Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 11 December 2004 | ||
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* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2023 | Paris Saint-Germain | 0 | (0) |
2023– | Dunkerque | 12 | (1) |
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 20 June 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.
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]
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]
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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