Ricardo Kishna (born 4 January 1995) is a Dutch professional
footballer
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who plays as a
forward
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* Forward (surname)
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* Forward (association football)
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.
Club career
Ajax
Born in
The Hague
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, Kishna joined
Ajax
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Greek mythology and tragedy
* Ajax the Great, a Greek mythological hero, son of King Telamon and Periboea
* Ajax the Lesser, a Greek mythological hero, son of Oileus, the king of Locris
* ''Ajax'' (play), by the ancient Greek ...
in 2010 from
ADO Den Haag
Alles Door Oefening Den Haag (), commonly known by the abbreviated name ADO Den Haag (), is a Dutch association football club from the city of The Hague. They play in the Eerste Divisie, the second tier of Dutch football, following relegation f ...
at 15 years old, where he had been active in the youth ranks from the age of 9 laying the foundation for his professional career. On 13 May 2011, Kishna signed his first professional contract with Ajax, joining the club until June 2014. He began the 2013–14 season playing for
Ajax A1, the club's under-19 team, competing in the Nike A-Juniors Eredivisie and the
UEFA Youth League
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. On 3 January 2014 it was then announced that Kishna,
Jaïro Riedewald
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Club career Ajax 2013–14
On 15 March 2013, Riedewald signed his first professional contract wi ...
and
Riechedly Bazoer
Riechedly Bazoer (born 12 October 1996) is a Dutch professional footballer of Curaçaoan descent who plays as a midfielder for Dutch club AZ.
Club career
Ajax
Bazoer joined Ajax on a free from rival Eredivisie club PSV on 16 November ...
would join the first team on its training camp in
Turkey
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during the Winter transfer window. After making his debut with the first team in the Antalya Cup, a friendly tournament, on 11 January 2014 against Turkish side
Trabzonspor
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, head coach
Frank de Boer
Franciscus de Boer (; born 15 May 1970) is a Dutch football manager who was most recently the head coach of the Netherlands national team. A former defender, De Boer spent most of his professional playing career with Ajax, winning five Eredi ...
announced that Kishna would not be returning to the under-19 selection after the Winter break. But would join the reserves team
Jong Ajax
Jong Ajax () (''English: Young Ajax''), also referred to as Ajax II or Ajax 2 is a Dutch association football team, the reserve team of Ajax. It is based in Amsterdam and competes in the Dutch Eerste Divisie.
History
Jong Ajax (''formerly more ...
in the Dutch
Eerste Divisie
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, while making appearances for the first team. On 15 January 2014 it was announced that Kishna had extended his contract with Ajax for an additional two seasons, now running until the Summer of 2016, with an option for an additional year.
He made his professional debut on 17 January 2014 playing for
Jong Ajax
Jong Ajax () (''English: Young Ajax''), also referred to as Ajax II or Ajax 2 is a Dutch association football team, the reserve team of Ajax. It is based in Amsterdam and competes in the Dutch Eerste Divisie.
History
Jong Ajax (''formerly more ...
in the 4–0 away loss against
FC Emmen
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. He was substituted off in the match for
Abdel Malek El Hasnaoui in the 59th minute. He scored his first professional goal for Jong Ajax on 10 February 2014 in a 4–1 home win over
VVV-Venlo
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scoring in the 52nd minute. He then scored again in the following match against first place in the league table
FC Dordrecht
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, leveling the score 1–1, and helping the reserves team to secure a point. On 19 February 2014 Frank de Boer announced that Kishna was selected as a member of the 18-man squad ahead of the
UEFA Europa League
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match at home against
Red Bull Salzburg, marking the first time he would be selected for the first team in a professional match. He then made his professional debut on 20 February 2014 against Red Bull Salzburg, replacing
Kolbeinn Sigþórsson
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Before being signed by Ajax for a fee of €4.5&n ...
in the 60th minute in the 0–3 home defeat. He made his
Eredivisie
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debut for the first team three days later in the 4–0 home victory over neighboring
AZ, scoring on his league debut in the 61st minute, after being substituted on for
Bojan Krkić
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in the 46th minute of the North Holland derby match.
Lazio
On 29 July 2015, Kishna joined
Lazio
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on a four-year contract from
Ajax
Ajax may refer to:
Greek mythology and tragedy
* Ajax the Great, a Greek mythological hero, son of King Telamon and Periboea
* Ajax the Lesser, a Greek mythological hero, son of Oileus, the king of Locris
* ''Ajax'' (play), by the ancient Greek ...
. The reported transfer fee paid to Ajax was €4 million. He scored his first goal on his debut, a 2–1 win over
Bologna
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on 22 August.
Lille (loan)
On 31 January 2017, Kishna joined
Ligue 1
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side
Lille OSC
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on loan with an option given to Lille to sign him permanently.
ADO Den Haag (loan)
On 31 August 2017, Kishna signed for his former youth club
ADO Den Haag
Alles Door Oefening Den Haag (), commonly known by the abbreviated name ADO Den Haag (), is a Dutch association football club from the city of The Hague. They play in the Eerste Divisie, the second tier of Dutch football, following relegation f ...
on a season-long loan deal.
On 31 August 2018, Kishna joined
ADO Den Haag
Alles Door Oefening Den Haag (), commonly known by the abbreviated name ADO Den Haag (), is a Dutch association football club from the city of The Hague. They play in the Eerste Divisie, the second tier of Dutch football, following relegation f ...
for the second time until 30 June 2019. After three years out due to a knee injury, he finally returned to the pitch in November 2020 coming on as a substitute in an Eredivisie match against Heerenveen.
International career
Kishna made his debut for the Netherlands national team in the youth ranks, appearing for the under-15 selection in an International friendly match against Turkey U-15 on 8 December 2009. The match ended in a 2–1 victory at home for the Dutch. He then went on to make four more appearances for the under-15 side. He made his debut for the Netherlands U-16 side on 26 October 2010 in the Tournoi du Val-de-Marne in
Paris
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,
France
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, playing against France U-16 in a 1–2 away win. Making two further appearances, while scoring once.
Personal life
Born in
The Hague
The Hague ( ; nl, Den Haag or ) is a city and municipality of the Netherlands, situated on the west coast facing the North Sea. The Hague is the country's administrative centre and its seat of government, and while the official capital of ...
, Kishna is of
Suriname
Suriname (; srn, Sranankondre or ), officially the Republic of Suriname ( nl, Republiek Suriname , srn, Ripolik fu Sranan), is a country on the northeastern Atlantic coast of South America. It is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the north ...
se-Dutch descent, with his father being of
Indo-Surinamese
Indo-Surinamese, Indian-Surinamese or Hindustani Surinamese are people of Indian origin who are nationals of Suriname with ancestry from India and the wider subcontinent. Their ancestors were Indian indentured workers brought by the Dutch and th ...
origin and his mother from the Netherlands.
Career statistics
Club
1 Includes UEFA Champions League
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and UEFA Europa League
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matches.
2 Includes Johan Cruijff Shield
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and Supercoppa Italiana
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matches.
Honours
Club
Ajax
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Eredivisie
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:
2013–14
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Eusébio Cup
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: 2014
References
External links
Voetbal International profileAjax Inside ProfileRicardo Kishnaat Topforward
Netherlands U15 statsat OnsOranje
Netherlands U16 statsat OnsOranje
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1995 births
Living people
Dutch sportspeople of Surinamese descent
Dutch people of Indian descent
Sportspeople of Indian descent
Footballers from The Hague
Men's association football wingers
Men's association football forwards
Dutch men's footballers
Indian people of Dutch descent
Dutch expatriate men's footballers
Expatriate men's footballers in Italy
Expatriate men's footballers in France
Netherlands men's youth international footballers
Netherlands men's under-21 international footballers
Eredivisie players
Eerste Divisie players
Serie A players
Ligue 1 players
AFC Ajax players
Jong Ajax players
SS Lazio players
Lille OSC players
ADO Den Haag players