Gyrano Kerk
Gyrano Kerk (born 2 December 1995) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a right winger for Belgian club Royal Antwerp on loan from the Russian Premier League club Lokomotiv Moscow.
 Kerk with Lokomotiv Moscow in 2022 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 2 December 1995 | ||
| Place of birth | Amsterdam, Netherlands | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Right winger / Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
Royal Antwerp (on loan from Lokomotiv Moscow) | ||
| Number | 7 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2010 | HFC Haarlem | ||
| 2010–2011 | DWS | ||
| 2011–2012 | Zeeburgia | ||
| 2012–2014 | Utrecht | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014–2021 | Utrecht | 155 | (37) |
| 2015–2016 | → Helmond Sport (loan) | 34 | (7) |
| 2016–2017 | → Jong Utrecht | 12 | (8) |
| 2021– | Lokomotiv Moscow | 40 | (7) |
| 2023– | → Royal Antwerp (loan) | 28 | (7) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 October 2023 | |||
Club career
Kerk started his club career at Utrecht in the Eredivisie.[2] Kerk is a youth exponent from FC Utrecht. He made his Eredivisie debut on 28 September 2014 in a 3–1 away defeat against FC Twente.[3] One week later, he scored his first goal against Go Ahead Eagles in a 3–2 home defeat.[4]
Lokomotiv Moscow
On 1 September 2021, Kerk signed a four-year contract with Russian club Lokomotiv Moscow.[5]
Loan to Royal Antwerp
On 21 January 2023, Lokomotiv announced that Kerk would finish the 2022–23 season on loan with Antwerp in Belgium.[6][7] Antwerp confirmed the transfer on 28 January 2023.[8] On 4 June, Kerk scored a goal for Antwerp in their 2–2 draw against Genk on the final day of the Belgian Pro League season, a result which secured the club their first league title in 66 years.[9]
On 30 August 2023, he helped the club secure a spot in the group stage of the UEFA Champions League for the first time ever, by scoring a goal in the second leg of their 3–1 aggregate victory over AEK Athens in the play-off round.[10]
Personal life
Born in the Netherlands, Kerk is of Surinamese descent.[11]
Career statistics
| Club | Season | League | National cup[lower-alpha 1] | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Utrecht | 2013–14 | Eredivisie | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2014–15 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 1 | ||||
| 2016–17 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | 3[lower-alpha 2] | 1 | 19 | 4 | |||
| 2017–18 | 30 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 6[lower-alpha 3] | 1 | 4[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 41 | 8 | ||
| 2018–19 | 33 | 8 | 3 | 1 | — | 4[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 40 | 9 | |||
| 2019–20 | 24 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 3] | 1 | — | 30 | 11 | |||
| 2020–21 | 34 | 8 | 2 | 1 | — | 2[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 38 | 9 | |||
| 2021–22 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 142 | 36 | 12 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 13 | 1 | 175 | 42 | ||
| Helmond Sport (loan) | 2015–16 | Eerste Divisie | 34 | 7 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 36 | 7 | ||
| Jong FC Utrecht | 2016–17 | Eerste Divisie | 12 | 8 | — | — | — | 12 | 8 | |||
| Lokomotiv Moscow | 2021–22 | Russian Premier League | 23 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | — | 28 | 5 | |
| 2022–23 | 17 | 2 | 6 | 1 | — | — | 23 | 3 | ||||
| Total | 40 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | 51 | 8 | |||
| Royal Antwerp (loan) | 2022–23 | Belgian Pro League | 18 | 6 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 21 | 6 | ||
| 2023–24 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 4] | 1 | 1[lower-alpha 5] | 0 | 6 | 2 | ||
| Total | 22 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 8 | ||
| Career total | 250 | 65 | 24 | 4 | 13 | 3 | 14 | 1 | 301 | 73 | ||
- Includes KNVB Cup, Russian Cup, Belgian Cup
- Appearances in Eredivisie European play-offs
- Appearances in UEFA Europa League
- Appearances in UEFA Champions League
- Appearance in Belgian Super Cup
Honours
Royal Antwerp
References
- "Gyrano Kerk". FC Lokomotiv Moscow. Retrieved 20 September 2022.
- Gyrano Kerk at Soccerway
- "FC Twente vs. Utrecht - 28 September 2014". soccerway.com. Retrieved 8 October 2014.
- "Utrecht vs. Go Ahead Eagles - 4 October 2014". Soccerway. Retrieved 8 October 2014.
- "Джирано Керк – игрок "Локомотива"!" (in Russian). FC Lokomotiv Moscow. 1 September 2021.
- "КЕРК ПОКИНУЛ РАСПОЛОЖЕНИЕ "ЛОКОМОТИВА"" (in Russian). FC Lokomotiv Moscow. 21 January 2023. Retrieved 21 January 2023.
- "Ульянов сообщил, что Керк будет арендован "Антверпеном"" (in Russian). Championat. 21 January 2023. Retrieved 21 January 2023.
- "GYRANO KERK VERSTERKT AANVALSLINIE RAFC" (in Dutch). Royal Antwerp F.C. 28 January 2023. Retrieved 28 January 2023.
- "Royal Antwerp win first Belgian title in 66 years after Toby Alderweireld's stoppage-time equaliser". BBC. 4 June 2023. Retrieved 5 June 2023.
- "Antwerp make history after qualifying for Champions League group stages for first time". Brussels Times. 31 August 2023. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
- "Zo kan het nationaal elftal van Suriname eruit gaan zien". Elfvoetbal.nl.
- "Gyrano Kerk » Club matches". World Football. Retrieved 1 May 2018.
- "Antwerp wint nu ook de Supercup! KV Mechelen plooit pas na strafschoppen" (in Dutch). Sporza. 23 July 2023. Retrieved 23 July 2023.