Nehemiah Fernandez-Veliz

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Nehemiah Fernandez-Veliz
Personal information
Date of birth (2004-12-11) 11 December 2004 (age 19)
Place of birth Stains, France
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) [1]
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Dunkerque
Number 4
Youth career
2011–2017 AAS Sarcelles
2017–2023 Paris Saint-Germain
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2023 Paris Saint-Germain 0 (0)
2023– Dunkerque 9 (0)
International career‡
2019 France U16 2 (0)
2022 France U18 1 (0)
2022– France U19 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11 January 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20 March 2023

Nehemiah Fernandez-Veliz (born 11 December 2004) is a French professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Ligue 2 club Dunkerque.

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Club career

Having grown up in Sarcelles, Val-d'Oise, Fernandez-Veliz signed for the Paris Saint-Germain Academy in September 2016, [2] joining from AAS Sarcelles. [3] [4] He signed his professional contract with the club on 2 June 2022, [4] [5] as he had already trained with Mauricio Pochettino's first team. [3] [6]

During the 2021–22 and 2022–23 seasons, Fernandez-Veliz became a key member of the under-19 team, playing in the UEFA Youth League. [4] [7] [8] [9] He first appeared on the team sheet in Ligue 1 on 19 March 2023, being selected by Christophe Galtier for a home match against Rennes. [10]

On 1 September 2023, Fernandez-Veliz signed for Ligue 2 club Dunkerque on a two-year contract. [11] [1]

International career

A youth international for France, Fernandez-Veliz first played for his country's under-16s, making his debut inb September 2019 during a friendly against Wales. [2] He played his first and only game with the under-18s on 26 March 2022, starting in a 2–1 friendly win over the Netherlands, [12] before stepping up to the under-19s. [13]

Style of play

Fernandez-Veliz is described as a technically gifted ball-playing central defender, good at winning duels, and not bothered by their physicality. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Un jeune parisien rejoint la côte !". USL Dunkerque (in French). 1 September 2023. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
  2. 1 2 3 Monegier, Tom (27 December 2020). "PSG : à la découverte de Nehemiah Fernandez Veliz, leader défensif des U17". Foot Mercato  [ fr ] (in French). Retrieved 19 March 2023.
  3. 1 2 Quarez, Benjamin (30 May 2022). "PSG : premier contrat professionnel pour Nehemiah Fernandez-Veliz". Le Parisien (in French). Retrieved 20 March 2023.
  4. 1 2 3 "Ligue 1 : un jeune gardien et un défenseur passent pro au PSG". Le Figaro (in French). 2 June 2022. Retrieved 20 March 2023.
  5. ↑ "Premier contrat pro au PSG pour Nehemiah Fernandez-Veliz et Louis Mouquet". L'Équipe (in French). 2 June 2022. Retrieved 20 March 2023.
  6. ↑ Goguet, Philippe (5 September 2021). "Des jeunes de 15 à 19 ans invités à l'entraînement des pros". CulturePSG (in French). Retrieved 20 March 2023.
  7. ↑ Quarez, Benjamin (5 October 2022). "Youth League : belle victoire du PSG sur le terrain de Benfica, tenant du titre". Le Parisien (in French). Retrieved 20 March 2023.
  8. ↑ Mechenoua, Marc (6 September 2022). "PSG-Juventus (5-3) : Avec Gharbi et Zaïre-Emery, Paris démarre fort en Youth League". Goal (in French). Retrieved 20 March 2023.
  9. ↑ Citron, Paul (2 November 2022). "Youth League : 4-1 à la 90e, 4-4 au coup de sifflet final : l'incroyable raté du PSG en Youth League". Eurosport .
  10. ↑ Quarez, Benjamin (18 March 2023). "PSG-Rennes : Marquinhos, Ramos et Soler sont forfaits". Le Parisien (in French). Retrieved 20 March 2023.
  11. ↑ "Nehemiah Fernandez-Veliz joins USL Dunkerque". Paris Saint-Germain F.C. 1 September 2023. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
  12. ↑ Monegier, Tom (26 March 2022). "Amical : l'équipe de France U18 victorieuse face aux Pays-Bas". Foot Mercato (in French). Retrieved 20 March 2023.
  13. ↑ Poyade, Loïc (19 November 2022). "Qualifs Euro 2023 - Nehemiah Fernandez Veliz et Ayman Kari titulaires, l'équipe de France U19 enchaîne face à l'Islande et se rapproche du Tour Élite". Ouest-France . Madein Parisiens. Retrieved 20 March 2023.
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