Nigel Thomas

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Nigel Thomas
Personal information
Date of birth (2001-02-01) 1 February 2001 (age 24)
Place of birth Rotterdam, Netherlands
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Left winger
Team information
Current team
Den Haag
Number 27
Youth career
2010–2012 Spartaan '20
2012–2016 Sparta Rotterdam
2016–2019 PSV
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2019–2022 Jong PSV 58 (8)
2022–2023 Paços de Ferreira 34 (4)
2023–2025 Viborg 16 (1)
2024Nacional (loan) 9 (1)
2025Académico de Viseu (loan) 8 (0)
2025– Den Haag 0 (0)
International career
2015–2016 Netherlands U15 9 (1)
2016–2017 Netherlands U16 9 (0)
2017–2018 Netherlands U17 13 (1)
Medal record
Representing Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
UEFA European Under-17 Championship
Winner England 2018 U-17 Team
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 8 August 2025

Nigel Thomas (born 1 February 2001) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a left winger for Eerste Divisie club ADO Den Haag.

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Club career

Thomas joined Paços de Ferreira on 8 July 2022, signing a three-year contract. [1] [2]

Thomas joined Danish Superliga club Viborg on 2 August 2023, agreeing on a deal until June 2026. [3] In his debut for the club on 7 August, he scored the match-winning goal against OB to win 2–1. [4] [5] After one season with the club, it was rumoured that he would return to Portugal during the 2024 summer transfer window [6] and was later confirmed on 23 July that he would be loaned out to Portuguese club C.D. Nacional on a one-year deal. [7] During January, it was announced that his loan deal with Nacional had ended and he was instead loaned out to Académico de Viseu of Liga Portugal 2. [8]

Thomas was sold to Dutch club ADO Den Haag of the Eerste Divisie on 8 August 2025. He signed a two-year contract, with the option for an additional year. [9]

International career

Born in the Netherlands, Thomas is of Curaçaoan descent. He is a youth international for the Netherlands. He was called up to the preliminary squad for the Curaçao national team for the 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup. [10]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 17 May 2025 [11]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueCup [a] OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Jong PSV 2018–19 Eerste Divisie 20000020
2019–20 30000030
2020–21 3050000305
2021–22 2330000233
Total5880000588
Paços de Ferreira 2022–23 Primeira Liga 344103 [b] 0384
Viborg 2023–24 Danish Superliga 1611000171
Nacional 2024–25 Primeira Liga61000061
Académico de Viseu 2024–25 Liga Portugal 2 80000080
Den Haag 2025–26 Eerste Divisie 00000000
Career Total12213203012713

Honours

Netherlands U17

References

  1. "Nigel Thomas assina pelo Paços". FC Paços de Ferreira (in Portuguese). 8 July 2022. Retrieved 12 July 2022.
  2. "Oficial: Nigel Thomas por três anos (Paços de Ferreira)". A Bola (in Portuguese). 8 July 2022. Retrieved 12 July 2022.
  3. Marggren, Sara (2 August 2023). "Viborg køber hollandsk kantspiller" [Viborg buys Dutch winger]. bold.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 8 August 2025.
  4. Bellaiche, Emil (10 August 2023). "Viborg-debutant scorede rundens mål" [Viborg debutant scored the goal of the round]. bold.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 8 August 2023.
  5. "OB - Viborg FF" (in Danish). Superligaen. 7 August 2023. Retrieved 8 August 2025.
  6. Sand, Nicolai (5 July 2024). "Viborg-kant meldes tæt på retur til Portugal" [Viborg winger reportedly close to return to Portugal]. bold.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 8 August 2025.
  7. Mielcke, Thomas (23 July 2024). "Viborg FF udlejer hollænder" [Viborg FF rents out Dutch player]. Viborg Stifts Folkeblad (in Danish). Retrieved 8 August 2025.
  8. Bach, Malthe (23 January 2025). "Viborg udlejer Nigel Thomas igen" [Viborg rents out Nigel Thomas again]. bold.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 8 August 2025.
  9. Jijan, Jrah Lafi (8 August 2025). "Officielt: Viborg sælger Nigel Thomas til Den Haag" [Official: Viborg sell Nigel Thomas to Den Haag]. bold.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 8 August 2025.
  10. "2021 Concacaf Gold Cup preliminary rosters announced". CONCACAF. 18 June 2021. Retrieved 8 August 2025.
  11. Nigel Thomas at Soccerway . Retrieved 2 July.
  12. Saffer, Paul (20 May 2018). "Netherlands win #U17EURO: at a glance". UEFA . Retrieved 8 August 2025.