Rewaldo Prins is a
Namibia
Namibia, officially the Republic of Namibia, is a country on the west coast of Southern Africa. Its borders include the Atlantic Ocean to the west, Angola and Zambia to the north, Botswana to the east and South Africa to the south; in the no ...
n footballer who plays for
South African Premier Division
The South African Premiership, also known as the Betway Premiership for sponsorship reasons, and commonly referred to as the PSL after its governing body, is a professional soccer league in South Africa and the highest level of the South Afric ...
club
Marumo Gallants.
Club career
As a youth, Prins played for
Ramblers F.C. and was with the club through 2022.
For the
2022–23 season, he joined
Namibia Premiership
The Namibia Premiership, or the Debmarine Namibia Premiership for sponsorship reasons, is the highest level of domestic association football in Namibia. It operates under the auspices of the Namibia Football Association.
History
After ongoi ...
club
United Africa Tigers
The Tigers FC are a Namibian football club. They are based in the Namibian capital Windhoek, and play in the country's top league, the Namibia Premier Football League. In the 1990s, they were sponsored by Mukorob Pelagic and referred to as the ...
.
That season, he tallied two goals and four assists.
Prins joined newly promoted
Khomas NAMPOL, also of the Premiership, for the
2023–24 season.
He scored twelve goals in his first twenty-four matches and was named the club's Player of the Month for April 2024. His twelve-goal tally was second in the league at that point, three behind
Willy Stephanus
Willy Patrick Stephanus (born 26 June 1991) is a Namibian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Namibian club African Stars and the Namibia national team. He has played for AC Kajaani in Finland.
Career statistics International
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with six matches remaining.
Prins trailed Stephanus by two goals entering the final matchday. There was some controversy when the player scored two goals in the match against
Life Fighters to draw level but was credited with only one tally. The dispute went to the league office for review.
Eventually, Prins was recognized as the joint-top scorer with sixteen goals.
The club was in the title race late in the season, but ultimately finished in third position.
Following his standout season with Khomas NAMPOL, Prins joined
Marumo Gallants of the
South African Premier Division
The South African Premiership, also known as the Betway Premiership for sponsorship reasons, and commonly referred to as the PSL after its governing body, is a professional soccer league in South Africa and the highest level of the South Afric ...
on a two-year deal beginning in
2024–25.
International career
At the youth level, Prins represented Namibia in the
2022 COSAFA U-20 Cup
The 2022 COSAFA U-20 Cup was the 28th edition of the COSAFA U-20 Challenge Cup, an international youth football tournament open to national associations of the COSAFA region. It took place between 7 and 16 October 2022 in Eswatini.
Mozambique was ...
.
He scored against
Malawi
Malawi, officially the Republic of Malawi, is a landlocked country in Southeastern Africa. It is bordered by Zambia to the west, Tanzania to the north and northeast, and Mozambique to the east, south, and southwest. Malawi spans over and ...
in the team's final match of the Group Stage.
In 2024, following his season with Khomas NAMPOL,
Namibia
Namibia, officially the Republic of Namibia, is a country on the west coast of Southern Africa. Its borders include the Atlantic Ocean to the west, Angola and Zambia to the north, Botswana to the east and South Africa to the south; in the no ...
head coach
Collin Benjamin stated that as soon as Prins became stronger, he would be included in the senior squad.
References
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2003 births
Namibian men's footballers
Living people
Men's association football midfielders
Namibia men's youth international footballers
Namibian expatriate men's footballers
Namibian expatriate sportspeople in South Africa
Marumo Gallants F.C. players
Expatriate men's soccer players in South Africa
21st-century Namibian sportsmen