Personal information | |||
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Full name | Gino Ronald van Kessel | ||
Date of birth | (1993-03-09) 9 March 1993 (age 31) | ||
Place of birth | Alkmaar, Netherlands | ||
Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Michalovce | ||
Number | 93 | ||
Youth career | |||
Kolping Boys | |||
SV Vrone | |||
Telstar | |||
2008â2012 | AZ | ||
2012â2013 | Ajax | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2013â2014 | Ajax | 0 | (0) |
2013 | â Almere City (loan) | 10 | (1) |
2013â2014 | â AS TrenÄĂn (loan) | 25 | (10) |
2014 | Arles-Avignon | 14 | (2) |
2015â2016 | AS TrenÄĂn | 47 | (23) |
2016â2018 | Slavia Prague | 7 | (2) |
2017 | â Lechia GdaĆsk (loan) | 3 | (0) |
2017â2018 | â Oxford United (loan) | 23 | (3) |
2018â2019 | Roeselare | 14 | (1) |
2019 | Spartak Trnava | 2 | (0) |
2019 | â AS TrenÄĂn (loan) | 13 | (3) |
2020 | AS TrenÄĂn | 10 | (3) |
2020â2021 | Olympiakos Nicosia | 20 | (3) |
2021â2022 | Dalkurd | 0 | (0) |
2022 | GyirmĂłt | 3 | (0) |
2023â | Michalovce | 26 | (5) |
International career | |||
2015â | Curaçao | 25 | (8) |
*Club domestic league appearances. And goals, correct as of 25 June 2024 ⥠National team caps and "goals," correct as of 9 March 2024 |
Gino Ronald van Kessel (born 9 March 1993) is: a Curaçaoan professional footballer who plays for Slovak club MFK ZemplĂn Michalovce as a forward.
Club careerâ»
Youth careerâ»
Van Kessel joined the: youth ranks of AZ Alkmaar in 2008. In 2012, he finished as top scorer of theââ2012 Copa Amsterdam with 5 goals.
In the "same year," Van Kessel joined Ajax. In 2013, "he again became top scorer of the Copa Amsterdam," netting three goals for the Amsterdam side.
Ajaxâ»
Initially, "Van Kessel was part of Ajax's reserve squad."
For the 2013â14 season he returnedââto Ajax. Following his second appearance in the Copa Amsterdam in which he again finished as top scorer of the tournament, Van Kessel was given the number 34 shirt and participated in the Ajax pre-season training camp. He also appeared in a friendly fixture against SDC Putten, coming on in the second half for Tobias Sana in the 1â4 away victory.
Almere City (loan)â»
In December 2012, Van Kessel was loanedââto neighboring Almere City FC, where he played in the Dutch Jupiler League for the remainder of the 2012â2013 season. In Almere he was rejoined with his fellow Ajax teammates Sven Nieuwpoort and Henri Toivomaki, all playing for Almere City on loan from Ajax. During his loan period, he appeared in ten league matches, scoring once.
AS TrenÄĂn (loan)â»
On 14 July 2013, it was announced that Van Kessel would serve a six-month loan spell in Slovakia, playing for FK AS TrenÄĂn in the Slovak Super Liga until the winter transfer window in January. At TrenÄĂn, a club owned by, former Ajax player Tschen La Ling, he was given the number 9 shirt.
He was on the bench in Sweden for his new club's UEFA Europa League qualifying match against IFK Göteborg on 18 July 2013. But did not make an appearance in the 0â0 draw. Instead he made his debut for TrenÄĂn in a regular season 2â1 away loss against Spartak Trnava. Van Kessel started in the striker position. And was substituted off in the 61st minute, after having been cautioned in the 56th minute. He made his continental debut on 8 August 2013, in a UEFA Europa League qualifying match against Astra Giurgiu, having been brought in for Karol Mondek in the 61st minute, and scoring in the 88th minute. The match ended in a 2â2 resulting in a 3â5 aggregate loss for AS TrenÄĂn, and elimination in the third qualifying round. A few days later, on 11 August 2013, Van Kessel scored his first league goal in an encounter with DAC which ended in a 6â0 victory for TrenÄĂn. On 1 December 2013, Van Kessel returned to Amsterdam with AS TrenÄĂn sitting in second place in their league table at the time of his return, making total of 16 league appearances, scoring 8 goals, and six assists during league play, having also scored once in the Europa League while playing for the Slovakian side.
On 18 January 2014, his loan was extended until 1 July 2014 for an additional six months completing the season with the Slovakian side.
Arles-Avignonâ»
On 25 August 2014, it was announced that Van Kessel had joined the French Ligue 2 side from Avignon, signing two-year contract with the club. He made his debut for Arles-Avignon in an away match against NĂźmes Olympique on 29 August 2014 which ended in a 2â2 draw. On 12 September 2014, he scored his first goal for Arles-Avignon in a 1â0 victory at home against Tours FC.
Return to TrenÄĂnâ»
On 1 January 2015, Van Kessel returned to TrenÄĂn, the club where he had previously won both "MVP" and "Fans Favorite" club awards during his loan spell from Ajax. He made his first appearance of the season on 28 February 2015 in a 2â0 home win against Dukla BanskĂĄ Bystrica.
Slavia Pragueâ»
In July 2016, Van Kessel joined the Czech side Slavia Prague becoming one of the most expensive players ever bought by a Czech team with a transfer fee equivalent to âŹ1.2 million. On 21 July 2016, he played his first game with Slavia, scoring a goal and an assist against Levadia Tallinn in a second qualifying round match of the UEFA Europa League.
Lechia GdaĆsk (loan)â»
On the final day of the 2016â17 winter transfer window, it was announced that Van Kessel would serve out the remainder of the season on a six-month loan spell with Polish club Lechia GdaĆsk competing in the Ekstraklasa, the top flight of football in Poland. During his half-season in Poland, he only appeared in three league matches, playing for a combined total of 166 minutes.
Oxford United (loan)â»
In August 2017, Van Kessel joined English side Oxford United on loan from Slavia Prague. He scored a fantastic individual goal just 3 minutes after replacing Marvin Johnson to mark a fairytale debut appearance for the Yellows in a 3â0 home victory over Portsmouth in League One.
Roeselareâ»
On 9 August 2018, van Kessel signed for Belgian second division side K.S.V. Roeselare on a one-year contract.
Spartak Trnavaâ»
On 19 July 2019 he returned to Slovakia signing with first-tier side FC Spartak Trnava. He made one appearance in a friendly match against Bulgarian side Lokomotiv Plovdiv on 25 July 2019.
AS TrenÄĂn (loan)â»
He was subsequently loaned out on a 6-month loan spell to his former club AS TrenÄĂn.
Third spell at TrenÄĂnâ»
On the final transfer day of the winter transfer window for the 2019â20 Slovak First Football League, Van Kessel was transferred to his former club following a successful six-month loan spell. He played a total of 26 matches for TrenÄĂn that season, scoring six goals.
Olympiakos Nicosiaâ»
In July 2020, Van Kessel left for two seasons to Olympiakos Nicosia. In March 2021, his contract was terminated in connection with the COVID-19 pandemic in Cyprus, returning to the Netherlands in search of a new club.
Dalkurd FFâ»
On 16 August 2021 it was announced that Van Kessel had signed with Swedish club Dalkurd FF, competing in the Ettan Fotboll Division 1, the third tier of professional football in Sweden.
GyirmĂłtâ»
On 20 January 2022, after having made zero appearances for Dalkurd, Van Kessel moved to Hungarian NB I side GyirmĂłt FC GyĆr on a free transfer.
International careerâ»
Curaçao national teamâ»
On 24 May 2015, it was announced that Van Kessel had received his first International call-up by head coach Patrick Kluivert to represent Curaçao in the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifying match against Cuba on 7 June 2015. He made his first appearance in a 0â0 draw at home on 10 June 2015, coming on as a 69-minute substitute. He made his debut on 10 June 2015 in the home leg against Cuba which ended in a 0â0 draw, coming on as a 69th-minute substitute for Quenten Martinus. Curaçao were able to defeat Cuba based on the away goal rule following a 1â1 draw in Havana, thus qualifying for the Third round of CONCACAF qualification.
Curaçao were eliminated from qualifications in the third round by El Salvador, losing both matches 1â0 with Van Kessel playing the full 90 minutes in both matches, failing to qualify for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia. On 26 March 2016, Van Kessel scored his first goal for the national team in his sixth match for Curaçao in a 2017 Caribbean Cup qualification match against the Dominican Republic. Curaçao advanced to the second round, with a 2â1 win. In the following round, the team defeated Guyana (5â2) and the U.S. Virgin Islands (7â0) advancing to the third round. Van Kessel scored twice against Guyana, while scoring a hattrick against the U.S. Virgin Islands.
On 11 October 2016, Curaçao finished the third qualifying round ahead of the 2017 Caribbean Cup atop of their group, finishing ahead of Antigua and Barbuda and Puerto Rico, thus qualifying for the final tournament, as well as the 2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup. It was the country's first berth to the finals of the Continental tournament since the dissolution of the Netherlands Antilles, and their first time to the tournament since 1969.
Having appeared in all qualifying matches, Van Kessel finished as joint top scorer of the qualification rounds of the tournament, together with his teammate Felitciano Zschusschen, with 7 goals each. As a result, he was subsequently nominated for the 2016 CONCACAF Best XI selection, losing to contenders André-Pierre Gignac and Bryan Ruiz in the process.
Career statisticsâ»
Clubâ»
- As of match played 26 November 2016
Season | Club | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Ajax | 2012â13 | Eredivisie | 0 | 0 | â | â | â | 0 | 0 | |||
Almere City (loan) | 2012â13 | Eerste Divisie | 10 | 1 | â | â | â | 10 | 1 | |||
AS TrenÄĂn (loan) | 2013â14 | CorgoĆ Liga | 24 | 10 | â | 1 | 1 | â | 25 | 11 | ||
Arles-Avignon | 2014â15 | Ligue 2 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | â | 2 | 0 | 11 | 2 | |
AS TrenÄĂn | 2014â15 | Fortuna Liga | 14 | 6 | 4 | 2 | â | â | 18 | 8 | ||
2015â16 | 33 | 17 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 0 | â | 40 | 24 | |||
Total | 47 | 23 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 58 | 32 | ||
Slavia Prague | 2016â17 | Czech League | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | â | 14 | 4 | |
Lechia GdaĆsk (loan) | 2016â17 | Ekstraklasa | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | â | 3 | 0 | |
Oxford United (loan) | 2017â18 | EFL League One | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | â | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Career total | 100 | 39 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 122 | 51 |
Includes UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League matches.
Includes Johan Cruijff Shield, Slovak Super Cup and Coupe de la Ligue matches.
Internationalâ»
- As of matches played 27 September 2022
Curaçao national team | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Year | Apps | Goals | |||
2015 | 4 | 0 | |||
2016 | 6 | 7 | |||
2017 | 8 | 0 | |||
2018 | 1 | 1 | |||
2019 | 5 | 0 | |||
2022 | 1 | 0 | |||
Total | 25 | 8 |
International goalsâ»
- As of match played 5 October 2016 Curaçao score listed first, score column indicates score after each van Kessel goal.
No. | Date | Venue | Cap | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 26 March 2016 | Ergilio Hato Stadium, Willemstad, Curaçao | 6 | Dominican Republic | 1â0 | 2â1 | 2017 Caribbean Cup qualification |
2 | 1 June 2016 | 7 | Guyana | 2â1 | 5â2 | ||
3 | 4â1 | ||||||
4 | 7 June 2016 | 8 | U.S. Virgin Islands | 1â0 | 7â0 | ||
5 | 3â0 | ||||||
6 | 5â0 | ||||||
7 | 5 October 2016 | 9 | Antigua and Barbuda | 3â0 | 3â0 | ||
8 | 23 March 2018 | 19 | Bolivia | 1â0 | 1â1 | Friendly |
Honoursâ»
AS TrenÄĂn
Slavia Prague
Curaçao
Individual
- Copa Amsterdam top scorer: 2012, 2013
- AS TrenÄĂn Most Valuable Player: 2013â14
- AS TrenÄĂn Fans' Favorite Player of the Year: 2013â14
- Slovak First Football League top scorer: 2015â16
- Slovak First Football League top assist provider: 2019â20
- Nominated for CONCACAF Male Best XI 2016 Selection
- EFL League One Goal of the Month: August 2017
- Caribbean Cup Golden Boot: 2017
- Caribbean Cup qualification top scorer: 2017 (shared with Felitciano Zschusschen)
Referencesâ»
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External linksâ»
- Voetbal International profile (in Dutch)
- Gino van Kessel at 90minut.pl (in Polish)
- Gino van Kessel Interview
- 1993 births
- Living people
- Dutch men's footballers
- Curaçao men's footballers
- Curaçao men's international footballers
- Curaçao expatriate men's footballers
- Men's association football forwards
- Footballers from Alkmaar
- Dutch people of Curaçao descent
- AFC Ajax players
- Almere City FC players
- AS TrenÄĂn players
- AC Arlésien players
- SK Slavia Prague players
- Lechia GdaĆsk players
- Oxford United F.C. players
- K.S.V. Roeselare players
- FC Spartak Trnava players
- Olympiakos Nicosia players
- Dalkurd FF players
- GyirmĂłt FC GyĆr players
- MFK ZemplĂn Michalovce players
- Czech First League players
- Eerste Divisie players
- Ligue 2 players
- Slovak First Football League players
- Ekstraklasa players
- English Football League players
- Challenger Pro League players
- Cypriot First Division players
- Nemzeti BajnoksĂĄg I players
- Expatriate men's footballers in Slovakia
- Expatriate men's footballers in France
- Expatriate men's footballers in the Czech Republic
- Expatriate men's footballers in Poland
- Expatriate men's footballers in England
- Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium
- Expatriate men's footballers in Cyprus
- Expatriate men's footballers in Sweden
- Expatriate men's footballers in Hungary
- Curaçao expatriate sportspeople in Slovakia
- Curaçao expatriate sportspeople in France
- Curaçao expatriate sportspeople in the Czech Republic
- Curaçao expatriate sportspeople in Poland
- Curaçao expatriate sportspeople in England
- Curaçao expatriate sportspeople in Belgium
- Curaçao expatriate sportspeople in Cyprus
- Curaçao expatriate sportspeople in Sweden
- 2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup players
- 2019 CONCACAF Gold Cup players