Ray Fränkel


Ray Fränkel is a Dutch Surinamese footballer who is currently playing for S.V. Transvaal.

Career

Fränkel started his playing career at the local S.V. Transvaal, before being snapped by the Dutch giants Feyenoord Rotterdam. After failing to break into the Feyenoord's first team, Fränkel moved to the Estonian Meistriliiga side Flora Tallinn. He made a total of 14 appearances for Flora, before returning to the Netherlands for the 2003-2004 season, when he signed with FC Groningen.
After failing to make any real impact and finding his first-team opportunities limited at the Eredivisie club, Fränkel moved again. This time to the Eerste Divisie side Fortuna Sittard, but after one season and not much first-team action at the new club, Ray moved to Fortuna's Eerste Divisie rivals HFC Haarlem. In 2007 Fränkel signed with the Belgian club Antwerp FC. After three years was in summer 2010 released by Antwerp and signed on 4 September 2010 with Topklasse club FC Lisse. After half year resigned his contract with Lisse and joined to Qatar. In July 1, 2013 he signed with Surinamese greatest clubs S.V. Transvaal.

Personal life

Ray is the Son of Iwan Fränkel, and the cousin of Purrel Fränkel.