Brandley Kuwas

Curaçaoan footballer

Brandley Kuwas
Personal information

Full name	Brandley Mack-Olien Kuwas^[1]
Date of birth	(1992-09-19) 19 September 1992 (age 31)
Place of birth	Hoorn, Netherlands
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team	Giresunspor
Number	11
Youth career
0000–2004	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–	Giresunspor	26	(1)
International career^‡
2017–	Curaçao	14	(2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 May 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 5 June 2021

Brandley Mack-Olien Kuwas (born 19 September 1992) is a professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Turkish club Giresunspor. 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 1 June 2022^[5]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League			National Cup		Continental		Other		Total
Club	Season	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
Excelsior	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	UAE Pro League	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
Al Jazira	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	Israeli Premier League	0	0	0	0	0	0	0^[d]	0	0	0
	Total		27	3	5	0	8	1	1	0	41	4
Career total			305	51	26	2	10	1	9	2	350	56

^ 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
^ ^a ^b Appearances in the Toto Cup

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	Grenada	3–0	10–0	2019–20 CONCACAF Nations League qualification
2.	5 June 2021	Estadio El Trébol, Guatemala City, Guatemala	British Virgin Islands	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). 2016-11-09. Retrieved 2024-03-05.
^ 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. 2017-03-23. Retrieved 2024-03-05.
^ "B. Kuwas". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
^ "Kuwas, Brandley". National Football Teams. Retrieved 18 September 2018.