Kenji Gorré

Kenji Gorré
Personal information
Full name Kenji Joel Gorré[1]
Date of birth (1994-09-29) 29 September 1994
Place of birth Spijkenisse, Netherlands
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Playing position Winger
Club information
Current team
 Northampton Town
(on loan from Swansea City)
Number 11
Youth career
0000–2002 Manchester City
2002–2013 Manchester United
2013–2015 Swansea City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013– Swansea City 1 (0)
2015–2016 → ADO Den Haag (loan) 5 (0)
2016– → Northampton Town (loan) 12 (1)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16:55, 12 November 2016 (UTC).


Kenji Joel Gorré (born 29 September 1994) is a Dutch footballer who plays as a winger for Northampton Town on loan from Swansea City in the English League One. He is the son of former footballer Dean Gorré.

Early career

Born in Spijkenisse, Netherlands, Gorré lived in Netherlands before moving to England, when his father moved to Huddersfield Town when he was four[2] and lived in England ever since.[3][4] Gorré attended North Cestrian Grammar School.[2] Gorré’s decision to play football was supported by his parents.[2]

In 2002, Gorré moved from Manchester City Academy to Manchester United Academy. When Gorré was fifteen, Gorré became a transfer target from Arsenal and Chelsea.[5] Despite, Gorré remained at the club and two years later, on 26 July 2011, Gorré scored in a 7–0 win over County Tyrone in the Milk Cup.[6] The following month, Gorré began to start his first year scholars at the academy.[7]

Then in February 2013, Gorré went on trial at Scottish Premier League champions Celtic, but was unsuccessful getting a permanent basis.[8] This came after Gorré was released from the Manchester United Academy.[9]

Swansea City

In March 2013, Gorré began training with Premier League side Swansea City.[10] Gorré made an impressive performance at the trial and convinced the Swansea City management to give him a one-year contract.[11]

Shortly signing for Swansea City, Gorré was featured in the pre-season friendly matches and scored two goals against Excelsior[12] and Haaglandia.[13] Despite being given forty-six shirt,[14] Gorré was sent to the Swansea City Reserves and played there throughout the 2013–14 season.[15]

On the 4 July 2014, Gorré signed a new two-year contract keeping him at the club until June 2016.[16] This came after when Gorré was offered a professional contract.[17] Later in the 2014–15 season, Gorré became the top scorer for Swansea Under-21s during the 2014-15 Professional U21 Development League 2 season,[18] and scored twice as the Under-21s won the 2014-15 Professional U21 Development League 2 title.[19] After impressing for the Under-21s, Gorré made his professional debut for Swansea in a 1-0 Premier League loss away to Crystal Palace on the 24 May 2015.[20]

On 6 July 2015, Gorré signed a new three-year contract with Swansea City, keeping him at the club until the summer of 2018.[21] Two days later, on 8 July 2015, Swansea City agreed a deal to loan Gorré out to Dutch side ADO Den Haag.,[22] Gorré made his ADO Den Haag, where he came on as a substitute in 76th minutes, and set up a goal from a free kick to goalkeeper, Martin Hansen, to score his first ever professional goal, to earn his team a last-minute draw against PSV.[23] However, six days later, Gorré was sent to the reserve to play against Jong Heracles and in the 36th minutes, he received a straight red card for a professional foul.[24] After the match, KNVB decided against giving Gorré a game suspension.[25] However, Gorré went on to make five appearance, having spent the first half of the season at ADO Den Haag on the bench and on 30 January 2016, it was confirmed that Gorré had returned to Swansea City following his loan spell at ADO Den Haag.[26]

Following his return from a loan at ADO Den Haag, Gorré returned to the club's reserve and scored on his return, in a 2-1 win over Derby County's Reserve.[27]

On 29th July 2016 Gorré signed a loan deal with Northampton Town keeping him at the Cobblers until January 2017.[28]

International career

Gorré is eligible to play for England, citing having engaged in a minimum of five years education under the age of 18 within the territory of the relevant association[2] and Netherlands, citing his birthplace.[2] Gorré was initially approached by England Youth Team before being selected by Netherlands Youth Team instead.[2] In November 2016, Gorré was called up to and played for the Curaçao national team in their friendly against Eredivisie side Excelsior in Rotterdam.[29]

Career statistics

As of match played 24 May 2015
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Swansea City 2014–15 Premier League 100000–10
Career totals 100000–10

References

  1. ↑ "PROFESSIONAL RETAINED LIST 2011/12" (PDF). The Football League. p. 17. Retrieved 12 May 2016.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Kenji going Dutch". Manchester Evening News. 12 March 2010. Retrieved 18 July 2016.
  3. ↑ "Gorré: 'De Nederlandse stijl past mij goed'" (in Dutch). Voetbal International. 9 July 2015. Retrieved 18 July 2016.
  4. ↑ "Gorré: 'Voor het eerst in mijn leven Sinterklaas gevierd'" (in Dutch). Voetbal International. 23 January 2016. Retrieved 18 July 2016.
  5. ↑ "Chelsea Trying To Poach Manchester United Starlet Kenji Gorre - Report". Goal.com. 19 March 2009. Retrieved 18 July 2016.
  6. ↑ "Manchester United hammer Co Tyrone in Milk Cup". BBC Sport. 26 July 2011. Retrieved 18 July 2016.
  7. ↑ "Reds draft in scholars". Manchester United F.C. 8 August 2011. Archived from the original on 18 July 2016. Retrieved 18 July 2016.
  8. ↑ "Celtic manager Neil Lennon assesses winger Kenji Gorre". BBC Sport. 1 February 2013. Retrieved 18 July 2016.
  9. ↑ "Veseli heads list of released United players". Manchester Evening News. 7 June 2013. Retrieved 18 July 2016.
  10. ↑ "Ex-Manchester United youngster Gorre trains and plays for Swansea youth team". Daily Mail. 26 March 2013. Retrieved 18 July 2016.
  11. ↑ Collins, Paul (12 April 2013). "Former Manchester United winger Kenji Gorre signed Swansea City". dailymail.co.uk. London: Mail Online. Retrieved 6 June 2013.
  12. ↑ "FULL-TIME: Excelsior 1 Swansea City 5". Swansea City A.F.C. 7 July 2013. Archived from the original on 18 July 2016. Retrieved 18 July 2016.
  13. ↑ "FULL-TIME: Haaglandia 0 Swansea City 10". Swansea City A.F.C. 10 July 2013. Archived from the original on 18 July 2016. Retrieved 18 July 2016.
  14. ↑ "Squad numbers confirmed". Swansea City A.F.C. 23 July 2013. Archived from the original on 18 July 2016. Retrieved 18 July 2016.
  15. ↑ "Gorré targets cup success". Swansea City A.F.C. 25 November 2013. Archived from the original on 18 July 2016. Retrieved 18 July 2016.
  16. ↑ "Stephen Kingsley eyeing Swansea City first team chance after arriving from Falkirk". southwales-eveningpost.co.uk. 2 July 2014. Retrieved 2 July 2014.
  17. ↑ "Eight young Swansea City pros offered contract extensions". Swansea City A.F.C. 30 May 2014. Archived from the original on 18 July 2016. Retrieved 18 July 2016.
  18. ↑ "Who are Swansea City's silverware-winning youngsters and potential stars of the future? The Swans' next generation...". Wales Online. 14 May 2015. Retrieved 18 July 2016.
  19. ↑ "Llewellyn delighted to end season on a high". Swansea City A.F.C. 13 May 2015. Archived from the original on 18 July 2016. Retrieved 13 May 2015.
  20. ↑ "Crystal Palace 1 Swansea City 0". bbc.co.uk/sport. 24 May 2015. Retrieved 6 July 2015.
  21. ↑ "Swansea City: Kenji Gorre signs new three-year deal". BBC Sport. 6 July 2015.
  22. ↑ "Young Swans forward Kenji Gorre joins Den Haag on loan". Swansea City A.F.C. 8 July 2016. Archived from the original on 18 July 2016. Retrieved 18 July 2016.
  23. ↑ "ADO-goalie Hansen bezorgt PSV kater met geniale goal" (in Dutch). Voetbal International. 11 August 2015. Retrieved 18 July 2016.
  24. ↑ "Jong Heracles geeft voorsprong uit handen" (in Dutch). Tubantia Official Website. 17 August 2015. Retrieved 18 July 2016.
  25. ↑ "KNVB besluit ook Gorré niet te schorsen na rode kaart" (in Dutch). Voetbal International. 19 August 2015. Retrieved 18 July 2016.
  26. ↑ "ADO laat Gorré per direct terugkeren naar Swansea" (in Dutch). Voetbal International. 30 January 2016. Retrieved 18 July 2016.
  27. ↑ "Gorre takes lesson from Montero's experience". Swansea City A.F.C. 8 March 2016. Archived from the original on 18 July 2016. Retrieved 18 July 2015.
  28. ↑ "Gorre to show dutch of class". Northampton Chronicle and Echo. 29 July 2016.
  29. ↑ "Bicentini: Curaçao kan WK 2022 halen | caribisch netwerk". caribischnetwerk.ntr.nl. Retrieved 2016-11-11.

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