Gregory Nelson

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Gregory Nelson
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Personal information
Date of birth (1988-01-31) 31 January 1988 (age 36)
Place of birth Amsterdam, Netherlands
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) [1]
Position(s) Winger
Youth career
AZ
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2007–2009 AZ 0 (0)
2009RBC (loan) 15 (0)
2009–2010 RBC 16 (5)
2010–2012 CSKA Sofia 37 (5)
2012–2015 Metalurh Donetsk 81 (6)
2015–2016 Botev Plovdiv 15 (4)
2017 Kaisar 0 (0)
2017 Al-Muharraq
2017–2019 Chennaiyin FC 33 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12:57, 2 April 2019 (UTC)

Gregory Nelson (born 31 January 1988) is a Dutch professional footballer who last played for Chennaiyin FC in the Indian Super League, as a winger.

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Early and personal life

Born in Amsterdam, [1] Nelson is of Surinamese descent. [2]

Club career

Nelson began his career with AZ and RBC, playing for the latter after a loan deal was made permanent. [3] [4]

After being released by RBC following their bankruptcy, [5] he was without a club until he signed for Bulgarian club CSKA Sofia in June 2010. [6]

In January 2012, he signed for Ukrainian club Metalurh Donetsk on a three-and-a-half-year contract. [7] During his time in Ukraine, a war with Russia began, and the club had to relocate to Kyiv for safety. [5]

In October 2015, after Metalurh Donetsk went bankrupt, [5] he returned to Bulgaria to sign for Botev Plovdiv. [8] On 23 October 2015, on his debut for the club, Nelson scored the winning goal against Pirin Blagoevgrad. [9]

In January 2017 he signed for Kazakhstan Premier League side FC Kaisar. [3] After his contract was terminated shortly afterwards for personal reasons, he joined Bahraini Premier League side Al-Muharraq. [10]

After his contract with Al-Muharraq expired, [5] in September 2017 he signed for Chennaiyin FC in the Indian Super League. [3] [11] He left the club in April 2019. [12]

International career

In June 2011, Nelson expressed interest in representing Suriname at international level. [2]

Honours

Chennaiyin FC

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  2. 1 2 "Suriprofs willen Suriname naar WK voetbal loodsen" (in Dutch). Star Nieuws. 27 June 2011. Retrieved 2 April 2019.
  3. 1 2 3 "ISL 2017: Chennaiyin FC Sign Dutch Winger Gregory Nelson". Goal.com. 12 September 2017. Retrieved 2 April 2019.
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  8. "БОТЕВ ПРИВЛЕЧЕ ГРЕГЪРИ НЕЛСЪН" (in Bulgarian). PFC Botev Plovdiv. 9 October 2015. Retrieved 2 April 2019.
  9. "БОТЕВ С ТРУДЕН И ЦЕНЕН УСПЕХ НАД ПИРИН, НЕЛСЪН ДЕБЮТИРА С ПОБЕДЕН ГОЛ" (in Bulgarian). PFC Botev Plovdiv. 23 October 2015. Retrieved 2 April 2019.
  10. "Нельсон вместо Кайсара будет играть в Бахрейне" (in Russian). Sports KZ. 21 February 2017. Retrieved 2 April 2019.
  11. "Gregory Nelson signed for Chennaiyin FC". New Indian Express. 12 September 2017. Archived from the original on 15 November 2017. Retrieved 2 April 2019.
  12. "Chennaiyin part ways with midfielder Gregory Nelson". Indian Super League. 23 April 2019. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
  13. "Chennaiyin FC conquer fortress Bengaluru to lift ISL 4 title". The Indian Express. 18 March 2018. Archived from the original on 20 March 2018. Retrieved 20 March 2018.