Prince Linval Reuben Mathilda Rajcomar (born 25 April 1985) is a Curaçaoan professional

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who plays as a

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for Tweede Klasse club Wilhelmina '08. At international level, he represented the Curaçao national team, scoring three goals in nine appearances.

Club career

Early career

Prince made his debut for Fortuna Sittard against

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on 16 August 2002. He then went on to play for

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and Den Bosch.

Years in Iceland

On 27 February 2007, Rajcomar signed a one-year contract with Icelandic club Breiðablik. At the end of the 2007 season he signed a two-year contract extension with Breidablik.

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, then champions of Iceland, made an approach to sign Rajcomar during the 2008

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, but Breiðablik declined, saying he was not for sale. Rajcomar lost his place in the Breiðablik side in the second half of the 2008 season, and has been linked with a move away from the club. In October 2008, he joined Swedish club Örebro SK for a trial, hoping to secure a transfer. Rajcomar was released by Breiðablik on 2 February 2009, and signed for Icelandic club

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on 5 February. He signed a two-year contract with KR Reykjavík. Rajcomar was released from his contract with KR before the closing of the transfer window in August 2009. He was due to go on trial with English League One side Southend United having been recommended to the

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side, however he missed his flight from Germany to the UK after turning up at the wrong airport and missed out on the opportunity.

Later career

On 7 September 2009, Rajcomar signed a contract with Hungarian outfit

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after missing the opportunity to play in England for Southend United. In his first match for Zalaegerszeg, he caused a sensation by scoring a goal, and being booked with a red card. He later played for a number of clubs outside the Netherlands, including Patro Eisden Maasmechelen. In August 2020, Rajcomar returned to the Netherlands, signing with

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club

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. In 2022, he moved to lower division club Wilhelmina '08.

International career

Prince was part of the Netherlands squad for the

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. In September 2014, Rajcomar was called up for the first time to the senior Curaçaoan national team, to take part at the Caribbean Cup qualification campaign. He scored his first goal on 3 September 2014 against

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Career statistics

:''Scores and results list Curaçao's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Rajcomar goal.''

Honours

Utrecht *

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2004 2004 was designated as an International Year of Rice by the United Nations, and the International Year to Commemorate the Struggle Against Slavery and its Abolition (by UNESCO). Events January * January 3 – Flash Airlines Flight 6 ...

References

External links

Voetbal International profile
* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Rajcomar, Prince 1985 births Living people Footballers from Maastricht Dutch people of Indian descent Dutch people of Curaçao descent Dutch sportspeople of Surinamese descent Dutch men's footballers Curaçao men's footballers Men's association football forwards Eredivisie players Eerste Divisie players Tweede Divisie players Tweede Klasse players Lierse Kempenzonen players Liga I players Nemzeti Bajnokság I players Belgian Third Division players Fortuna Sittard players FC Utrecht players FC Den Bosch players Prince Rajcomar Knattspyrnufélag Reykjavíkur players Zalaegerszegi TE players MVV Maastricht players VVV-Venlo players Prince Rajcomar ACS Poli Timișoara players K. Patro Eisden Maasmechelen players Kozakken Boys players Curaçao men's international footballers Netherlands men's under-21 international footballers Netherlands men's youth international footballers Dutch expatriate men's footballers Dutch expatriate sportspeople in Iceland Expatriate men's footballers in Iceland Dutch expatriate sportspeople in Hungary Expatriate men's footballers in Hungary Dutch expatriate sportspeople in Thailand Expatriate men's footballers in Thailand Dutch expatriate sportspeople in Romania Expatriate men's footballers in Romania Dutch expatriate sportspeople in Belgium Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium