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Surinamese footballer (born 1997)

Kenneth Paal
Personal information
Full name Kenneth Immanuël Paal
Date of birth (1997-06-24) 24 June 1997 (age 27)
Place of birth Arnhem, Netherlands
Height 1.64 m (5 ft 5 in)
Position(s) Left back
Team information
Current team Queens Park Rangers
Number 22
Youth career
NEC
0000–2014 PSV
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2018 Jong PSV 88 (5)
2015–2019 PSV 5 (0)
2018–2019 → PEC Zwolle (loan) 29 (0)
2019–2022 PEC Zwolle 71 (3)
2022– Queens Park Rangers 99 (5)
International career
2012–2014 Netherlands U17 13 (0)
2022– Suriname 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 8 December 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:50, 24 September 2022 (UTC)

Kenneth Immanuël Paal (born 24 June 1997) is a professional footballer who plays as a left back for EFL Championship club Queens Park Rangers and the Suriname national football team. Born in the Netherlands, Paal represented them at U17 level before switching to Suriname at senior level.

Club career

Paal made his professional debut for Jong PSV playing in the Eerste Divisie, the 2nd tier of professional football in the Netherlands, on 9 August 2014 against Achilles '29. He started in the first eleven at the first fixture of the 2014–15 season.

In June 2018, Paal joined PEC Zwolle on loan for the 2018–19 season with the club holding the option to buy. In May 2019, he signed a three-year contract with the club.

Queens Park Rangers

On 19 June 2022, Paal joined Championship club Queens Park Rangers on a three-year contract following the mutual termination of his contract with PEC Zwolle. He scored his first goal for QPR in a 3-0 win against Cardiff City on 19 October 2022.

Personal life

Born in the Netherlands, Paal is of Surinamese descent.

On 31 May 2022 it was announced that Paal was officially eligible to represent Suriname at the 2022–23 CONCACAF Nations League. Due to contract negotiations for a new club, Paal was unavailable to play for Natio. On 22 September 2022 Paal made his debut for his Suriname, in friendly against Nicaragua. It was held in Almere, Netherlands and resulted in a 2-1 victory for Suriname.

Career statistics

As of end of 2021–22 season
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Jong PSV 2014–15 Eerste Divisie 9 0 — — 0 0 9 0
2015–16 Eerste Divisie 34 3 — — 0 0 34 3
2016–17 Eerste Divisie 34 2 — — 0 0 34 2
2017–18 Eerste Divisie 11 0 — — 0 0 11 0
Total 88 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 88 5
PSV 2017–18 Eredivisie 5 0 1 0 — 0 0 6 0
PEC Zwolle (loan) 2018–19 Eredivisie 29 0 3 0 — 0 0 32 0
Pec Zwolle 2019–20 Eredivisie 19 3 2 0 — 0 0 21 3
2020–21 Eredivisie 27 0 1 0 — 0 0 28 0
2021–22 Eredivisie 25 0 0 0 — 0 0 25 0
Total 100 3 6 0 0 0 0 0 106 3
QPR 2022-23 Championship 40 1 1 0 — 0 0 41 1
2023-24 Championship 35 4 1 0 1 0 0 0 37 4
Total 75 5 2 0 1 0 0 0 78 5
Career total 268 13 9 0 1 0 0 0 278 13
  1. Includes KNVB Cup

References

  1. "UEFA Youth League 2015/2016: Booking List before Group Stage Matchday 3" (PDF). UEFA. 6 October 2015. p. 2. Retrieved 2 December 2024.
  2. "National teams provisional rosters 2023 Concacaf Gold Cup" (PDF). CONCACAF. 1 June 2023. Retrieved 2 June 2023.
  3. "Jong PSV vs. Achilles '29 - 9 August 2014 - Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 9 August 2014.
  4. "PEC Zwolle huurt Kenneth Paal en bedingt optie tot koop" [PEC Zwolle rents Kenneth Paal and negotiates option to buy]. peczwolle.nl (in Dutch). 7 June 2018. Retrieved 19 June 2022.
  5. "Cookies op destentor.nl | destentor.nl". www.destentor.nl. Retrieved 26 May 2019.
  6. "PEC Zwolle legt Kenneth Paal vast voor drie seizoenen" [PEC Zwolle records Kenneth Paal for three seasons]. peczwolle.nl (in Dutch). 23 May 2019. Retrieved 19 June 2022.
  7. Morrissey, Paul (19 June 2022). "Kenneth Paal joins QPR". QPR.co.uk. Queens Park Rangers. Retrieved 19 June 2022.
  8. "QPR 3-0 Cardiff". BBC. 19 October 2022. Retrieved 20 October 2022.
  9. "Zo kan het nationaal elftal van Suriname eruit gaan zien". Elfvoetbal.nl.
  10. "Welcome Kenneth Paal". Facebook.
  11. "Suriname vs. Nicaragua - 22 September 2022 - Soccerway". ca.soccerway.com.

External links

Queens Park Rangers F.C. – current squad
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