Chovanie Amatkarijo
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 20 May 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | The Hague, Netherlands | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | GAIS | ||
| Number | 26 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| HVV Laakkwartier | |||
| 2014–2019 | ADO Den Haag | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2019 | ADO Den Haag | 1 | (0) |
| 2016–2019 | Jong ADO | 23 | (8) |
| 2017–2018 | → RKC Waalwijk (loan) | 27 | (0) |
| 2019 | TOP Oss | 0 | (0) |
| 2020 | SVV Scheveningen | 9 | (2) |
| 2021 | IF Karlstad | 28 | (14) |
| 2022–2023 | Östersunds FK | 40 | (11) |
| 2023 | Istra 1961 | 2 | (0) |
| 2023– | GAIS | 10 | (2) |
| International career | |||
| 2023– | Sint Maarten | 5 | (2) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 November 2023 | |||
Chovanie Amatkarijo (born 20 May 1999) is a footballer who plays for GAIS in the Swedish Superettan. Born in the metropolitan Netherlands, he plays for the Sint Maarten national team.
Club career[edit]
The Netherlands[edit]
Amatkarijo joined ADO Den Haag as a teenager and first played for the U21s as a 16 year old in a match vs SC Heerenveen U21, coming on as a substitute for Maarten Rieder on 9 May 2016, scoring his first goal in the process.[1]
Amatkarijo made his professional debut at 18 years of age in the Eredivisie for ADO Den Haag on 29 January 2017 in a game against AFC Ajax.[2]
He did not appear for the first team again but continued to impress for Jong ADO, scoring a hat-trick against Jong Vitesse.[3] After starting against Willem II in Ricardo Kishna's comeback game, he scored another hat-trick against Heracles, linking up well with Johnny Reynolds and Tyrone Owusu.[4]
He was loaned to RKC Waalwijk for the 2017–18 season in the Eerste Divisie.
On 2 September 2019, Amatkarijo joined TOP Oss on an amateur contract.[5] However, the club announced on 17 October 2019, that Amatkarijo alongside two other players, had left the club due to personal reasons.[6]
Amatkarijo joined SVV Scheveningen in January 2020.[7]
Sweden[edit]
In January 2021, he moved to Swedish club IF Karlstad, who compete in the third-tier Ettan.[8][9]
On 9 March 2022, Amatkarijo signed a two-year contract with Östersunds FK in the Swedish second-tier Superettan.[10]
After spending only two months in Croatia for Istra 1961, Amatkarijo signed for Superettan side GAIS, on 30 August 2023, on a contract until the end of 2026.[11]
International career[edit]
International goals[edit]
- Scores and results list Sint Maarten's goal tally first.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 25 March 2023 | Bethlehem Soccer Stadium, Saint Croix, US Virgin Islands |  Bonaire |
3–0 | 6–1 | 2022–23 CONCACAF Nations League C |
| 2. | 7 August 2023 | Stadion Rignaal 'Jean' Francisca, Willemstad, Curaçao |  Saint Lucia |
1–2 | 1–5 | 2023–24 CONCACAF Nations League B |
| Last updated 25 March 2023 | ||||||
References[edit]
- ^ Chovanie Amatkarijo Profiel voetbal.com, Retrieved December 7th, 2022.
- ^ "Game Report by Soccerway". Soccerway. 29 January 2017.
- ^ ADO Den Haag PRIMA OEFENZEGE ADO DEN HAAG 2 OP VITESSE, ADODenHaag.nl, 15th January 2019.
- ^ ADO Den Haag AMATKARIJO MAAKT HATTRICK IN RIANTE ZEGE BELOFTEN OP HERACLES ADODenHaag.nl, 11th February 2019.
- ^ TOP Oss slaat vlak voor het sluiten van de transfermarkt toe: twee versterkingen, bd.nl, 2 September 2019
- ^ Drie spelers vertrekken bij TOP Oss; Ioannidis is nieuw, toposs.nl, 17 October 2019
- ^ "Chovanie Amatkarijo sluit per direct aan bij Scheveningen" (in Dutch). Tweede Divisie. 20 January 2020. Retrieved 11 September 2020.
- ^ "Välkommen Chovanie Amatkarijo". Karlstad Fotboll (in Swedish). 22 January 2021.
- ^ Adamsson, Mikael (18 January 2021). "Karlstad Fotboll värvar ny nederländare". NWT (in Swedish).
- ^ "CHOVANIE AMATKARIJO SKRIVER PÅ FÖR ÖSTERSUNDS FK" (Press release) (in Swedish). Östersunds FK. 9 March 2022. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
- ^ "Chovanie Amatkarijo är klar för GAIS" (in Swedish). GAIS. Retrieved 7 September 2023.
External links[edit]
- Chovanie Amatkarijo at National-Football-Teams.com
- Chovanie Amatkarijo at Soccerway
- Chovanie Amatkarijo at WorldFootball.net
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- 1999 births
- Living people
- Sint Maarten men's footballers
- Sint Maarten men's international footballers
- Dutch men's footballers
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- Men's association football wingers
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- ADO Den Haag players
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