Chovanie Amatkarijo
Sint Maarten footballer
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Chovanie Amatkarijo (born 20 May 1999) is a footballer who plays for Swedish side Östersunds FK, on loan from GAIS. Born in the metropolitan Netherlands, he plays for the Sint Maarten national team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 20 May 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | The Hague, Netherlands | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position | Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Östersunds FK | ||
| Number | 25 | ||
| 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 (loan) | 27 | (0) |
| 2019 | TOP Oss | 0 | (0) |
| 2020 | Scheveningen | 9 | (2) |
| 2021 | IF Karlstad | 28 | (14) |
| 2022–2023 | Östersund | 40 | (11) |
| 2023 | Istra 1961 | 2 | (0) |
| 2023– | GAIS | 44 | (3) |
| 2025– | → Östersund (loan) | 15 | (3) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2023– | Sint Maarten | 17 | (7) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 16 November 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 1 November 2025 | |||
Club career
The Netherlands
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 for personal reasons.[6]
Amatkarijo joined SVV Scheveningen in January 2020.[7]
Sweden
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
International goals
- 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 | ||||||