{"id":505653,"date":"2026-07-13T18:50:43","date_gmt":"2026-07-13T16:50:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportando.basketball\/?p=505653"},"modified":"2026-07-13T18:50:43","modified_gmt":"2026-07-13T16:50:43","slug":"galatasaray-signs-vrenz-bleijenbergh","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportando.basketball\/en\/galatasaray-signs-vrenz-bleijenbergh\/","title":{"rendered":"Galatasaray signs Vrenz Bleijenbergh"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Vrenz Bleijenbergh is a new Galatasaray player. The Turkish club announced the signing of the Belgian forward, who spent the past three seasons with Yukatel Merkezefendi Belediyesi Basket in the Turkish Basketball Super League.<\/p>\n<p>Bleijenbergh, 25 and 208 cm tall, is a modern and versatile profile, combining ball-handling, court vision, passing, outside shooting and athleticism. Galatasaray adds a point forward with international experience.<\/p>\n<p>During his career, he has played in the Belgian, Spanish, Australian and Turkish leagues, while also gaining experience in EuroCup and Basketball Champions League. 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