Brandley Kuwas
![]() Kuwas with Heracles Almelo in 2017 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Brandley Mack-Olien Kuwas[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 19 September 1992 | ||
| Place of birth | Hoorn, Netherlands | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position | Winger | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2004 | Hellas Sport | ||
| 2004–2007 | AZ | ||
| 2007–2009 | Hellas Sport | ||
| 2009–2012 | KFC | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012–2015 | Volendam | 103 | (15) |
| 2015–2016 | Excelsior | 34 | (4) |
| 2016–2019 | Heracles Almelo | 96 | (21) |
| 2019–2021 | Al Nasr | 31 | (5) |
| 2021 | → Al Jazira (loan) | 13 | (3) |
| 2021–2022 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 28 | (3) |
| 2022–2024 | Giresunspor | 38 | (2) |
| 2024–2026 | Volendam | 61 | (9) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2017– | Curaçao | 36 | (2) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 19 May 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 25 June 2026 | |||
Brandley Mack-Olien Kuwas (born 19 September 1992) is a professional footballer who plays as a winger. Born in the Netherlands, he plays for the Curaçao national team.
International career
Kuwas is of Curaçaoan descent, and played an unofficial match for the Curaçao national football team against Dutch club Excelsior in November 2016.[2] Kuwas made his international debut for Curaçao in a friendly 1–1 tie with El Salvador on 22 March 2017.[3][4]
Career statistics
- As of match played 23 May 2026[5]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Volendam | 2012–13 | Eerste Divisie | 32 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4[a] | 1 | 37 | 6 |
| 2013–14 | 34 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 2 | ||
| 2014–15 | 37 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4[b] | 1 | 44 | 9 | ||
| Total | 103 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 116 | 17 | ||
| Excelsior | 2015–16 | Eredivisie | 34 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 4 |
| Total | 34 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 4 | ||
| Heracles Almelo | 2016–17 | Eredivisie | 33 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2[c] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 7 |
| 2017–18 | 30 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 5 | ||
| 2018–19 | 35 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 10 | ||
| Total | 98 | 21 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 107 | 22 | ||
| Al-Nasr SC | 2019–20 | UAE Pro League | 19 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 4 |
| 2020–21 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 2 | ||
| Total | 31 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 6 | ||
| Al Jazira | 2020–21 | UAE Pro League | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 3 |
| Total | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 3 | ||
| Maccabi Tel Aviv | 2021–22 | Israeli Premier League | 27 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 1[d] | 0 | 41 | 4 |
| 2022–23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0[d] | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Total | 28 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 47 | 4 | ||
| Giresunspor | 2022–23 | Süper Lig | 27 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 30 | 1 | ||
| 2023–24 | TFF 1 Lig | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 11 | 1 | |||
| Total | 38 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 41 | 2 | ||||
| FC Volendam | 2024–25 | Eerste Divisie | 29 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 30 | 5 | ||
| 2025–26 | Eerste Divisie | 32 | 5 | 3 | 2 | — | 2[e] | 0 | 37 | 7 | ||
| Total | 61 | 9 | 4 | 3 | — | 2 | 0 | 67 | 12 | |||
| Career total | 405 | 62 | 33 | 5 | 15 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 464 | 70 | ||
- ↑ Appearances in the 2012–13 Eerste Divisie promotion play-offs
- ↑ Appearances in the 2014–15 Eerste Divisie promotion play-offs
- ↑ Appearances in the Europa League
- 1 2 Appearances in the Toto Cup
- ↑ Appearances in promotion play-offs
International
- As of match played 25 June 2026
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Curaçao | 2017 | 1 | 0 |
| 2018 | 3 | 1 | |
| 2019 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 8 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2025 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2026 | 4 | 0 | |
| Total | 36 | 2 | |
International goals
- Scores and results list Curaçao's goal tally first.[6]
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 10 September 2018 | Ergilio Hato Stadium, Willemstad, Curaçao | 3–0 | 10–0 | 2019–20 CONCACAF Nations League qualification | |
| 2. | 5 June 2021 | Estadio El Trébol, Guatemala City, Guatemala | 1–0 | 8–0 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
References
- ↑ "40-Player National Team Roster: 2019 Concacaf Gold Cup: Curaçao" (PDF). CONCACAF. p. 5. Retrieved 20 May 2019 – via Bernews.
- ↑ "Curaçao niet langs Excelsior bij debuut 'Oranje-target' Kuwas". Voetbal International (in Dutch). 9 November 2016. Retrieved 5 March 2024.
- ↑ Oost, R. T. V. (23 March 2017). "Assist Brandley Kuwas voor Curaçao tegen El Salvador". RTV Oost.
- ↑ "Kuwas debuteert voor nationale ploeg Curaçao". Algemeen Dagblad. 23 March 2017. Retrieved 5 March 2024.
- ↑ "B. Kuwas". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
- ↑ "Kuwas, Brandley". National Football Teams. Retrieved 18 September 2018.
External links
- Brandley Kuwas at National-Football-Teams.com
- Brandley Kuwas at WorldFootball.net
- Brandley Kuwas at Voetbal International Archived 15 September 2015 at the Wayback Machine (in Dutch)
Categories:
- 1992 births
- Dutch people of Curaçaoan descent
- Living people
- Footballers from Hoorn
- Curaçaoan men's footballers
- Curaçao men's international footballers
- Dutch men's footballers
- Men's association football midfielders
- FC Volendam players
- Excelsior Rotterdam players
- Heracles Almelo players
- Al-Nasr SC (Dubai) players
- Al Jazira Club players
- Maccabi Tel Aviv F.C. players
- Giresunspor footballers
- Eredivisie players
- Eerste Divisie players
- UAE Pro League players
- Israeli Premier League players
- Süper Lig players
- 2025 CONCACAF Gold Cup players
- Dutch expatriate men's footballers
- Curaçaoan expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in Israel
- Expatriate men's footballers in the United Arab Emirates
- Expatriate men's footballers in Turkey
- Curaçaoan expatriate sportspeople in the United Arab Emirates
- Dutch expatriate sportspeople in the United Arab Emirates
- Curaçaoan expatriate sportspeople in Israel
- Dutch expatriate sportspeople in Israel
- Curaçaoan expatriate sportspeople in Turkey
- Dutch expatriate sportspeople in Turkey
- 21st-century Dutch sportsmen
- 2026 FIFA World Cup players
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