Personal information | |||
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Full name | Sidney Raymond Kenneth Nelson [1] | ||
Date of birth | [2] | 1 January 1996||
Place of birth | Lewisham, England | ||
Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) [3] | ||
Position(s) | Centre back [2] | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Chatham Town | ||
Youth career | |||
2004–2014 | Millwall | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2014–2019 | Millwall | 26 | (0) |
2017 | → Newport County (loan) | 14 | (0) |
2017–2018 | → Yeovil Town (loan) | 12 | (0) |
2018 | → Chesterfield (loan) | 15 | (1) |
2018–2019 | → Swindon Town (loan) | 20 | (0) |
2019 | → Tranmere Rovers (loan) | 7 | (0) |
2019–2021 | Tranmere Rovers | 28 | (0) |
2021–2022 | Northampton Town | 2 | (0) |
2022–2023 | Woking | 2 | (0) |
2022 | → Welling United (loan) | 6 | (0) |
2023–2024 | Farnborough | 17 | (0) |
2024– | Chatham Town | 16 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:23, 5 September 2024 (UTC) |
Sidney Raymond Kenneth Nelson (born 1 January 1996) is an English professional footballer who plays as a centre back for Isthmian League Premier Division club Chatham Town. [4]
Nelson was born in Lewisham, Greater London. [2] He first signed for Millwall at the age of eight. [5] He was captain of their youth team, [6] and turned professional in August 2014. [7] He made his senior debut for them on 28 December 2014. [5] [6] He was praised by manager Ian Holloway as the team's "best player" in that match. [6] Nelson stated it was a "dream" to play for the club his family supports. [5]
On 4 January 2017, Nelson joined League Two side Newport County on loan until the end of the 2016–17 season. [8] He made his debut on 7 January, playing the full 90 minutes in a 1–3 away league defeat at Stevenage. [9] Nelson was part of the Newport squad that completed the 'Great Escape' with a 2–1 victory at home to Notts County on the final day of the 2016–17 season, which ensured Newport's survival in League Two. [10] [11]
On 21 August 2017, Nelson signed for League Two club Yeovil Town on loan until January 2018. [12] He moved on loan to Chesterfield in January 2018. [13]
He was offered a new contract by Millwall at the end of the 2017–18 season. [14] He moved on loan to Swindon Town in August 2018. [15]
In January 2019, Nelson joined League Two side Tranmere Rovers on loan until the end of the 2018–19 season. [16] [17]
In May 2019, it was announced that Nelson would be one of five players released by Millwall when their contracts expired. [18]
In June 2019 he signed a two-year contract with Tranmere Rovers. [19]
On 9 July 2021, Nelson joined Northampton Town on a one-year deal. [20] [21] He suffered an injury in training in September 2021, [22] [23] a situation he described as a "nightmare". [24]
On 13 July 2022, Nelson agreed to join National League side, Woking on a one-year deal. [25] On 18 October 2022, Nelson joined National League South club Welling United on a one-month loan deal. [26]
On 29 May 2023, Nelson agreed to join National League South side, Farnborough following his release from Woking. [27]
On 10 February 2024, Nelson signed for Isthmian League Premier Division club Chatham Town. [28]
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Millwall | 2014–15 [29] | Championship | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 15 | 0 | |
2015–16 [30] | League One | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 [lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 14 | 0 | |
2016–17 [9] | League One | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 [lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 9 | 0 | |
2017–18 [31] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
2018–19 [32] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
Total | 26 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 38 | 0 | ||
Newport County (loan) | 2016–17 [9] | League Two | 14 | 0 | — | — | — | 14 | 0 | |||
Yeovil Town (loan) | 2017–18 [31] | League Two | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 [lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 14 | 0 |
Chesterfield (loan) | 2017–18 [31] | League Two | 15 | 1 | — | — | — | 15 | 1 | |||
Swindon Town (loan) | 2018–19 [32] | League Two | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 [lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 24 | 0 |
Tranmere Rovers (loan) | 2018–19 [32] | League Two | 7 | 0 | — | — | 3 [lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 10 | 0 | ||
Tranmere Rovers | 2019–20 [33] | League One | 19 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 [lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 26 | 0 |
2020–21 [34] | League Two | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 [lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 13 | 0 | |
Total | 28 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 39 | 0 | ||
Northampton Town | 2021–22 [35] | League Two | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 [lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 4 | 0 |
Woking | 2022–23 [36] | National League | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
Welling United (loan) | 2022–23 [37] | National League South | 6 | 0 | — | — | — | 6 | 0 | |||
Farnborough | 2023–24 [37] [38] | National League South | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 [lower-alpha 4] | 0 | 19 | 0 | |
Chatham Town | 2023–24 | Isthmian League Premier Division | 12 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | 13 | 0 | ||
Career total | 161 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 198 | 1 |
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