Kenji Gorré
Footballer (born 1994)
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Kenji Joel Gorré (born 29 September 1994) is a professional footballer who plays as a winger for Israeli club Maccabi Haifa. Born in the Netherlands, he is the son of former professional footballer Dean Gorré, and represents the Curaçao national team.
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Gorré with ADO Den Haag in 2015 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Kenji Joel Gorré[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 29 September 1994 | ||
| Place of birth | Spijkenisse, Netherlands | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position | Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Maccabi Haifa | ||
| Number | 11 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2002 | Manchester City | ||
| 2002–2013 | Manchester United | ||
| 2013–2014 | Swansea City | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014–2018 | Swansea City | 1 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | → ADO Den Haag (loan) | 6 | (1) |
| 2016–2017 | → Northampton Town (loan) | 18 | (1) |
| 2018–2021 | Nacional | 67 | (8) |
| 2019 | → Estoril (loan) | 14 | (3) |
| 2021–2023 | Boavista | 65 | (7) |
| 2023–2025 | Umm Salal | 24 | (10) |
| 2025– | Maccabi Haifa | 20 | (5) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2019– | Curaçao | 33 | (6) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 13 June 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 14 October 2025 | |||
Club career
Youth career
Born in Spijkenisse, Netherlands, Gorré lived in Netherlands before moving to England, when his father transferred 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 he did not sign on 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. Gorré made an impressive performance at the trial and convinced the Swansea City management to give him a one-year contract.[10]
Shortly signing for Swansea City, Gorré was featured in the pre-season friendly matches and scored two goals against Excelsior[11] and Haaglandia.[12] Despite being given forty-six shirt,[13] Gorré was sent to the Swansea City Reserves and played there throughout the 2013–14 season.[14]
On 4 July 2014, Gorré signed a new two-year contract keeping him at the club until June 2016.[15] This came after when Gorré was offered a professional contract.[16] 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,[17] and scored twice as the Under-21s won the league title.[18] 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 24 May 2015.[19]
On 6 July 2015, Gorré signed a new three-year contract with Swansea City, keeping him at the club until the summer of 2018.[20] Two days later, on 8 July 2015, Swansea City agreed a deal to loan Gorré out to Dutch side ADO Den Haag,[21] Gorré made his ADO Den Haag debut as a 76th-minute substitute, 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.[22] However, six days later, Gorré was sent to the reserves to play against Jong Heracles and in the 36th minute, he received a straight red card for a professional foul.[23] After the match, KNVB decided against giving Gorré a game suspension.[24] However, Gorré went on to make five appearances, 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.[25]
Following his return from a loan at ADO Den Haag, Gorré returned to the club's reserves and scored on his return, in a 2–1 win over Derby County.[26]
On 29 July 2016, Gorré joined Northampton Town on a six-month loan deal until January 2017.[27]
He was unable to break into the first team at Swansea, and despite being offered a new contract, he left the club at the end of his original three-year deal in June 2018.
Nacional
Following his release by Swansea, Gorré signed for Primeira Liga club Nacional.[28]
In January 2019 he dropped a division to join LigaPro side Estoril on loan until the end of the remaining season.
Boavista
On 22 July 2021, Porto-based side Boavista announced the free signing of Gorré on a two-year contract.[29]
Umm Salal
On 16 June 2023, after his contract with Boavista expired, Gorré signed a two-year deal with Qatari club Umm Salal.[30]
Maccabi Haifa
On 17 July 2025, after his contract with Umm Salal expired, Gorré signed a tree-year with Israeli club Maccabi Haifa.
International career
Gorré was born in the Netherlands to a Surinamese father, Dean Gorré, and a Curaçaoan mother (Magali from The Real Housewives of Cheshire) and is eligible for all three national teams.[31] Gorré is also 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] Gorré was initially approached by the English FA before being selected by KNVB instead.[2] He never played for their youth team.
In November 2016, Gorré was called up to and played for the Curaçao national team in their friendly against Eredivisie side Excelsior in Rotterdam.[32] In 2019, he was selected for the country's 2019 Gold Cup squad and made his debut on 25 June 2019 in the last group game against Jamaica. He came on as a substitute in the 70th minute for Jarchinio Antonia, Curaçao equalised in added time to advance to the knock-out stage.[33]
Career statistics
- As of match played 24 May 2015
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Swansea City | 2014–15 | Premier League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 0 | |
| ADO Den Haag (loan) | 2015–16 | Eredivisie | 5 | 0 | – | – | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | ||
| Northampton Town (loan) | 2016–17 | League One | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 1 |
| Swansea City U21 | 2017–18 | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | ||||
| Nacional | 2018–19 | Primeira Liga | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | – | 15 | 1 | |
| Estoril | 2018–19 | LigaPro | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 7 | 2 | |
| Career total | 37 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 51 | 9 | ||
International goals
- Scores and results list Curacao goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Gorré goal
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 June 2021 | Manuel Felipe Carrera Stadium, Guatemala City, Guatemala |  British Virgin Islands | 7–0 | 8–0 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 2 | 8–0 | |||||
| 3 | 18 October 2024 | Ergilio Hato Stadium, Willemstad, Curacao |  Trinidad and Tobago | 2–0 | 5–3 | 2023–24 CONCACAF Nations League A |
| 4 | 11 June 2025 | Trinidad Stadium, Oranjestad, Aruba |  Haiti | 2–0 | 5–1 | 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 5 | 11 October 2025 | Ergilio Hato Stadium, Willemstad, Curacao |  Jamaica | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 6 | 14 October 2025 | Trinidad and Tobago | 1–0 | 1–1 |