Jurich Carolina
Curaçaoan footballer (born 1998)
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Jurich Christopher Alexander Carolina (born 15 July 1998) is a Curaçaoan professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Bosnian Premier League club Borac Banja Luka and the Curaçao national team.[2][3]
Full name
Jurich Christopher Alexander Carolina[1]
Date of birth
15 July 1998
Place of birth
Willemstad, Curaçao
Height
1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jurich Christopher Alexander Carolina[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 15 July 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Willemstad, Curaçao | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position | Left-back[2] | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Borac Banja Luka | ||
| Number | 24 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2008 | FC Hoensbroek | ||
| 2008–2012 | Fortuna Sittard | ||
| 2012–2015 | AZ | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2018 | Jong PSV | 58 | (0) |
| 2018–2020 | NAC Breda | 6 | (0) |
| 2019 | → Den Bosch (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | Stomil Olsztyn | 40 | (1) |
| 2021–2024 | Miedź Legnica | 79 | (2) |
| 2022 | Miedź Legnica II | 5 | (1) |
| 2024– | Borac Banja Luka | 44 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2014–2015 | Netherlands U17 | 4 | (0) |
| 2015–2017 | Netherlands U19 | 15 | (0) |
| 2018– | Curaçao | 15 | (1) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 20 September 2026 | |||
Club career
Carolina made his debut for Eerste Divisie side Jong PSV in 2015. In the 2015–16 season, he joined PSV. He played for AZ before he moved to Eindhoven.[4]
International career
Carolina is a former youth international for the Netherlands at the U17,[5] and U19 levels.[6] He made his international debut for the Curaçao national team in a 1–1 friendly tie with Bolivia on 23 March 2018.[7]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 20 September 2026[8]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Jong PSV | 2015–16 | Eerste Divisie | 9 | 0 | — | — | — | 9 | 0 | |||
| 2016–17 | Eerste Divisie | 18 | 0 | — | — | — | 18 | 0 | ||||
| 2017–18 | Eerste Divisie | 31 | 0 | — | — | — | 31 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 58 | 0 | — | — | — | 58 | 0 | |||||
| NAC Breda | 2018–19 | Eredivisie | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 0 | ||
| Stomil Olsztyn | 2019–20 | I liga | 11 | 0 | — | — | — | 11 | 0 | |||
| 2020–21 | I liga | 29 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 30 | 1 | |||
| Total | 40 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 41 | 1 | ||||
| Miedź Legnica | 2021–22 | I liga | 27 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 28 | 2 | ||
| 2022–23 | Ekstraklasa | 23 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 24 | 0 | |||
| 2023–24 | I liga | 29 | 0 | — | — | — | 29 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 79 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 81 | 2 | ||||
| Miedź Legnica II | 2022–23 | III liga | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | 5 | 1 | |||
| Borac Banja Luka | 2024–25 | Bosnian Premier League | 27 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 18[b] | 0 | 1[c] | 0 | 49 | 0 |
| 2025–26 | Bosnian Premier League | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[d] | 0 | — | 15 | 0 | ||
| 2026–27 | Bosnian Premier League | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6[d] | 0 | — | 9 | 0 | ||
| Total | 44 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 73 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 232 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 265 | 4 | ||
- Includes Dutch Cup, Polish Cup, Bosnian Cup
- Four appearances in UEFA Champions League, four appearances in UEFA Europa League, ten appearances in UEFA Conference League
- Appearance in the Bosnian Supercup
- Appearance(s) in UEFA Conference League
International
- As of match played 18 November 2024[9]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Curaçao | 2018 | 5 | 0 |
| 2019 | 5 | 1 | |
| 2020 | – | ||
| 2021 | – | ||
| 2022 | – | ||
| 2023 | – | ||
| 2024 | 5 | 0 | |
| Total | 15 | 1 | |
- Scores and results list Curaçao's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Carolina goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 June 2019 | Chang Arena, Buriram, Thailand |  Vietnam | 1–0 | 1–1 (5–4 p) | 2019 King's Cup |
Honours
Miedź Legnica
Curaçao
Borac Banja Luka