Ricardo Kishna
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Ricardo Kishna | ||
| Date of birth | 4 January 1995 | ||
| Place of birth | The Hague, Netherlands | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 1 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Left winger / Striker | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Lille (loan from Lazio) | ||
| Number | 10 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2001–2010 | ADO Den Haag | ||
| 2010–2014 | Ajax | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014–2015 | Ajax | 34 | (6) |
| 2014–2015 | Jong Ajax | 10 | (3) |
| 2015– | Lazio | 16 | (2) |
| 2017– | → Lille (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2009–2010 | Netherlands U15 | 5 | (0) |
| 2010 | Netherlands U16 | 3 | (1) |
| 2014– | Netherlands U21 | 10 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 4 February 2017. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 19:08, 11 October 2016 (UTC) |
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Ricardo Kishna (born 4 January 1995) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a forward for Ligue 1 side Lille OSC on loan from Lazio and for the Netherlands U21.
Born in The Hague, Kishna joined Ajax in 2010 from ADO Den Haag 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 clubs under-19 team, competing in the Nike A-Juniors Eredivisie and the UEFA Youth League. On 3 January 2014 it was then announced that Kishna, Jaïro Riedewald and Riechedly Bazoer would join the first team on its training camp in Turkey 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, head coach Frank de Boer announced that Kishna would not be returning to the under-19 selection after the Winter break. But would join the reserves team Jong Ajax in the Dutch Eerste Divisie, 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 in the 4–0 away loss against FC Emmen. 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 scoring in the 52nd minute. He then scored again in the following match against first place in the league table FC Dordrecht, 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 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 in the 60th minute in the 0–3 home defeat. He made his Eredivisie 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 in the 46th minute of the North Holland derby match.
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