Kenneth Paal

Following his move to Antalyaspor, Paal's current-season form is up 20% on last season (Season 25→30), while his Rating eased 54→34. His peak season for form remains 2023/24 (Season 43).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2025/26	Antalyaspor · 16th	34	0	0	6.52	34	30
2024/25	QPR · 15th	39	1	3	6.83	54	25
2023/24	QPR · 18th	44	4	1	7.01	63	43
2022/23	QPR · 20th	39	1	3	6.91	65	36
2021/22	PEC Zwolle · 18th	25	0	1	6.87	59	20

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 4 earlier seasons and 5 youth-team spells in the full career.

Suriname · international

Side	Apps	G
Suriname	23	0

Career caps & goals — tournament breakdown in the full career.

Scout report

Project playerCentral defender

K. Paal is a 29-year-old central defender at Antalyaspor, enjoying a standout season — 0 goals and 0 assists in 34 appearances, a Season grade of 30, top 12% of 1. Lig centre-backs. On long-term scout potential he's rated 28.4, ranking 66th of 224 in the 1. Lig. An experienced operator, he has been an ever-present (94.2% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.97 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Paal.

Judged on this season alone, Paal graded 30 — an excellent campaign that ranks top 13% of the 58 centre-backs in the 1. Lig, on 8 clean sheets and 2.967 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 25 → 30). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has held fairly steady, peaking in 2023/24.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 28, 24th of 58 of the 58 centre-backs in the 1. Lig. At 29 Paal is in his prime years, and a market index of 3.9 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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Past his 2023/24 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.

Peak: 2023/24Trending downBreakout: 2022/23Stepped up 2025/26

Current potential24th of 58 centre-backs · 1. Lig Current seasonTop 13% centre-backs · 1. Lig 7th-best centre-back in the 1. Lig 66th in the 1. Lig · potential 24th-highest potential centre-back in the 1. Lig

28.4

Ratingi

24th of 58 centre-backs

29.9

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

94.2%

Minutes

near ever-present

2.97

Def. actions / 90

moderate defensive volume

Output in context · Antalyaspor finished 7th of 20 · a mid-table side

Apps

2.97

Def. / 90

Tackles

Interceptions

Clean sheets

2.97 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 8 clean sheets across 34 appearances.

Strengths

Availability. On the pitch for 94.2% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.

Watch points

Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

With a Rating of 28.4, Paal carries the 24th-highest potential of the centre-backs in the 1. Lig of 58. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.97 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1.1× now → 0.8× projected in three years).

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %94.2%

Available fixtures34 of 11

Goals / 900

Assists / 900

Goal contribution / 900

Defensive actions / 902.967

Player flow

Goal involvements0

Shot conversion %0

Shot accuracy %16.7

Pass accuracy %85

Dribble success %48.1

Cards / 900.125

Foul involvement / 902.373

Season-by-season progression

Rating (potential)Season (form)

Value & potential by age

Market valueRating

Solid = now · dashed = projected

The gold line is market value — an index (not €) blending rating, age and league. It climbs through the early 20s, peaks around ages 23–27 (~7), then tapers with age. At 29, Paal sits on 3.9, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Paal's projected Rating — 28.4 today — recomputed at each age, so it follows the same rise-and-fall as a career matures and declines. Solid = up to today; dashed = projected.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among centre-backs in the 1. Lig with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals0

Shots on target1

Shots6

Passing

Assists0

Chances created19

Passes1,066

Pass accuracy85%

Possession

Successful dribbles13

Dribble success48.1%

Duels won134

Duels won %53.6%

Fouls won35

Defending

Tackles65

Interceptions21

Blocks9

Fouls committed41

Penalties conceded2

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards4

Red cards0

Transfer history

€0.4M total transfer fees · 4 moves

AntalyasporJul 2025 – nowFree Transfer

QPRJun 2022 – Jul 2025Free

PEC ZwolleJul 2019 – Jun 2022€ 350K

PEC Zwolle(on loan)Jun 2018 – Jul 2019

PSV Eindhovenuntil Jun 2018

About K. Paal

Kenneth Paal is a 29-year-old centre-back who plays for Antalyaspor, born on June 24, 1997 in Arnhem, standing 174 cm tall. He is from Suriname. Antalyaspor currently sit 7th of 20 in the 1. Lig.

This season

In the current season, K. Paal has made 34 appearances with 0 goals and 0 assists across 2,882 minutes, with 4 yellow cards.

K. Paal's next match is on November 1, 2026, when Antalyaspor face Iğdır FK away in the 1. Lig.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates K. Paal at 28.4 with a Season form score of 29.9, ranking 66th of 224 centre-backs in the 1. Lig. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

His honours include 5 career titles — among them the Eredivisie and the Super Cup. Full list in the career record.

Career

Across 12 recorded seasons, K. Paal has totalled 350 club appearances with 14 goals and 16 assists for 6 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2023/24, with 44 appearances for QPR.

K. Paal's career has also included time at QPR, PEC Zwolle and PSV Eindhoven.

On the international stage, K. Paal has represented Suriname — 23 caps in our records.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.

Profile

Season stats

Career

Scout report

Output in context · Antalyaspor finished 7th of 20 · a mid-table side

Strengths

Watch points