Gyrano Kerk
 Kerk with Lokomotiv Moscow in 2022
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| Personal information | |||
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| Date of birth | 2 December 1995 | ||
| Place of birth | Amsterdam, Netherlands | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Right winger / Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
Royal Antwerp (on loan from Lokomotiv Moscow) |
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| Number | 7 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –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– | Lokomotiv Moscow | 40 | (7) |
| 2023– | → Royal Antwerp (loan) | 31 | (7) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:00 22 November 2023 | |||
Gyrano Kerk (born 2 December 1995) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a right winger for Belgian club Royal Antwerp on loan from the Russian Premier League club Lokomotiv Moscow.
Club career
Kerk started his club career at Utrecht in the Eredivisie. 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. One week later, he scored his first goal against Go Ahead Eagles in a 3–2 home defeat.
Lokomotiv Moscow
On 1 September 2021, Kerk signed a four-year contract with Russian club Lokomotiv Moscow.
Loan to Royal Antwerp
On 21 January 2023, Lokomotiv announced that Kerk would finish the 2022–23 season on loan with Antwerp in Belgium. Antwerp confirmed the transfer on 28 January 2023. 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.
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.
Personal life
Born in the Netherlands, Kerk is of Surinamese descent.
Career statistics
- As of match played 11 November 2023
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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| 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 | 1 | 19 | 4 | |||
| 2017–18 | 30 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 41 | 8 | ||
| 2018–19 | 33 | 8 | 3 | 1 | — | 4 | 0 | 40 | 9 | |||
| 2019–20 | 24 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | 30 | 11 | |||
| 2020–21 | 34 | 8 | 2 | 1 | — | 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 | 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 | 1 | 1 | 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 | ||
- Includes KNVB Cup, Russian Cup, Belgian Cup
- Appearances in Eredivisie European play-offs
- Appearances in UEFA Europa League
- Appearances in UEFA Champions League
- Appearance in Belgian Super Cup
Honours
Royal Antwerp