Nelson Amadin

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Nelson Amadin
Personal information
Full name Nelson Efosa Amadin
Date of birth (2001-10-31) 31 October 2001 (age 22) [1]
Place of birth Rotterdam, Netherlands [2]
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) [1]
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 TSV Hartberg
Number 29
Youth career
0000–2011 Spartaan'20
2011–2019 Feyenoord
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2019–2021 Dordrecht 20 (0)
2022–2024 Schalke 04 II 43 (16)
2024– TSV Hartberg 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 9 July 2024

Nelson Efosa Amadin (born 31 October 2001) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a forward for Austrian Bundesliga club TSV Hartberg.

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Career

Dordrecht

Born in Rotterdam, Amadin started his career in the youth of Spartaan '20, before moving to the Feyenoord academy. In 2019, he moved to FC Dordrecht as a free agent and signing a two-year contract. [3] He made his senior debut on 15 November 2019 in a 1–1 home draw against Roda JC Kerkrade, coming on as a substitute in the 66th minute for Thomas Schalekamp. [4] His contract was not renewed, making him a free agent on 1 July 2021. [5]

Schalke 04 II

On 7 January 2022, Amadin announced via Instagram that he had joined Schalke 04. [6] Shortly after, the club confirmed the signing and stated that he had been added to the reserve team competing in Regionalliga West. [7] He made his debut for the club on 22 January in a 4–1 away victory against Borussia Mönchengladbach II, immediately contributing with two goals to secure the win. [8] [9]

Personal life

Born in the Netherlands, Amadin is of Nigerian descent. [10] He is the cousin of Manchester United player Joshua Zirkzee. They both played youth football with Spartaan '20. [11]

Career statistics

As of 9 July 2024 [12]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueCupTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Dordrecht 2019–20 Eerste Divisie 501060
2020–21 Eerste Divisie15000150
Total20010210
Schalke 04 II 2021–22 Regionalliga West 43—43
2022–23 Regionalliga West111—111
2023–24 Regionalliga West2812—2812
Total4316—4316
TSV Hartberg 2024–25 Austrian Bundesliga 000000
Career total6316106416

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References

  1. 1 2 Nelson Amadin at Soccerway. Retrieved 20 October 2020.
  2. ↑ "FC Dordrecht-aanvaller Nelson Amadin: 'Ik wil belangrijk zijn met mijn goals en mijn spel'". RTV Dordrecht (in Dutch). 12 August 2020. Retrieved 20 October 2020.
  3. ↑ "FC Dordrecht haalt Amadin van Feyenoord". Rijnmond (in Dutch). 19 June 2019. Retrieved 20 October 2020.
  4. ↑ "Roda JC speelt gelijk in en tegen Dordrecht" (in Dutch). Roda JC Kerkrade. 13 November 2019. Retrieved 20 October 2020.
  5. ↑ "Overzicht: Alle afgeronde zomertransfers in de Eredivisie". NU (in Dutch). 28 June 2021.
  6. ↑ Herms, Martin (7 January 2022). "Schalke holt Zirkzee-Cousin Nelson Amadin für die U23". WAZ (in German). Archived from the original on 7 January 2022. Retrieved 5 May 2022.
  7. ↑ "Offensiv-Allrounder für die U23: Nelson Amadin trägt ab sofort Königsblau". FC Schalke 04 (in German). 7 January 2022. Archived from the original on 7 January 2022. Retrieved 5 May 2022.
  8. ↑ "Borussia Mönchengladbach | U23 unterliegt dem FC Schalke mit 1:4". Borussia Mönchengladbach (in German). 22 January 2022. Archived from the original on 5 May 2022. Retrieved 5 May 2022.
  9. ↑ Witte, Marcel (25 January 2022). "Schalke 04: Neuzugänge treffen direkt und feiern doppeltes Traum-Debüt". Ruhr24 (in German). Archived from the original on 5 May 2022. Retrieved 5 May 2022.
  10. ↑ "Official: After signing Joshua Zirkzee's cousin, TSV Hartberg loan in Omoregie from Salzburg | All Nigeria Soccer". www.allnigeriasoccer.com.
  11. ↑ Gouka, Mikos (11 March 2020). "Van A tot Zirkzee: zien we deze nieuwkomer in Koemans voorselectie?". Algemeen Dagblad (in Dutch). Retrieved 26 January 2021.
  12. ↑ "Nelson Amadin - Club matches". worldfootball.net.
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