Kelvin Ruben Maynard (29 May 1987 – 18 September 2019) was a Surinamese professional

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who played as a

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Career

Born in

Paramaribo Paramaribo (; ; nicknamed Par'bo) is the capital and largest city of Suriname, located on the banks of the Suriname River in the Paramaribo District. Paramaribo has a population of roughly 241,000 people (2012 census), almost half of Suriname's ...

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, Maynard made his professional debuts with

FC Volendam Football Club Volendam () is a professional football club based in Volendam, Netherlands. They play in the Eredivisie, the top tier of Dutch football from the 2022–23 season following promotion. Nicknamed "de Palingboeren", the club was founded ...

, playing in four

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games in the 2006–07 season. He contributed with 35 appearances in his second year as the club promoted to

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. Maynard made his top flight debut on 31 August 2008, in a 2–3 home loss against

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. ''The Other Oranje'' were eventually relegated back, after finishing in 18th position. In the 2010 off-season, he signed with

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, but his input with the

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outfit consisted of three

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(three losses, including the 2–3 at

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). On 5 July 2011, Maynard moved clubs and countries again, joining

Kecskeméti TE Kecskeméti Testedző Egyesület, commonly known as Kecskeméti TE or simply Kecskemét, is a sports club based in Kecskemét, Hungary. It is most famous for its football team which competes in the Nemzeti Bajnokság I, the first tier of Hunga ...

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. He was released in December. Maynard signed for English club

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in November 2014 until the end of the 2014–15 season. He extended his contract in July 2015. He was injured in August 2015, and ruled out for the 2015–16 season.

Death

Maynard was shot and killed on 18 September 2019 in Amsterdam. He attempted to escape gunmen by driving towards a fire station in the area, but his car hit the building, and he was unable to be resuscitated by local firemen and medics. He left a wife and a child of eight years.

Personal life

Maynard's brother, Dehninio Muringen, is also a professional footballer.

Honours

FC Volendam *

Eerste Divisie The Eerste Divisie (, en, First Division) is the second-highest tier of football in the Netherlands. It is linked with the top-level Eredivisie and with the third-level Tweede Divisie via promotion/relegation systems. It is also known as th ...

: 2007–08 Burton Albion *

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: 2014–15

References

External links

Stats at Voetbal International

Profile at HLSZ
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Maynard, Kelvin 1987 births 2019 deaths Footballers from Paramaribo Surinamese footballers Dutch footballers Surinamese emigrants to the Netherlands Men's association football defenders Eredivisie players Eerste Divisie players AVV Zeeburgia players FC Volendam players S.C. Olhanense players Kecskeméti TE players FC Emmen players Royal Antwerp F.C. players Burton Albion F.C. players English Football League players Dutch expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Portugal Expatriate footballers in Hungary Expatriate footballers in England Dutch expatriate sportspeople in Portugal Dutch expatriate sportspeople in Hungary Dutch expatriate sportspeople in England Deaths by firearm in the Netherlands Surinamese murder victims Dutch murder victims Male murder victims