayshaun Balentien''' (born 18 December 2006) is a professional footballer who plays as a winger and forward for {{Italian football updater|Milan}} club AC Milan, and its reserve team {{Italian football updater|MilanFuturo}} club Milan Futuro.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.acmilan.com/en/teams/milan-futuro/players/cheveyo-balentien/biography |title=Cheveyo Dayshaun Josef Balentien: Stats and Biography |publisher=acmilan.com}}</ref> Born in the Netherlands, he is a Suriname youth international.<ref name="SurinameU20" />
==Club career== ===ADO Den Haag=== On 10 August 2025, he made his professional debut with ADO Den Haag in a 5–1 Eerste Divisie win against Willem II as a substitute.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://adodenhaag.nl/nl/tickets/kaartverkoop/kaartverkoop-mannen/1251-ado-den-haag-willem-ii-1251|title=ADO Den Haag opent het seizoen met fantastische overwinning op Willem II: 5-1 |publisher=ADO Den Haag |language=nl |date=10 August 2025 |accessdate=29 August 2025}}</ref>
===AC Milan=== On 21 August 2025, Italian Serie A club AC Milan announced the signing of Balentien from ADO Den Haag, with the intention to involve him in the Milan Futuro reserve team, set to play in the Serie D for the 2025–26 season.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.acmilan.com/en/news/articles/media/2025-08-21/official-statement-cheveyo-balentien|publisher=AC Milan |title=OFFICIAL STATEMENT: CHEVEYO BALENTIEN |date=21 August 2025 |accessdate=29 August 2025}}</ref> He signed a contract with the club until 2030.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Fassbender |first=Wout |date=21 August 2025 |title=Officieel: AC Milan presenteert Cheveyo Balentien, ADO-talent sluit aan bij beloften |url=https://www.ad.nl/regiosport-den-haag/officieel-ac-milan-presenteert-cheveyo-balentien-ado-talent-sluit-aan-bij-beloften~ad69c7b1/ |access-date=13 October 2025 |website=Algemeen Dagblad}}</ref>
Soon after, he made his debut with Milan Futuro, playing 25 minutes in a Coppa Italia Serie D game against Trevigliese.<ref name="gazzetta">{{cite web |url=https://www.gazzetta.it/Calcio/Serie-A/Milan/29-08-2025/chi-e-balentien-convocato-da-allegri-per-lecce-milan.shtml |language=it |date=29 August 2025 |accessdate=29 August 2025 |title=Preso 8 giorni fa per Milan Futuro, ora l'esordio a Lecce coi grandi: Balentien ha stregato Allegri}}</ref> Being immediately noticed by first team head coach Massimiliano Allegri, he was instead promoted to the senior team and called up for the next Serie A league game against Lecce, during which he made his debut as a substitute for Santiago Giménez on the 88th minute.<ref name="gazzetta"/>
==International career== Balentien was born in the Netherlands, and is of Surinamese descent. He is eligible to represent either nation. Balentien made his debut as a starter with Suriname U20 during a 2–0 win friendly match against Liechtenstein U19, on 24 September 2024.<ref name="SurinameU20">{{cite web |url=https://www.lfv.li/nationalmannschaften/spielbericht?cfc_league_fe%5BmatchId%5D=193314&cHash=d4480592e17429d37ef0e055309be2f8 |title=U19 Freundschaftsspiele 2024 |date=24 September 2024 |website=lfv.li |language=German |trans-title=2024 U19 Friendly Matches}}</ref>
==Personal life== Born in the Netherlands, Balentien is of Surinamese descent.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.voetbalzone.nl/nieuws/nederlandse-aanvaller-18-kan-tekenen-bij-paris-saint-germain/blt58b2aa590d5da488|title=Nederlandse aanvaller (18) kan tekenen bij Paris Saint-Germain | Voetbalzone|website=www.voetbalzone.nl}}</ref>
==Career statistics== {{updated|match played 3 May 2026}} {| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" |+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition !rowspan="2"|Club !rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|Cup !colspan="2"|Continental !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total |- !Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals |- |rowspan="2"|ADO Den Haag |2025–26 |Eerste Divisie |1||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||1||0 |- !colspan=2|Total !1!!0!!colspan="2"|—!!colspan="2"|—!!colspan="2"|—!!1!!0 |- |rowspan="2"|Milan Futuro |2025–26 |Serie D |4||2||2{{Efn|Appearances in Coppa Italia Serie D}}||0||colspan="2"|—||0||0||6||2 |- !colspan=2|Total !4!!2!!2!!0!!colspan="2"|—!!0!!0!!6!!2 |- |rowspan="2"|AC Milan |2025–26 |Serie A |2||0||1{{efn|Appearance in Coppa Italia}}||0||colspan="2"|—||0||0||3||0 |- !colspan=2|Total !2!!0!!1!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!3!!0 |- !colspan="3"|Career total !7!!2!!3!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!10!!2 |} ;Notes {{notelist}}
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== * {{WorldFootball.net|cheveyo-balentien}}
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Balentien, Cheveyo}} Category:2006 births Category:Living people Category:Dutch men's footballers Category:Dutch people of Surinamese descent Category:Men's association football midfielders Category:Eerste Divisie players Category:Serie A players Category:Serie D players Category:ADO Den Haag players Category:AC Milan players Category:Milan Futuro players Category:Dutch expatriate men's footballers Category:Dutch expatriate sportspeople in Italy Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Italy Category:21st-century Dutch sportsmen
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