André Krul (born 8 May 1987) is a Dutch professional

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who plays as a

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for AJEL de Rufisque. Besides the Netherlands, he has played in Colombia, Puerto Rico, Belgium, Japan, Australia, Germany, Gibraltar and Senegal, making him the second football player, after

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to have played on six different continents.

Club career

Youth

Born in Grootschermer, Krul started his career playing in

AZ Alkmaar Alkmaar Zaanstreek (), better known internationally as AZ Alkmaar, or simply and most commonly as AZ () in the Netherlands, is a Dutch professional Association football, football club from Alkmaar and the Zaan#The Zaan district, Zaan district. ...

AFC '34 Alkmaarse Football Club '34, mainly known as AFC '34 is a association football, football club based in Alkmaar, Netherlands. Founded in 1934, they are currently members of the Vierde Divisie, the fifth tier of the Dutch football league system. Th ...

and

FC Utrecht Football Club Utrecht () is a Dutch professional association football, football club based in Utrecht. The club competes in the Eredivisie, the top tier of Dutch football league system, Dutch football, and plays its home matches at the Stadion ...

's youth teams.

Utrecht and loans

Krul signed a professional contract with FC Utrecht in 2008, but made no appearance all the season. Krul was loaned to

Eerste Divisie The Eerste Divisie (; ) is the second-highest tier of football in the Netherlands. It is linked with the top-level Eredivisie via promotion/relegation systems. It is also known as the Keuken Kampioen Divisie due to sponsorship reasons, while ...

club

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for the 2009–10 season. He debuted in the 2–2 draw against

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. He made a total of 19 appearances in the season. Krul returned to FC Utrecht in 2010. He was called in July 2010 for two

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matches, against Albanian club

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, but he remained on the bench. In August 2010, he was loaned to

Sparta Rotterdam Sparta Rotterdam () is a Dutch professional football club based in Rotterdam. Established on 1 April 1888, Sparta Rotterdam is the oldest professional football team in the Netherlands. Sparta currently competes in the Eredivisie, the top flig ...

, where he made a total of 21 appearances. For the 2011–12 season, Krul was loaned to Eerste Divisie club

AGOVV Apeldoorn AGOVV () is a Dutch association football club based in Apeldoorn. It was established on 25 February 1913. The club played in professional football from 1954 to 1971 and from 2003 to 2013. AGOVV's men's first squad plays in 2024–25 in the Derde ...

Abroad in Malta, Colombia and Belgium

After a season with the club, Krul was sold to Maltese club Valletta F.C., where he made four appearances in the

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, two matches against the Andorran club

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and the Serbian club

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. With only a month in the club, Krul was sold to Colombian club

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. Krul debuted on 27 September 2012 in the 0–1 win against

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. He remained at the club until January 2014 when he was sold to

Deportivo Pasto Asociación Deportivo Pasto, also known as Deportivo Pasto, is a Colombian professional football team based in the city of Pasto, that currently plays in the Categoría Primera A. They play their home games at the Estadio Departamental Libertad ...

. On 11 February 2014, AFC '34 announced André Krul as the new goalkeeper coach, after

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left the team. Having left Deportivo Pasto on 28 February, Krul accepted an offer from

FC Groningen Football Club Groningen () is a Dutch professional association football club based in Groningen, Groningen (province), Groningen province. Founded in 1971 as the successor of GVAV-Rapiditas, GVAV, Groningen compete in the Eredivisie, the first t ...

in March despite offers from Puerto Rican club Bayamón FC and Spanish club Arroyo. After signing with Groningen he stepped down as goalkeeper coach at AFC '34 with Beentjes returning in June. Krul accepted a new offer of Bayamón in June 2014.

Return to the Netherlands

On 13 March 2021, he agreed to join

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in the third-tier

Tweede Divisie Tweede Divisie (; ) is the highest amateur (and historically the lowest professional) football league in the Netherlands. It was established in 1956, together with the Eredivisie and the Eerste Divisie. Between 1956 and 1960 and between 1962 and 19 ...

for the 2021–22 season.

Africa

Krul signed a one-and-a-half-year contract with

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side

Mtibwa Sugar F.C. Mtibwa Sugar Football Club is a Tanzanian football club based in Turiani in northern Mvomero District. Their home games are played at Manungu Stadium they also use other stadiums such as CCM Jamhuri and Gairo as their home stadium. Mtibwa Sugar ...

in January 2024 but the club did not register him with the league in time to make an appearance. He joined Senegalese club AJEL de Rufisque in September. If here were to play for AJEL de Rufisque, Africa would be the sixth continent after North America, South America, Europe, Asia and Oceania where Krul has played.

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