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Kenneth Paal
Paal in 2025
Personal information
Full name Kenneth Immanuël Paal[1]
Date of birth (1997-06-24) 24 June 1997 (age 29)[2]
Place of birth Arnhem, Netherlands
Height 1.64 m (5 ft 5 in)
Position Left back
Team information
Current team
 Antalyaspor
Number 3
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)
2022–2025 Queens Park Rangers 123 (6)
2025– Antalyaspor 34 (0)
International career‡
2012–2014 Netherlands U17 13 (0)
2022– Suriname 21 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 10 June 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of 05:55, 10 November 2025 (UTC)

Kenneth Immanuël Paal (born 24 June 1997) is a professional footballer who plays as a left back for Antalyaspor in the Süper Lig 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

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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.[3]

PEC Zwolle

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In June 2018, Paal joined PEC Zwolle on loan for the 2018–19 season with the club holding the option to buy.[4] In May 2019, he signed a three-year contract with the club.[5][6]

Queens Park Rangers

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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.[7] He scored his first goal for QPR in a 3-0 win against Cardiff City on 19 October 2022.[8]

He departed the club upon the expiration of his contract at the end of the 2024–25 season.[9]

Antalyaspor

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On Friday 11 July, Paal joined Super Lig side Antalyaspor as a free agent at the end of his contract with Queens Park Rangers. [10]

International career

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Paal played with the Netherlands under-17 team at the 2014 UEFA European Under-17 Championship. The Netherlands reached the final of the tournament, where they were defeated by England in a penalty shoot-out.

He later took part in the UEFA European Under-19 Championship with the Netherlands under-19 team in both 2015 and 2016.

On 31 May 2022 it was announced that Paal was officially eligible to represent Suriname at the 2022–23 CONCACAF Nations League.[11] Due to contract negotiations for a new club, Paal was unavailable to play for the national team. 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.[12]

Personal life

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Born in the Netherlands, Paal is of Surinamese descent.[13]

Career statistics

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As of end of 2024–25 season
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] League cup[b] 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
QPR 2022–23 Championship 4011000—411
2023–24 Championship 4441010—464
2024–25 Championship 3911030—431
Total 12363040001306
Career total 31614100400033014
  1. ↑ Includes KNVB Cup, FA Cup
  2. ↑ Includes EFL Cup

References

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  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. ↑ "Kenneth Paal departs". www.qpr.co.uk. 27 May 2025. Retrieved 27 May 2025.
  10. ↑ "QPR defender swaps West London for Turkish Süper Lig". www.sports.yahoo.com. Retrieved 4 August 2025.
  11. ↑ "Welcome Kenneth Paal". Facebook.
  12. ↑ "Suriname vs. Nicaragua - 22 September 2022 - Soccerway". ca.soccerway.com.
  13. ↑ "Zo kan het nationaal elftal van Suriname eruit gaan zien". Elfvoetbal.nl.
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