Miquel Nelom (born 22 September 1990) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a left back. Nelom has previously played in his homeland for Excelsior, Feyenoord, Sparta Rotterdam and Willem II, and for Scottish club Hibernian. He represented the Netherlands in two full international matches, both in 2013.
 Nelom in training | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Paddy Miquel Nelom | ||
| Date of birth | 22 September 1990 | ||
| Place of birth | Spijkenisse, Netherlands | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Left back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| VV Spijkenisse | |||
| Feyenoord | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2009–2011 | Excelsior | 36 | (0) |
| 2011–2018 | Feyenoord | 125 | (2) |
| 2018 | → Sparta (loan) | 10 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | Hibernian | 3 | (0) |
| 2019–2022 | Willem II | 27 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2012 | Netherlands U20 | 4 | (0) |
| 2012 | Netherlands U21 | 1 | (0) |
| 2013 | Netherlands | 2 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 May 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20 May 2019 | |||
Club career
editNelom made his professional debut for Excelsior on 9 October 2009. He replaced Tobias Waisapy in the 90th minute of an Eerste Divisie away match against HFC Haarlem (0–1).[1] With Excelsior's surprising promotion in the season 2010–11, Nelom managed to make his Eredivisie debut on 7 August 2010. However, he couldn't prevent Excelsior losing the season opening match against De Graafschap (3-0).[2]
Nelom moved to Feyenoord in 2011. He played in over 100 Eredivisie matches for the club, helping them win the league championship in 2016–17 and the Dutch Cup in 2015–16. After a loan spell with Sparta Rotterdam in the early part of 2018, Nelom left Feyenoord at the end of the 2017–18 season.
Nelom signed a one-year contract with Scottish Premiership club Hibernian on 20 September 2018.[3] He was released by Hibernian in May 2019.[4]
International career
editBorn in the Netherlands, Nelom is of Surinamese descent.[6] In May 2013, Nelom was part of the Netherlands national team for a mini-tour of Asia. Nelom made his full international debut in a friendly against Indonesia.
Career statistics
editClub
edit- As of 06:58, 12 May 2019 (UTC)[7]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Excelsior | 2009–10 | Eerste Divisie | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | 4 | 0 | |||
| 2010–11 | Eredivisie | 32 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | 38 | 0 | ||
| Total | 36 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 42 | 0 | ||
| Feyenoord | 2011–12 | Eredivisie | 18 | 0 | — | — | — | 18 | 0 | |||
| 2012–13 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | — | 26 | 1 | |||
| 2013–14 | 18 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 22 | 2 | |||
| 2014–15 | 30 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 42 | 0 | ||
| 2015–16 | 16 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 19 | 0 | |||
| 2016–17 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 0 | ||
| 2017–18 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 8 | 0 | |||
| Total | 125 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 157 | 3 | ||
| Sparta Rotterdam | 2017–18 | Eredivisie | 10 | 0 | — | — | — | 10 | 0 | |||
| Hibernian | 2018–19 | Scottish Premiership | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 174 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 212 | 3 | ||
International
edit- As of matches played on 11 June 2013.[8]
| Dutch national team | ||
| Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 2 | 0 |
| Total | 2 | 0 |
Honours
editFeyenoord
References
edit- ^ "Haarlem - Excelsior". Elf Voetbal (in Dutch). 9 October 2009. Retrieved 7 August 2010.
- ^ "De Graafschap - Excelsior (07-08-2010)". VI (in Dutch). 7 August 2010. Retrieved 7 August 2010.
- ^ "Miquel Nelom: Hibernian sign Dutch left-back on one-year deal". BBC Sport. 20 September 2018. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
- ^ "CONFIRMED PLAYER DEPARTURES". Hibernian FC. 20 May 2019. Retrieved 20 May 2019.
- ^ McPartlin, Patrick (3 September 2019). "Former Hibs defender Miquel Nelom finds new club following Easter Road exit". Edinburgh Evening News. Retrieved 3 September 2019.
- ^ "Profvoetballers van Surinaamse afkomst". Natio Suriname | Voetbal.
- ^ Miquel Nelom at Soccerbase
- ^ "Miquel Nelom Voetbal International profile". Voetbal International.
- ^ "Johan Cruijff Schaal 2017 » Finale » Feyenoord - Vitesse 4-2". voetbal.com. 5 August 2017.
External links
edit- Miquel Nelom at WorldFootball.net
- Netherlands stats at OnsOranje