Belgian legend Adil “ScreaM” Benrlitom has returned to competitive Counter-Strike after six years away from the pro scene, signing with Clutchain to join a Franco-Belgian roster that includes his younger brother Nabil “Nivera” Benrlitom.

The 31-year-old “Headshot Machine” last played professionally for GamerLegion in 2019 before stepping away from competition. He first announced his intentions to return at the HLTV Awards Show 2025 in January, signaling his comeback to the scene.

The Clutchain roster

ScreaM joins a mix of familiar French-speaking talent and rising prospects on the Clutchain lineup. Alongside his brother Nivera, the roster features former Vitality player Jayson “Kyojin” Nguyen, Jordan “Python” Munck-Foehrle, and rookie Frenchman Hugo “SHOGU” Lopez.

The roster isn't complete without them. 💚

Welcome to the Clutchain male roster : @ScreaM_, @Nivera__, @KyojinCSGO, @Pyth0nCSGO, @_SHOGU.

They've already started competing under our colors. 🔥

📲 https://t.co/jJ81jDT4xO — Play. Impact. Earn. pic.twitter.com/o5PvzaQ85C

— Clutchain (@clutchain) April 8, 2026

ScreaM’s road back to competitive play began in 2025 when he joined FUT as a sixth-man and streamer alongside the organization’s short-lived French lineup. Since then, he’s been streaming and competing in smaller French events while working to regain his competitive form.

Clutchain has been actively building its CS2 presence in recent weeks, acquiring this roster alongside the former Imperial Valkyries/Pigeons lineup in early April.

The team will make their debut in Conquest of Prague 2026: Online Stage when the online league kicks off on April 12th.

Older players staying competitive becoming a trend

Counter-Strike has historically been a game where some older players can hang on for a long time. From Brazilian players like FalleN hanging in there, to players like JW still leading squads, to karrigan at 31 still dominating with his strategic IGL skills. CS is a game where there’s still hope for experienced veterans in-game leading squads.

But there’s a growing trend in esports that older players can still compete at the highest level. Dota 2 has perhaps the best example with Puppey, the Estonian legend who at 36 years old is still actively coaching and playing. The former Na’Vi champion won The International 2011 and has attended nearly every TI since, proving that leadership and drafting ability can keep you relevant even as reflexes fade.

League of Legends has a few examples too, with legendary esports player Faker talking about in a recent interview that we wrote about from Korean media. Over in Europe, there’s a project with SK Gaming taking some of the older players with the likes of Wunder and an aging MikyX, who were at their primes in 2019, with an unconventional roster and rookie in tow.

Even VALORANT is seeing crossover success from CS veterans — Potter (Christine Chi), a 7x world champion in CS:GO, now captains Evil Geniuses’ Valorant roster, proving that game sense and experience translate across titles.

Sure, age catches up and eats your reactions and hype. But with age comes experience, and that may translate into games where you can lead and call. We wish ScreaM’s new project the best, as it can work for the right player with the right mindset and micro-intensive work involved in esports.

It’s a nice trend seeing older players still remain competitive, helping the longevity for career brands, and also to dismiss the myth that esports careers can be extremely short.

It’s also pretty funny to be talking about veterans and retirement, and these dudes are just 31 years old. But esports is a different animal.