Rewaldo Prins
{{short description|Namibian footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2024}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Rewaldo Prins
| fullname =
| image =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|2003|02|25}}
| birth_place = Windhoek, Namibia
| height =
| position = Midfielder
| currentclub = Marumo Gallants
| clubnumber = 17
| youthyears1 = {{0|0000}}–2022
| youthclubs1 = Ramblers
| years1 = 2022–2023
| clubs1 = United Africa Tigers
| caps1 = 30
| goals1 = 2
| years2 = 2023–2024
| clubs2 = Khomas NAMPOL
| caps2 = 26
| goals2 = 16
| years3 = 2024–
| clubs3 = Marumo Gallants
| caps3 = 5
| goals3 = 0
| nationalyears1 = 2022
| nationalteam1 = Namibia U20
| nationalcaps1 = 3
| nationalgoals1 = 1
| nationalteam-update = 14:37, 15 July 2024 (UTC)
| club-update = 14:06, 26 May 2025 (UTC)
}}
Rewaldo Prins is a Namibian footballer who plays for South African Premier Division club Marumo Gallants.
Club career
As a youth, Prins played for Ramblers F.C. and was with the club through 2022.{{cite web |last1=Schutz |first1=Helge |title=Kasaona Win Bank Windhoek Ramblers U21 Title |url=https://www.namibian.com.na/kasaona-win-bank-windhoek-ramblers-u21-title/ |publisher=The Namibian |access-date=15 July 2024}} For the 2022–23 season, he joined Namibia Premiership club United Africa Tigers.{{cite web |last1=Schutz |first1=Helge |title=Tigers make stunning comeback |url=https://www.namibian.com.na/tigers-make-stunning-comeback/ |publisher=The Namibian |access-date=15 July 2024}}{{cite web |title=Tigers, Khomas Nampol out to settle a score |url=https://facilit8.network/newsfeed/?p=36805 |publisher=Facilit8 |access-date=15 July 2024}} That season, he tallied two goals and four assists.{{cite web |last1=Mupetami |first1=Limba |title=Golden Boot Chase Intensifies |url=https://www.pressreader.com/namibia/new-era/20240424/281762749316527 |publisher=New Era Live |access-date=15 July 2024}}
Prins joined newly promoted Khomas NAMPOL, also of the Premiership, for the 2023–24 season.{{cite web |title=Stars take command at the top |url=https://facilit8.network/newsfeed/?p=55222 |publisher=Facilit8 |access-date=15 July 2024}} He scored twelve goals in his first twenty-four matches and was named the club's Player of the Month for April 2024. His twelve-goal tally was second in the league at that point, three behind Willy Stephanus with six matches remaining.{{cite web |title=Prins, Uiseb awarded by Hannes and Eve Rides |url=https://neweralive.na/prins-uiseb-awarded-by-hannes-and-eve-rides/ |publisher=New Era Live |access-date=15 July 2024}} Prins trailed Stephanus by two goals entering the final matchday. There was some controversy when the player scored two goals in the match against Life Fighters to draw level but was credited with only one tally. The dispute went to the league office for review.{{cite web |title=Ochurub Insists Prins Scored Two Goals ...NPL to Verify |url=https://neweralive.na/ochurub-insist-prins-scored-two-goals-npl-to-verify-2/ |publisher=New Era Live |access-date=15 July 2024}} Eventually, Prins was recognized as the joint-top scorer with sixteen goals.{{cite web |title=Benjamin happy with players’ movement abroad |url=https://neweralive.na/benjamin-happy-with-players-movement-abroad/ |publisher=New Era Live |access-date=15 July 2024}}{{cite web |title=Gallants Bolster Squad With Namibian Winger |url=https://sportswire.co.za/marumo-gallants-bolster-squad-with-namibian-winger/ |publisher=Sportswire |access-date=15 July 2024}} The club was in the title race late in the season, but ultimately finished in third position.{{cite web |last1=Schutz |first1=Helge |title=Three-horse title race enters the home straight |url=https://www.namibian.com.na/three-horse-title-race-enters-the-home-straight/ |publisher=The Namibian |access-date=15 July 2024}}{{cite web |last1=Munango |first1=Brian |title=Stars Back to Back Champions |url=https://www.namibiansun.com/sport-wrap-main/stars-back-to-back-champions2024-04-30113963 |publisher=The Namibian Sun |access-date=15 July 2024}}
Following his standout season with Khomas NAMPOL, Prins joined Marumo Gallants of the South African Premier Division on a two-year deal beginning in 2024–25.{{cite web |last1=Sessiwede |first1=Jules |title=Mercato – Khomas Nampol – Équipe de Namibie : Rewaldo Prins rejoint Marumo Gallants en Afrique du Sud |url=https://africafootunited.com/mercato-khomas-nampol-equipe-de-namibie-rewaldo-prins-rejoint-marumo-gallants-en-afrique-du-sud/ |publisher=Africa Foot United |access-date=15 July 2024 |language=French}}
International career
At the youth level, Prins represented Namibia in the 2022 COSAFA U-20 Cup.{{cite web |title=Under-20 Provisional Squad Announced |url=https://zone.my.na/sport-wrap-main/under-20-provisional-squad-announced2022-09-0530534 |publisher=My Zone |access-date=15 July 2024}} He scored against Malawi in the team's final match of the Group Stage.{{cite web |title=JNR Flames Bow Out Fighting |url=https://fam.mw/jnr-flames-bow-out-fighting/ |publisher=Football Association of Malawi |access-date=15 July 2024}}{{cite web |last1=Chirwa |first1=Garry |title=Painful Exit |url=https://mwnation.com/painful-exit/ |publisher=Malawi Nation |access-date=15 July 2024}} In 2024, following his season with Khomas NAMPOL, Namibia head coach Collin Benjamin stated that as soon as Prins became stronger, he would be included in the senior squad.
References
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External links
- {{Soccerway|rewaldo-prins/974843}}
- {{GSA player|rewaldo-prins/550604}}
{{Marumo Gallants F.C. squad}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Prins, Rewaldo}}
Category:Namibian men's footballers
Category:Men's association football midfielders
Category:Namibia men's youth international footballers
Category:Namibian expatriate men's footballers
Category:Namibian expatriate sportspeople in South Africa
Category:Marumo Gallants F.C. players