Tristan Nydam

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Tristan Nydam
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Nydam playing for Ipswich Town in 2017
Personal information
Full name Tristan Ryan Nydam [1]
Date of birth (1999-11-06) 6 November 1999 (age 24) [2]
Place of birth Harare, Zimbabwe
Height 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) [3]
Position(s) Midfielder / Left back
Youth career
2008–2017 Ipswich Town
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2017–2021 Ipswich Town 20 (0)
2018–2019St Johnstone (loan) 5 (0)
Total25(0)
International career
2017 England U18 1 (0)
2017 England U19 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Tristan Ryan Nydam (born 6 November 1999) is a former professional footballer who played as a midfielder or left back. Nydam represented England at under-18 and under-19 levels.

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Club career

Ipswich Town

Nydam was born in Zimbabwe and moved to England with his family when he was only 10, growing up in Colchester. [4] He became a schoolboy player with Ipswich Town in 2008, before signing a two-year scholarship at Town in July 2016, and then went on to sign his first two-year professional contract in November 2016. [4] He went on to make his full senior debut in the 2–0 win over Luton Town in the first round of the League Cup on 8 August 2017. [5] In November 2017, Nydam signed a new contract with Ipswich until 2021, with the option of an additional year extension. [6] He made 20 appearances during his debut season for the Ipswich first-team. [7]

St Johnstone (loan)

On 28 August 2018, Nydam signed a loan deal through to January 2019 with Scottish Premiership side St Johnstone. [8] He made his debut for St Johnstone as a sub in a 2–1 away win over Hamilton Academical on 1 September. Nydam found his first team chances limited during his loan spell in Scotland, only making 5 appearances before being recalled in January following the end of his loan deal. [9]

Return to Ipswich Town

Nydam made 1 substitute appearance for the first-team during the 2018–19 season after returning from loan in January, coming on as a substitute in a 0–2 loss away at Brentford on 10 April 2019. [9]

In July 2019 he broke his ankle during a pre-season Friendly away at Notts County, ruling him out for 6 months. [10]

On 10 April 2021, two years to the day since his last competitive appearance, Nydam made his return from injury as a second-half substitute in a home match against Milton Keynes Dons. [11] On 10 May 2021, Ipswich announced that Nydam would be released following the end of his contract. [12]

Retirement

On 20 March 2022, Nydam announced his retirement from football at the age of 22. [13]

International career

Nydam made his debut for the England under-18 national team in a 2–1 win against Qatar on 24 March 2017. [14]

He was named in the England under-19 squad for friendlies against Poland and Germany in September 2017. [15] He made his debut in the game against Poland, starting the game in a 7–1 win. [16]

Career statistics

As of match played 10 April 2021
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonDivisionLeagueNational CupLeague CupOtherTotal
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Ipswich Town 2017–18 [7] Championship 1800020200
2018–19 [9] Championship10000010
2019–20 [17] League One 0000000000
2020–21 [17] League One1000000010
Total200002000220
St Johnstone (loan) 2018–19 [9] Scottish Premiership 50000050
Career total250002000270

    Honours

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