Kenneth Paal (born 24 June 1997) is a professional footballer who plays as a left back for Championship club Queens Park Rangers. Born in the Netherlands, he plays for the Suriname national team.
| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Kenneth Paal | ||
| Date of birth | (1997-06-24) 24 June 1997 (age 25) | ||
| Place of birth | Arnhem, Netherlands | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Left back | ||
| Club 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 | 14 | (1) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2012–2014 | Netherlands U17 | 13 | (0) |
| 2022– | Suriname | 1 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:44, 19 June 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:50, 24 September 2022 (UTC) | |||
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.[1]
In June 2018, Paal joined PEC Zwolle on loan for the 2018–19 season with the club holding the option to buy.[2] In May 2019, he signed a three-year contract with the club.[3][4]
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.[5] He scored his first goal for QPR in a 3-0 win against Cardiff City on 19 October 2022.[6]
Born in the Netherlands, Paal is of Surinamese descent.[7]
On 31 May 2022 it was announced that Paal was officially eligible to represent Suriname at the 2022–23 CONCACAF Nations League.[8] 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 home country, in friendly against Nicaragua. It was held in Almere, Netherlands and resulted in a 2-1 victory for Suriname.[9]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup[lower-alpha 1] | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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| 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 | ||
| Career total | 193 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 200 | 8 | ||
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