Gyrano Kerk

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Gyrano Kerk
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Kerk with Lokomotiv Moscow in 2022
Personal information
Full name Gyrano Emilio Kerk [1]
Date of birth (1995-12-02) 2 December 1995 (age 29)
Place of birth Amsterdam, Netherlands
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) [2]
Position(s) Right winger / Forward
Team information
Current team
 Royal Antwerp
Number 7
Youth career
–2010 HFC Haarlem
2010–2011 DWS
2011–2012 Zeeburgia
2012–2014 Utrecht
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(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)
2024– Royal Antwerp 1 (0)
International career‡
2024– Suriname 5 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 July 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 2 November 2024

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

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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]

Kerk went on to feature in three Concacaf Nations League games in the remainder of 2024 against Guadaloupe, Costa Rica and Guyana. [3]

Career statistics

As of match played 11 November 2023 [3] [16]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cup [a] ContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Utrecht 2013–14 Eredivisie 0010——10
2014–15 4100——41
2016–17 15310—3 [b] 1194
2017–18 306116 [c] 14 [b] 0418
2018–19 33831—4 [b] 0409
2019–20 2410402 [c] 1—3011
2020–21 34821—2 [b] 0389
2021–22 20———20
Total142361238213117542
Helmond Sport (loan) 2015–16 Eerste Divisie 34720——367
Jong FC Utrecht 2016–17 Eerste Divisie128———128
Lokomotiv Moscow 2021–22 Russian Premier League 235104 [c] 0—285
2022–23 17261——233
Total4077140—518
Royal Antwerp (loan) 2022–23 Belgian Pro League 18630——216
2023–24 131104 [d] 11 [e] 0192
Total317404110408
Career total2596525416314131473
  1. ↑ Includes KNVB Cup, Russian Cup, Belgian Cup
  2. 1 2 3 4 Appearances in Eredivisie European play-offs
  3. 1 2 3 Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  4. ↑ Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  5. ↑ Appearance in Belgian Super Cup

Honours

Royal Antwerp

References

  1. ↑ "Gyrano Kerk :: Royal Antwerp :: Player Profile :: playmakerstats.com". www.playmakerstats.com.
  2. ↑ "Gyrano Kerk". FC Lokomotiv Moscow. Retrieved 20 September 2022.
  3. 1 2 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. 1 2 "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.
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