Nigel Lonwijk

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Nigel Lonwijk
Personal information
Full name Nigel Cello Lonwijk [1]
Date of birth (2002-10-27) 27 October 2002 (age 21)
Place of birth Goirle, Netherlands
Height 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) [2]
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 Wycombe Wanderers
(on loan from Wolverhampton Wanderers)
Number 22
Youth career
0000–2020 PSV Eindhoven
2020–2021 Wolverhampton Wanderers
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2021– Wolverhampton Wanderers 0 (0)
2021–2022 → Fortuna Sittard (loan) 22 (1)
2022–2023 → Plymouth Argyle (loan) 35 (0)
2023 → Grasshopper (loan) 1 (0)
2024– → Wycombe Wanderers (loan) 8 (2)
International career‡
2018 Netherlands U16 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 December 2022
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22:38, 15 September 2021 (UTC)

Nigel Cello Lonwijk (born 27 October 2002) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a defender for League One side Wycombe Wanderers, on loan from Premier League club Wolverhampton Wanderers.

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Club career

After playing youth football for PSV Eindhoven, Lonwijk signed for Premier League club Wolverhampton Wanderers in January 2020, initially joining their under-18 side. [3] Lonwijk joined the club's under-23 team for the 2020–21 season and appeared on the first-team bench four times, but failed to make his debut. [4] [5] On 31 August 2021, Lonwijk signed a new contract with the club, lasting until summer 2023 with the option for an additional year, and also joined Eredivisie club Fortuna Sittard on loan. [6] He made his debut for the club on 12 September 2021 as a substitute in a 3–1 Eredivisie defeat to Sparta Rotterdam. [4]

On 29 July 2022, Lonwijk signed for EFL League One club Plymouth Argyle on loan for the 2022–23 season. [7]

Following a successful spell with Plymouth, which saw them become champions of League One, he went on another loan, this time to Grasshopper Club Zürich in Switzerland, [8] where he was joined by fellow Wolves loanee Theo Corbeanu in the Swiss Super League. However, he suffered a hamstring injury during pre-season preparation, [9] which sidelined him until October. [10] He finally made his debut on 28 October 2023 in a 1–3 away defeat to FC St. Gallen, playing the entire second half at right-back, during which he once again injured his hamstring. [11] This injury caused his loan to be cut short on 16 November 2023. [12] Nevertheless, on 1 February 2024 Lonwijk joined Wycombe Wanderers on loan for the remainder of the season. [13]

International career

Lonwijk was born in the Netherlands to a Surinamese father and Dutch mother. [14] He has represented the Netherlands at under-16 level. [15]

Style of play

Lonwijk is right-footed and plays as a centre-back. [3] In January 2020, Wolves' head of academy Scott Sellars stated Lonwijk is "very good physically, a good defender one-on-one, and has strong technical ability". [3]

Personal life

Born in Goirle, [16] Lonwijk grew up in Tilburg. [17] He is the younger brother of Surinamese international Justin Lonwijk, who plays for Dutch club Fortuna Sittard, whilst his younger sister Jayden plays tennis. [18] [17] [19]

Honours

Plymouth Argyle

Wycombe Wanderers

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  10. ↑ "Nigel Lonwijk back in training". gcz.ch. 17 October 2023. Retrieved 18 October 2023.
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