Ray Fränkel (born 15 September 1982 in Paramaribo, Suriname) is a Dutch football player. Fränkel usually plays the role of defender or left midfielder. Fränkel started his playing career at the local SV Transvaal, before being snapped by the Dutch giants Feyenoord Rotterdam. After failing to break into the Fyenoord'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.^[1] Ray is a cousin of Purrel Fränkel.

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• 2002 - FC Flora, Meistriliiga, 14 Games / 0 Goals
• 2003 - 2004 - FC Groningen, Eredivisie, 5 Games / 0 Goals
• 2004 - 2005 - Fortuna Sittard, Eerste Divisie, 12 Games / 0 Goals
• 2005 - 2007 - HFC Haarlem, Eerste Divisie, 46 Games / 2 Goals
• since 2007 - Antwerp FC, Jupiler League

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