Rowendy Wendy José Sumter (born 19 March 1988) is a

Curaçao Curaçao ( ; ; pap, Kòrsou, ), officially the Country of Curaçao ( nl, Land Curaçao; pap, Pais Kòrsou), is a Lesser Antilles island country in the southern Caribbean Sea and the Dutch Caribbean region, about north of the Venezuela coas ...

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who plays

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for

RKSV Scherpenheuvel Rooms Katholieke Sport Vereniging Scherpenheuvel is a Curaçaoan football team located in Scherpenheuvel, and playing in the Sekshon Pagá since the 2015 season. The club has previously played at the topflight of the Netherlands Antilles, havi ...

in the Sekshon Pagá and for the Curaçao national team.

Club career

Jong Holland

Born in

Willemstad Willemstad ( , ; ; en, William Town, italic=yes) is the capital city of Curaçao, an island in the southern Caribbean Sea that forms a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. It was the capital of the Netherlands Antilles p ...

, Netherlands Antilles, Sumter began his career with

CRKSV Jong Holland CRKSV Jong Holland is a Curaçao football team based in Willemstad and playing in the First Division of Curaçao liga MCB. Achievements *Netherlands Antilles Championship: 1 :: 1977 * Curaçao League: 9 :: 1926, 1928, 1932, 1935, 1937, 1940, ...

in the Sekshon Pagá, the highest level of football in

. He has been the first choice goalkeeper since his first season with the club, with his performance earning him caps with the national team.

Atlétiko Flamingo

In January 2016, Sumter moved to Atlétiko Flamingo Bonaire based out of Nikiboko, Bonaire and competing in the

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, helping the club to win their first national championship for the 2015–16 season.

Scherpenheuvel

In the Summer of 2016, Sumter returned to Curaçao, joining

competing in the Curaçao League First Division once more.

International career

Sumter plays for the national team of

. He made his debut on 19 August 2012 in a friendly match against the

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, the first official match of the national team after the dissolution of the Netherlands Antilles, ending in a 1–0 loss. On 6 September 2011 he played in the

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match against

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which ended in a 4–2 loss, failing to advance in the qualifiers. He was the first choice keeper for the

2012 Caribbean Cup qualification A total of 25 teams entered the qualification process for the 2012 Caribbean Cup, competing for a total of 8 spots in the final tournament. Jamaica, as the holders, and Antigua and Barbuda, as hosts, qualified automatically, leaving 6 spots open f ...

matches against

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, Guyana and

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. He was also called up by

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for the

2018 FIFA World Cup qualification The 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification process was a series of tournaments organised by the six FIFA confederations to decide 31 of the 32 teams which would play in the 2018 FIFA World Cup, with Russia qualifying automatically as hosts. All 210 ...

, as second choice keeper behind

Eloy Room Eloy Victor Room (born 6 February 1989) is a professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Major League Soccer club Columbus Crew. Born in the Netherlands, he represents the Curaçao national team. Club career Vitesse Room joined Vites ...

Career statistics

International performance

''Statistics accurate as of matches played on 25 October 2012'',

Honours

Club

Atlétiko Flamingo *

(1): 2015–16

International

;Curaçao *

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Sumter, Rowendy 1988 births Living people People from Willemstad Curaçao footballers Curaçao international footballers Sekshon Pagá players CRKSV Jong Holland players Association football goalkeepers 2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup players Curaçao under-20 international footballers Curaçao youth international footballers SV Atlétiko Flamingo players RKSV Scherpenheuvel players