Gold Cup 2021 Team Profile Suriname

Suriname 

How they qualified

The Surinamese progressed to the main draw as one of four group winners in the 2019-20 Concacaf Nations League B. They punched their ticket by bossing group B, even though Saint Vincent and the Grenadines proved to be tricky challengers. Suriname garnered 13 points and scored an impressive 16 goals. Gleofilo Vlijter was the League’s top scorer with ten strikes.

Tournament Record

The country returns for the first time in 36 years to the Gold Cup. In 1985, they finished bottom of group I, which included Honduras and El Salvador. This will be Suriname’s third participation in the Gold Cup.

Star Man

Ryan Donk

At 35, a veteran defensive midfielder, who can also fill in at right-back and in central defense. Donk has the reputation of a bad boy, but his wealth of experience at big European clubs, including Club Brugge, Alkmaar and Galatasaray, will be an asset to Suriname. He debuted for the ‘Natio’ in March.

Coach

Dean Gorré

He is in his second spell with Suriname. In 2015, he didn’t last long with two defeats against Nicaragua in World Cup qualifying spelling the end of his reign, but this time he has brought stability to Suriname and his team performed well in World Cup qualifying. In the past, he scouted for Reading and coached Scotland’s U-17 team.

What can we expect

Back in the big time, the Gold Cup will be a true test of Suriname’s credentials under Gorré. In 2019, a new law allowed athletes with multiple nationalities to represent Suriname without surrendering other citizenship and the ‘Natio’ has been recruiting heavily. They have been a team on the ascent, but in Group C both the Ticos and Reggae Boys will provide stern opposition. Even though nine players in the squad are 30 or above, there is a distinct lack of experience, let alone in major finals. No one in the squad has more than 25 caps, but there are reasons to be optimistic. The vast majority of the players ply their trade abroad, getting exposure to better and bigger leagues. At the back, Feyenoord’s Ridgeciano Haps is pivotal and Beitar Jerusalem’s Vlijter’s firepower up front can’t be discounted.

 

Schedule:

July 13:  Jamaica (Orlando)

July  17:  Costa Rica (Orlando)

July 21:  TBC (Houston)

 

Squad

Goalkeepers: Warner Hahn, Claidel Kohinor, Ishan Kort

Defenders: Damil Dankerlui, Sean Klaiber, Dion Malone, Ridgeciano Haps, Alberto Nibte, Ryan Donk, Kelvin Leerdam,  Anduelo Amoeferie

Midfielders: Ryan Koolwijk, Roland Alberg, Sersinho Eduard, Mitchel Donald, Diego Biseswar

Forwards: Florian Jozefzoon, Nigel Hasselbaink,  Alvaro Verwey, Sheraldo Becker, Dimitrie Apai, Gleofilo Vlijter, Ivenzo Comvalius

 

 

 

 

 

 


Grp AWDLFAPts
Mexico210407
El Salvador201416
Trinidad and Tobago021132
Guatemala012161
Grp BWDLFAPts
USA300819
Canada201826
Haiti102363
Martinique0033120
Grp CWDLFAPts
Costa Rica300629
Jamaica201426
Suriname102353
Guadeloupe003170
Grp DWDLFAPts
Qatar210837
Honduras201736
Panama111874
Grenada0031110

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