_(cropped).jpg) Paal in 2025 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Kenneth Immanuël Paal[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1997-06-24)24 June 1997 (age 28)[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 | 12 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2012–2014 | Netherlands U17 | 13 | (0) |
| 2022– | Suriname | 21 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 8 November 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 05:55, 10 November 2025 (UTC) | |||
Kenneth Immanuël Paal (born 24 June 1997) is a professionalfootballer who plays as aleft back forAntalyaspor in theSüper Lig and theSuriname national football team. Born in the Netherlands, Paal represented them at U17 level before switching to Suriname at senior level.
Paal made his professional debut forJong PSV playing in theEerste Divisie, the 2nd tier of professional football in the Netherlands, on 9 August 2014 againstAchilles '29. He started in the first eleven at the first fixture of the 2014–15 season.[3]
In June 2018, Paal joinedPEC Zwolle on loan for the2018–19 season with the club holding the option to buy.[4] In May 2019, he signed a three-year contract with the club.[5][6]
On 19 June 2022, Paal joinedChampionship clubQueens 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 againstCardiff City on 19 October 2022.[8]
He departed the club upon the expiration of his contract at the end of the2024–25 season.[9]
On Friday 11 July, Paal joinedSuper Lig sideAntalyaspor as a free agent at the end of his contract withQueens Park Rangers.[10]
Paal played with theNetherlands under-17 team at the2014 UEFA European Under-17 Championship. The Netherlands reached the final of the tournament, where they were defeated byEngland in a penalty shoot-out.
He later took part in theUEFA European Under-19 Championship with theNetherlands under-19 team in both2015 and2016.
On 31 May 2022 it was announced that Paal was officially eligible to representSuriname at the2022–23 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 againstNicaragua. It was held inAlmere,Netherlands and resulted in a 2–1 victory for Suriname.[12]
Born in the Netherlands, Paal is of Surinamese descent.[13]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Jong PSV | 2014–15 | Eerste Divisie | 9 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||
| 2015–16 | Eerste Divisie | 34 | 3 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 34 | 3 | |||
| 2016–17 | Eerste Divisie | 34 | 2 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 34 | 2 | |||
| 2017–18 | Eerste Divisie | 11 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | |||
| Total | 88 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 88 | 5 | ||
| PSV | 2017–18 | Eredivisie | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
| PEC Zwolle (loan) | 2018–19 | Eredivisie | 29 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 32 | 0 | |
| Pec Zwolle | 2019–20 | Eredivisie | 19 | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 21 | 3 | |
| 2020–21 | Eredivisie | 27 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 28 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22 | Eredivisie | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0 | ||
| Total | 100 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 106 | 3 | ||
| QPR | 2022–23 | Championship | 40 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 41 | 1 | |
| 2023–24 | Championship | 44 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 46 | 4 | ||
| 2024–25 | Championship | 39 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 43 | 1 | ||
| Total | 123 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 130 | 6 | ||
| Career total | 316 | 14 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 330 | 14 | ||
