Norichio Nieveld

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Norichio Nieveld
Personal information
Date of birth (1989-04-25) 25 April 1989 (age 36)
Place of birth 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) [1]
Position(s) Centre back
Team information
Current team
VV Papendrecht
Youth career
OSC '45
1999–2002 FC Den Bosch
2002–2008 Feyenoord
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2008–2009 Feyenoord 3 (0)
2009–2012 Excelsior 95 (4)
2012–2013 PEC Zwolle 4 (0)
2013–2015 Eindhoven 72 (4)
2015–2017 Go Ahead Eagles 28 (0)
2018–2019 TOP Oss 47 (3)
2019–2022 Kozakken Boys 21 (0)
2022– VV Papendrecht
International career
2003–2004 Netherlands U15 4 (1)
2004–2005 Netherlands U16 5 (0)
2005–2006 Netherlands U17 13 (2)
2007 Netherlands U18 2 (0)
2008 Netherlands U19 3 (0)
2009–2010 Netherlands U20 2 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Norichio Nieveld (born 25 April 1989) is a Dutch footballer who plays as a centre-back for Eerste Klasse club VV Papendrecht .

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He formerly played for Feyenoord, Excelsior, PEC Zwolle, FC Eindhoven and Go Ahead Eagles. He is also a former Netherlands youth international, gaining 29 caps at different age levels.

Club career

Born in Den Bosch, and playing youth football at OSC '45, FC Den Bosch and Feyenoord, [2] Nieveld made his senior debut for Feyenoord during the 2008–09 season, before moving to Excelsior a season later. [3]

In the summer of 2012 Nieveld moved to PEC Zwolle after being a free agent. He was signed after playing with Team VVCS, which consists of unemployed football players. On 14 July 2013, he signed with Eindhoven, who had just appointed Jean-Paul de Jong as head coach. [4] After two seasons with Eindhoven, Go Ahead Eagles picked him up on a free transfer. [5] After two years in Deventer, Nieveld again found himself looking for a club. [6] At the end of July 2017, he was on trial at VVV-Venlo, but declined a contract as he did not wish to serve as a back-up behind Nils Röseler and Jerold Promes. [7] In January 2018 Nieveld continued his career at FC Oss. [8]

In February 2019, it was announced that Nieveld had signed with Kozakken Boys in the Tweede Divisie. [9] In April 2022, he joined VV Papendrecht ahead of the 2022–23 season. [10]

International career

Nieveld is of Surinamese descent, and has represented the unofficial Suriname national football team in a friendly 1–1 tie with Trinidad and Tobago Pro League champions W Connection in 2014. [11] He is also a former Netherlands youth international. [12] [13]

Personal life

Nieveld began studying law at the Open University of the Netherlands during the later part of his football career and trained as a junior lawyer while at Kozakken Boys. [13] In a January 2023 interview, he stated that he had not become wealthy from football and therefore maintained a regular job alongside the sport. [14]

References

  1. Norichio Nieveld at Soccerway. Retrieved 9 February 2019.
  2. "Norichio Nieveld zegt profvoetbal vaarwel". 073voetbal.nl (in Dutch). 15 February 2019. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
  3. (in Dutch) Voetbal International profile
  4. Wijnen, Mayke (13 July 2013). "FC Eindhoven heeft Nieveld en Beekmans binnen". Eindhovens Dagblad (in Dutch). Retrieved 24 August 2025.
  5. Timmer, Marco (5 July 2015). "Go Ahead Eagles kaapt Nieveld weg voor de neus van NEC". Voetbal International (in Dutch). Retrieved 24 August 2025.
  6. Inan, Johan (26 May 2017). "Nieveld: 'Ik had op meer krediet gerekend'". de Stentor (in Dutch). Retrieved 24 August 2025.
  7. Hakim, Qasim (28 July 2017). "Nieveld zegt nee tegen VVV". De Limburger (in Dutch). Retrieved 24 August 2025.
  8. "Norichio Nieveld vervolgt loopbaan bij FC Oss". de Stentor (in Dutch). 24 January 2018. Retrieved 24 August 2025.
  9. "Kozakken Boys slaat toe met Norichio Nieveld". Tweede Divisie (in Dutch). 14 February 2019. Retrieved 24 August 2025.
  10. "VV Papendrecht verwelkomt Norichio Nieveld". Papendrecht.net (in Dutch). 27 April 2022. Retrieved 24 August 2025.
  11. "Aarzelende start Suriname op weg naar WK 2018 | NOS".
  12. "Nieveld, Biseswar in Beloftenelftal". Ons Oranje (in Dutch). 6 February 2009.
  13. 1 2 Net, Jeffrey van der (15 January 2020). "Norichio Nieveld: leerling advocaat in de verdediging van Kozakken Boys". VoetbalJournaal (in Dutch). Retrieved 24 August 2025.
  14. "Ex-prof Norichio Nieveld: 'Ik ben met voetbal geen miljonair geworden en moet dus gewoon werken'". De Gelderlander (in Dutch). 21 January 2023. Retrieved 24 August 2025.