Andre Knol

Andre Knol
Personal information
Date of birth (2000-09-20) 20 September 2000
Place of birth Philipsburg, Sint Maarten
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Funmakers FC
Number 3
Youth career
2011– M.P.C. Stars
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016– Funmakers FC
National team‡
2016– Sint Maarten 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 01:13, 6 December 2016 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 12:47, 16 August 2018 (UTC)

Andre Knol (born 20 September 2000) is a St. Maartener international footballer who plays as a midfielder for Funmakers FC of the SMSA Senior League.[1] At one point, he was one of the top four youngest senior international players in the world.[2]

Youth career

Knol has played club football in the St. Maarten Soccer Educational Foundation (SMSEF) youth league since at least 2011. That year he was named one of the league's all-stars that would compete in the all-star match.[3] In 2013, he played for the M.P.C. Stars of Milton Peters College. The team reached the tournament final that year after two tallied two goals and an assist in the semi-final against Leonald Conner FC.[4] He also played for the team in 2014 and scored two goals in the final as M.P.C stars defeated St. Dominic High School 6–2 to win the U13 Championship.[5]

Club career

In 2016, Knol began playing for Funmakers FC of the SMSA Senior League.[6]

International career

In August 2015, Knol was named to Sint Maarten's squad for the 2015 CFU Under-15 Championship co-hosted by Sint Maarten and Anguilla.[7] In June 2016, he was called up for 2017 CONCACAF U-20 Championship qualifying as Sint Maarten hosted its group's matches.[8]

Knol made his senior international debut for Sint Maarten in a friendly against Anguilla on 13 March 2016 at age 15.[1] The match was Sint Maarten's first senior international in over ten years and was played in preparation for each side's 2017 Caribbean Cup qualification campaigns which were set to begin the following week.[9]

International career statistics

As of match played 25 July 2018.[1]
Sint Maarten national team
YearAppsGoals
201610
201700
201810
Total20

References

  1. 1 2 3 "CFD profile". Caribbean Football Database. Retrieved 19 March 2016.
  2. ↑ "16-year-old John Aeta of the Solomon Islands is the 5th youngest international in the world". Oceania FC. Retrieved 30 December 2017.
  3. ↑ "All Star school soccer team named". The Daily Herald. Retrieved 19 March 2016.
  4. ↑ "Results SMSEF Interscholastic soccer tournament Saturday May 25, 2013". SMSEF. Retrieved 19 March 2016.
  5. ↑ "Champions crowned in school soccer tourney". The Daily Herald. Retrieved 19 March 2016.
  6. ↑ "Funmakers vs C & D". SMSA. Retrieved 30 December 2016.
  7. ↑ "Sint Maarten to host U15 Boy's Championship". Soualiga Newsday. Retrieved 19 March 2016.
  8. ↑ "U20 Championship Squad". Sint Maarten Soccer Association. Retrieved 15 June 2016.
  9. ↑ "Sint Maarten and Martinique win friendlies". Caribbean Football Union. Retrieved 14 March 2016.
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