Kenneth Paal
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Kenneth Paal | ||
| Date of birth | 24 June 1997[1] | ||
| 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 | |||
| –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 | 70 | (5) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2012–2014 | Netherlands U17 | 13 | (0) |
| 2022– | Suriname | 1 | (0) |
|
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 31 December 2023 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:50, 24 September 2022 (UTC) | |||
Kenneth Paal 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
[edit]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.[2]
In June 2018, Paal joined PEC Zwolle on loan for the 2018–19 season with the club holding the option to buy.[3] In May 2019, he signed a three-year contract with the club.[4][5]
Queens Park Rangers
[edit]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.[6] He scored his first goal for QPR in a 3-0 win against Cardiff City on 19 October 2022.[7]
Personal life
[edit]Born in the Netherlands, Paal is of Surinamese descent.[8]
On 31 May 2022 it was announced that Paal was officially eligible to represent Suriname at the 2022–23 CONCACAF Nations League.[9] 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.[10]
Career statistics
[edit]- As of end of 2021–22 season
| Club | Season | League | National Cup[a] | 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 | ||
References
[edit]- ^ "National teams provisional rosters 2023 Concacaf Gold Cup" (PDF). CONCACAF. 1 June 2023. Retrieved 2 June 2023.
- ^ "Jong PSV vs. Achilles '29 - 9 August 2014 - Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 9 August 2014.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Cookies op destentor.nl | destentor.nl". www.destentor.nl. Retrieved 26 May 2019.
- ^ "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.
- ^ Morrissey, Paul (19 June 2022). "Kenneth Paal joins QPR". QPR.co.uk. Queens Park Rangers. Retrieved 19 June 2022.
- ^ "QPR 3-0 Cardiff". BBC. 19 October 2022. Retrieved 20 October 2022.
- ^ "Zo kan het nationaal elftal van Suriname eruit gaan zien". Elfvoetbal.nl.
- ^ "Welcome Kenneth Paal". Facebook.
- ^ "Suriname vs. Nicaragua - 22 September 2022 - Soccerway". ca.soccerway.com.
External links
[edit]- Career stats & Profile - Voetbal International
- Kenneth Paal at WorldFootball.net
- 1997 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Arnhem
- Men's association football defenders
- Surinamese men's footballers
- Suriname men's international footballers
- Dutch men's footballers
- Netherlands men's youth international footballers
- Dutch sportspeople of Surinamese descent
- Jong PSV players
- PSV Eindhoven players
- PEC Zwolle players
- Queens Park Rangers F.C. players
- Eredivisie players
- Eerste Divisie players
- Expatriate men's footballers in England
- Surinamese expatriate sportspeople in England
- Dutch expatriate men's footballers
- English Football League players
- 21st-century Dutch sportsmen