Gerwin Lake

Gerwin "Smally" Lake (born 9 April 1996) is a Sint Maartener footballer who plays for SV Poortugaal of the Dutch Eerste Klasse, and the Sint Maarten national team. With seven international goals, he is Sint Maarten’s all-time leading goal scorer[1] and has already been described as a “historic figure” for the nation.[2]

Gerwin Lake
Personal information
Full name Gerwin Darrel Miguel Lake
Date of birth (1996-04-09) 9 April 1996
Place of birth Netherlands
Position(s) Winger
Club information
Current team
 SV Poortugaal
Youth career
0000–2014 VV Spijkenisse
2014–2015 Spartaan '20
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2016 VV Oude Maas
2016–2017 FC Dordrecht 0 (0)
2017 VV Oude Maas
2017–2018 Excelsior Maassluis 13 (3)
2018– SV Poortugaal (11)
National team‡
2019– Sint Maarten 5 (7)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 23:53, 14 November 2019 (UTC)

Club career

Lake played for the youth teams of VV Spijkenisse. After not being promoted to the first team, he joined Spartaan '20 and played for the A1 team. He left the club and joined VV Oude Maas in 2015. Lake drew the attention of FC Dordrecht of the Eredivisie because of his scoring rate at Oude Maas. He joined Dordrecht in 2016 but left after only one season that was plagued by injury. Although he did not make an appearance for Dordrecht's first team, he did appear for the reserve side, scoring the game-winner from a volley in a 2–1 victory over PEC Zwolle's reserve team.[3]

After a half-season return to VV Oude Maas,[4] he then joined Excelsior Maassluis of the Tweede Divisie from 2017 to 2018.[5] Lake was reportedly a player of interest to Excelsior before he joined FC Dordrecht after scoring over 15 goals and topping the scoring charts with VV Oude Maas in 2016.[6] In total he made 13 league appearances for Maassluis, scoring 3 goals. He also made an appearance in the 2017–18 KNVB Cup as Maassluis was knocked out with a second preliminary round defeat to FC Lisse.[7] Both player and club management had high expectations for the attacking player at his signing, with Lake predicting that he would score 10 to 15 goals that season.[8]

In February 2018 it was announced that Lake would leave Excelsior Maassluis and sign for SV Poortugaal, a club formed from the merger of PSV Poortugaal and his former club VV Oude Maas.[9] Lake cited a lack of playing time as his reason for leaving the club.[5] Lake found his scoring touch again with Poortugaal in 2019, including a four-goal match against RKVV Westlandia on 19 January.[10]

International career

Lake was first called up to the Sint Maarten national team in March 2019. He qualifies to represent the nation through his Curaçaon father and Sint Maartener mother.[11] He reached out to a representative of the Sint Maarten Soccer Association and was one of approximately thirty players invited to a tryout in the Dutch town of Zeist.[12] He made his first international appearance for the team on 23 March 2019 in a 2019–20 CONCACAF Nations League qualifying match against Saint Martin. He started the match and scored his first two international goals in the eventual 4–3 victory.[13] Lake scored at least one goal in each of his first five matches for Sin Maarten for a total of seven goals over that span.[2]

International goals
Scores and results list Sint Maarten's goal tally first.[14]
#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.23 March 2019Raymond E. Guishard Technical Centre, The Valley, Anguilla Saint Martin2–1
4–3
2019–20 CONCACAF Nations League qualification
2.4–2
3.7 September 2019Stade René Serge Nabajoth, Les Abymes, Guadeloupe Guadeloupe1–4
1–5
2019–20 CONCACAF Nations League C
4.10 October 2019Ergilio Hato Stadium, Willemstad, Curaçao Turks and Caicos Islands1–0
2–5
5.2–1
6.14 October 2019 Guadeloupe1–21–2
7.14 November 2019TCIFA National Academy, Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands Turks and Caicos Islands1–02–3
Last updated 14 November 2019

International career statistics
As of match played 14 November 2019.[14]
Sint Maarten national team
YearAppsGoals
201957
Total57

Personal

Lake was born in the Netherlands.[7] He is nicknamed "Smally" for his short stature and is known for his speed.[8]

References
  1. "Forbes and Lake Steal the Show as Turks and Caicos Down Sint Maarten". CONCACAF. Retrieved 11 October 2019.
  2. "Gerwin Lake and Sint Maarten's Dream of Promotion". CONCACAF. Retrieved 20 November 2019.
  3. "Excelsior 2 verliest na snelle rode kaart Arghus" (in Dutch). rijnmond.nl. Retrieved 24 March 2019.
  4. Van Der Meer, Rob. "Gerwin "Smally" Lake vindt weer een nieuwe club" (in Dutch). rtvalvrandswaard.com. Retrieved 24 March 2019.
  5. "Gerwin Lake verlaat na dit seizoen Excelsior Maassluis" (in Dutch). haaglandenvoetbal.nl. Retrieved 24 March 2019.
  6. "Smally Lake is goud waard" (in Dutch). deschakelalbrandswaard.nl. Retrieved 24 March 2019.
  7. "Soccerway profile" (in Dutch). Soccerway. Retrieved 24 March 2019.
  8. Geerds, Jelmer. "Excelsior M-aanwinst Gerwin Lake voorspelt: 'Tien tot vijftien treffers'". voetbal247.nl. Retrieved 24 March 2019.
  9. Feenstra, Richard. "Gerwin Lake (Excelsior Maassluis) naar fusieclub Albrandswaard" (in Dutch). voetbalrotterdam.no. Retrieved 24 March 2019.
  10. "Tegen Westlandia za1 weet Lake ze goed te rake" (in Dutch). RKVV Westlandia. Retrieved 24 March 2019.
  11. Feenstra, Michel. "Gerwin Lake opgeroepen voor nationale elftal Sint Maarten" (in Dutch). voetbalrotterdam.nl. Retrieved 24 March 2019.
  12. Schoonen, Jan. "Gerwin Lake (SV Poortugaal) international van Sint-Maarten: 'Ik denk dat ik wel bij de ploeg mag blijven'" (in Dutch). voetbalrotterdam.nl. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
  13. "Sint Maarten vs. Saint Martin". CONCACAF. Retrieved 24 March 2019.
  14. "NFT profile". National Football Teams. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
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