Kenneth Paal

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.

Kenneth Paal
Personal information
Full name Kenneth Paal
Date of birth (1997-06-24) 24 June 1997[1]
Place of birth Arnhem, Netherlands
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 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 49 (4)
International career‡
2012–2014 Netherlands U17 13 (0)
2022– Suriname 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:18, 2 October 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:50, 24 September 2022 (UTC)

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.[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

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

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
As of end of 2021–22 season
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup[lower-alpha 1] League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Jong PSV 2014–15 Eerste Divisie 90——0090
2015–16 Eerste Divisie 343——00343
2016–17 Eerste Divisie 342——00342
2017–18 Eerste Divisie 110——00110
Total 885000000885
PSV 2017–18 Eredivisie 5010—0060
PEC Zwolle (loan) 2018–19 Eredivisie 29030—00320
Pec Zwolle 2019–20 Eredivisie 19320—00213
2020–21 Eredivisie 27010—00280
2021–22 Eredivisie 25000—00250
Total 10036000001063
Career total 19387000002008
  1. Includes KNVB Cup

References
  1. "National teams provisional rosters 2023 Concacaf Gold Cup" (PDF). CONCACAF. 1 June 2023. Retrieved 2 June 2023.
  2. "Jong PSV vs. Achilles '29 - 9 August 2014 - Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 9 August 2014.
  3. "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.
  4. "Cookies op destentor.nl | destentor.nl". www.destentor.nl. Retrieved 26 May 2019.
  5. "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.
  6. Morrissey, Paul (19 June 2022). "Kenneth Paal joins QPR". QPR.co.uk. Queens Park Rangers. Retrieved 19 June 2022.
  7. "QPR 3-0 Cardiff". BBC. 19 October 2022. Retrieved 20 October 2022.
  8. "Zo kan het nationaal elftal van Suriname eruit gaan zien". Elfvoetbal.nl.
  9. "Welcome Kenneth Paal". Facebook.
  10. "Suriname vs. Nicaragua - 22 September 2022 - Soccerway". ca.soccerway.com.
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