Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 31 January 1988 | ||
Place of birth | Amsterdam, Netherlands | ||
Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) [1] | ||
Position(s) | Winger | ||
Youth career | |||
AZ | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2007–2009 | AZ | 0 | (0) |
2009 | → RBC (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.
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]
In June 2011, Nelson expressed interest in representing Suriname at international level. [2]
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