Nick Ansell

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Nick Ansell
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Ansell with Melbourne Victory in 2013.
Personal information
Full name Nicolas Clive Ansell
Date of birth (1994-02-02) 2 February 1994 (age 30)
Place of birth Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) [1]
Position(s) Central defender
Team information
Current team
 Adelaide United
Number 4
Youth career
2009 VIS
2010–2012 Melbourne Victory
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2012–2017 Melbourne Victory 71 (1)
2011 → FFV NTC (loan) 9 (0)
2012 → Bentleigh Greens (loan) 20 (0)
2017–2018 Tondela 8 (0)
2018–2019 Melbourne Victory 7 (0)
2019 Jeonnam Dragons 15 (0)
2020 Gyeongnam 5 (0)
2020–2021 Melbourne Victory 14 (0)
2021– Adelaide United 20 (1)
International career‡
2010 Australia U17 1 (0)
2011 Australia U20 1 (0)
2014 Australia U23 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18 March 2024 [2]
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20 June 2017

Nicolas Clive Ansell (born 2 February 1994) is an Australian professional soccer player who plays as a centre back for Adelaide United in the A-League.

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Early and personal life

Ansell was born on 2 February 1994 in Melbourne to Warren and Andree Ansell. [3] [4] His mother was a former ballet dancer. [3] Raised in Doncaster East, Victoria Ansell grew up in an Australian rules football family. [3] He piqued interest in both Aussie rules and soccer growing up, playing until he was 12 when he decided to focus on soccer after receiving too many injuries from football. [3] [5] He began playing soccer with Doncaster Rovers, Box Hill United, and Bulleen Lions before joining the Victorian Institute of Sport (VIS). [3] [6] Despite choosing soccer, Ansell claimed in an interview to have excelled in football, winning numerous awards including the best-and-fairest league award. [3]

Ansell attended Carey Baptist Grammar School where he played futsal and football. [3] He is close friends with Jack Viney, Kristian Jaksch, Jason Ashby, Nathan Hrovat and Jackson Macrae, all of whom became professional football players. [4] Ansell is married to Nadene Ansell, whom he tied the knot with in July 2022. The couple was engaged in November 2020. Their wedding was located in South Melbourne where over 150 guests were present. Numerous professional soccer players also attended the ceremony, including former football player and close friend Kristian Jaksch. [7] Outside of soccer, Ansell studied property development and real estate at Deakin University. [3]

Club career

Ansell spent several years in the Melbourne Victory youth squad before a breakout 2012–13 season, which saw him rewarded with a senior A-League contract. Considered an upcoming future star, he made an immediate impact as a commanding centre back, playing a key role in Melbourne Victory's 2014/15 Premiership-Championship double.

Ansell left the Victory on 12 May 2017. [8]

In June 2017, Ansell signed with Portuguese Primeira Liga side Tondela. [9]

In July 2018, Ansell returned to Melbourne to re-join Melbourne Victory. [10]

On 31 January 2019, Ansell departed the Victory a second time, joining K League 2 team Jeonnam Dragons [11] [12]

In October 2020, Ansell returned to Melbourne Victory for a third time. [13] He was released on 11 June 2021. [14]

In July 2021, Ansell joined Adelaide United for the 2021–22 A-League season. [15]

Career statistics

As of 14 June 2023 [16] [17]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cup [lower-alpha 1] League cup [lower-alpha 2] ContinentalTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
FFV NTC 2011 [18] Victorian Premier League 90———90
Bentleigh Greens 2012 [19] 150———150
Melbourne Victory 2012–13 A-League 80———80
2013–14 140——41181
2014–15 22100——221
2015–16 8000—71151
2016–17 19040——230
Total7114000112863
Tondela 2017–18 Primeira Liga 801010—100
Melbourne Victory 2018–19 A-League7010—0080
Jeonnam Dragons 2019 K League 2 15000——150
Gyeongnam 2020 5010——60
Melbourne Victory 2020–21 A-League Men140——50190
Adelaide United 2021–22 2010——30
2022–23 7000——70
2023-24 ——
Total90100000100
Career total153180101621773

Honours

Melbourne Victory:

Notes

  1. ↑ Includes FFA Cup
  2. ↑ Includes Taça da Liga

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  6. ↑ "My first club: Nick Ansell, football champion". Inside Sport. 19 November 2019. Retrieved 11 November 2023.
  7. ↑ Epstein, Jackie (12 July 2022). "Nick Ansell married partner Nadene at fairytale Luminare nuptials". Herald Sun. Archived from the original on 20 March 2023. Retrieved 11 November 2023.
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