Nickel Chand

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Nickel Chand
Personal information
Full name Nickel Nishal Chand [1]
Date of birth (1995-07-28) 28 July 1995 (age 27)
Place of birth Nabilo, Tailevu, Fiji [2]
Height 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team
Lami
Youth career
Suva
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2012–2016 Suva
2017 Labasa
2017– Lami
2022– Heatherton United 3 (0)
International career
2011 Fiji U-17 1 (0)
2013–2015 Fiji U-20 8 (2)
2015–2016 Fiji U-23 6 (1)
2016– Fiji 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12 June 2016
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 13 December 2022

Nickel Nishal Chand (born 28 July 1995) is a Fijian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Lami in the National Football League.

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International career

Chand was selected for the Fiji national under-20 team to compete at the 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup in May 2015. he played in all three of Fiji's group matches against Germany, Honduras and Uzbekistan.

Chand was also selected by the national under-23 team for the 2015 Pacific Games football tournament and scored a goal in their opening game against Vanuatu. [3]

On May 29, 2016, Chand made his debut for the senior national team at the 2016 OFC Nations Cup in their 3–1 loss against New Zealand.

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References

  1. "FIFA U-20 World Cup New Zealand 2015 List of Players" (PDF). FIFA. 19 June 2015. p. 5. Retrieved 30 May 2016.
  2. "Dream come true for the dairy farmer's son". Fiji Times. 1 June 2015. Retrieved 30 May 2016.
  3. "XV Pacific Games Results – Match Day 1". Oceania Football Confederation. 3 July 2015. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 23 June 2016.