Gyrano Kerk

Gyrano Kerk

Kerk with Lokomotiv Moscow in 2022
Personal information
Full name	Gyrano Emilio Kerk [1]
Date of birth	(1995-12-02) 2 December 1995 (age 28)
Place of birth	Amsterdam, Netherlands
Height	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) [2]
Position(s)	Right winger / Forward
Youth career
0000–2010	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)
2021–2024	Lokomotiv Moscow	40	(7)
2023–2024	→ Royal Antwerp (loan)	51	(9)
International career
2024–	Suriname	2	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 7 July 2024

Gyrano Emilio Kerk (born 2 December 1995) is a professional footballer who plays as a right winger. Born in the Netherlands, he plays for the Suriname national team.

Club career

Kerk started his club career at Utrecht in the Eredivisie. ^[3] 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. ^[4] One week later, he scored his first goal against Go Ahead Eagles in a 3–2 home defeat. ^[5]

Lokomotiv Moscow

On 1 September 2021, Kerk signed a four-year contract with Russian club Lokomotiv Moscow. ^[6]

Loan to Royal Antwerp

On 21 January 2023, Lokomotiv announced that Kerk would finish the 2022–23 season on loan with Antwerp in Belgium. ^{[7] [8]} Antwerp confirmed the transfer on 28 January 2023. ^[9] 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. ^[10]

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. ^[11]

Release by Lokomotiv

On 4 July 2024, Lokomotiv announced that Kerk's contract with the club has been suspended under FIFA regulations for the 2024–25 season, and as it was expiring at the end of the same season, he effectively became a free agent. ^[12]

International career

Born in the Netherlands, Kerk is of Surinamese descent. ^[13] He was called up to the Suriname national team for a set of World Cup qualifier matches in June 2024. ^[14] He made his debut for Suriname on 5 June 2024 against Saint Vincent and the Grenadines at the Dr. Ir. Franklin Essed Stadion. He started the game and played 63 minutes as Suriname won 4–1. ^[15]

Career statistics

As of match played 11 November 2023 ^{[3] [16]}

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

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		13	1	1	0	4 [lower-alpha 4]	1	1 [lower-alpha 5]	0	19	2
	Total		31	7	4	0	4	1	1	0	40	8
Career total			259	65	25	4	16	3	14	1	314	73

1. Includes KNVB Cup, Russian Cup, Belgian Cup
2. Appearances in Eredivisie European play-offs
3. Appearances in UEFA Europa League
4. Appearances in UEFA Champions League
5. Appearance in Belgian Super Cup

Honours

Royal Antwerp

• Belgian Pro League: 2022–23 ^[10]
• Belgian Cup: 2022–23
• Belgian Super Cup: 2023 ^[17]

References

1. "Gyrano Kerk :: Royal Antwerp :: Player Profile :: playmakerstats.com". www.playmakerstats.com.
2. "Gyrano Kerk". FC Lokomotiv Moscow. Retrieved 20 September 2022.
3. Gyrano Kerk at Soccerway
4. "FC Twente vs. Utrecht - 28 September 2014". soccerway.com. Retrieved 8 October 2014.
5. "Utrecht vs. Go Ahead Eagles - 4 October 2014". Soccerway. Retrieved 8 October 2014.
6. "Джирано Керк – игрок "Локомотива"!" (in Russian). FC Lokomotiv Moscow. 1 September 2021.
7. "КЕРК ПОКИНУЛ РАСПОЛОЖЕНИЕ "ЛОКОМОТИВА"" (in Russian). FC Lokomotiv Moscow. 21 January 2023. Retrieved 21 January 2023.
8. "Ульянов сообщил, что Керк будет арендован "Антверпеном"" (in Russian). Championat. 21 January 2023. Retrieved 21 January 2023.
9. "GYRANO KERK VERSTERKT AANVALSLINIE RAFC" (in Dutch). Royal Antwerp F.C. 28 January 2023. Retrieved 28 January 2023.
10. "Royal Antwerp win first Belgian title in 66 years after Toby Alderweireld's stoppage-time equaliser". BBC. 4 June 2023. Retrieved 5 June 2023.
11. "Antwerp make history after qualifying for Champions League group stages for first time". Brussels Times. 31 August 2023. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
12. "КЕРК И "ЛОКОМОТИВ" ЗАКАНЧИВАЮТ СОТРУДНИЧЕСТВО" (in Russian). FC Lokomotiv Moscow. 4 July 2024.
13. "Zo kan het nationaal elftal van Suriname eruit gaan zien". Elfvoetbal.nl.
14. "Etienne Vaessen and Gyrano Kerk make Suriname debuts in commanding victory". OneFootball. 6 June 2024.
15. "Suriname v Saint Vincent and the Grenadines game report". ESPN. 5 June 2024.
16. "Gyrano Kerk » Club matches". World Football. Retrieved 1 May 2018.
17. "Antwerp wint nu ook de Supercup! KV Mechelen plooit pas na strafschoppen" (in Dutch). Sporza. 23 July 2023. Retrieved 23 July 2023.

External links

• Gyrano Kerk at WorldFootball.net