Victor Nirennold

Victor Nirennold

Personal information
Full name	Victor Nirennold
Date of birth	(1991-04-05) 5 April 1991 (age 33)
Place of birth	Rennes, France
Height	1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) [1]
Position(s)	Defender
Team information
Current team	Barwell
Youth career
	Rennes
College career
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2013	Erskine Flying Fleet	20	(3)
2014	Nova Southeastern Sharks	15	(3)
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2015	FC Miami City	15	(0)
2015–2018	Fleetwood Town	56	(2)
2018	→ Guiseley (loan)	14	(0)
2018	Senica	12	(0)
2019	SHB Đà Nẵng	24	(2)
2020–2021	UiTM FC	31	(3)
2022	Motherwell	3	(0)
2023	Gloucester City	9	(0)
2023–2024	Nuneaton Borough	0	(0)
2024	Halesowen Town	2	(0)
2024	Basford United	24	(1)
2024–	Barwell	3	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:12, 31 December 2024 (UTC)

Victor Nirennold (born 5 April 1991) is a French professional footballer who plays as a defender for Southern League Premier Division Central club Barwell. ^[2]

Early life

Victor Nirennold was born on 5 April 1991 in Rennes, Ille-et-Vilaine. ^[1] He is of Martiniquais descent. ^[3]

Career

Nirennold began his career with Rennes, before moving to the United States. ^[4] He studied Business at Erskine College, playing football for the college's team, the Erskine Flying Fleet. ^[5] He transferred to Nova Southeastern University and played for the Nova Southeastern Sharks. ^[6] He played for FC Miami City in the Premier Development League in the 2015 PDL season. ^[7]

Nirennold signed a two-year contract with EFL League One club Fleetwood Town following a successful trial spell in August 2015. ^[8] He made his debut in the Football League on 5 September, helping the "Cod Army" to secure a 1–1 draw with Rochdale at Highbury Stadium. ^[9] He scored his first goal for Fleetwood in a 1–1 draw with Northampton Town on 6 August 2016. ^[10]

On 3 August 2018, Nirennold signed for FK Senica in the Slovak Super Liga. ^[11]

In February 2019, he moved to SHB Đà Nẵng. ^[12]

On 25 January 2022, Nirennold signed with Scottish Premiership club Motherwell until the end of the season. ^[13] On 20 May 2022, Motherwell announced that Nirennold would leave the club upon the expiry of his contract on 31 May 2022. ^[14]

On 4 February 2023, Nirennold signed for National League North club Gloucester City, the funding for the move being supported by a recent crowdfunding campaign. ^[15]

In June 2023, he joined Southern Football League Premier Division Central club Nuneaton Borough. ^[16]

In December 2024, Nirennold joined Barwell following a spell with Basford United. ^[17]

Style of play

Nirennold is able to play in defence as well as midfield. ^[18]

Career statistics

As of 20 December 2024 ^[1]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup		League cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
FC Miami City	2015	USL PDL	15	0	—		—		—		15	0
Fleetwood Town	2015–16	EFL League One	17	0	0	0	0	0	2 [a]	0	19	0
	2016–17	EFL League One	26	2	4	0	1	0	3 [a]	0	34	2
	2017–18	EFL League One	0	0	0	0	0	0	3 [a]	0	3	0
	Total		43	2	4	0	1	0	8	0	56	2
Guiseley (loan)	2017–18	National League	14	0	0	0	—		—		14	0
Senica	2018–19	Slovak Super Liga	9	0	3	0	—		—		12	0
SHB Da Nang	2019	V.League 1	23	2	1	0	—		—		24	2
UiTM	2020	Malaysia Super League	10	2	1	0	—		—		11	2
	2021	Malaysia Super League	20	1	0	0	—		—		20	1
	Total		30	3	1	0	-	-	-	-	31	3
Motherwell	2021–22	Scottish Premiership	3	0	0	0	0	0	—		3	0
Gloucester City	2022–23	National League North	8	0	0	0	0	0	1 [b]	0	9	0
Halesowen Town	2023–24 [19]	Southern Football League Premier Division Central	2	0	0	0	—		0	0	2	0
Basford United	2023–24 [20]	Northern Premier League Premier Division	9	1	—		—		0	0	9	1
	2024–25 [21]	Northern Premier League Premier Division	15	0	2	0	—		1 [c]	0	18	0
	Total		24	1	2	0	0	0	1	0	27	1
Career total			171	8	11	0	1	0	10	0	193	8

1. Appearances in the EFL Trophy
2. Appearance(s) in National League North play-offs
3. Appearance(s) in FA Trophy

References

1. "V. Nirennold: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 15 April 2023.
2. Victor NIRENNOLD, un parcours atypique de la TA Rennes a L'Angleterre onatousuncotefoot.fr
3. "Mercato : Nirennold, Coureur, Jobello et Varane engagés dans de nouveaux clubs !". globallfoot.com. 4 February 2022.
4. Stocks, Rob (8 September 2015). "Grezza's gamble looks like paying off". Blackpool Gazette. Retrieved 19 September 2015.
5. "Profile". erskinesports.com. Retrieved 19 September 2015.
6. "Profile". nsusharks.com. Retrieved 19 September 2015.
7. "Victor Nirennold the new face at Highbury Stadium". Fleetwood Town F.C. Retrieved 19 September 2015.
8. "Victor Nirennold: Fleetwood Town sign French defender". BBC Sport. 28 August 2015. Retrieved 19 September 2015.
9. "Fleetwood 1–1 Rochdale". BBC Sport. 5 September 2015. Retrieved 19 September 2015.
10. "Northampton 1–1 Fleetwood". BBC Sport. 6 August 2016. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
11. Victor Nirennold ďalšou posilou nášho klubu, fksenica.eu, 3 August 2018
12. "Toàn cảnh chuyển nhượng V-League 2019: Tân binh vùng vẫy, HAGL mất 2 sao lớn". tinthethao.com.vn. 20 February 2019. Retrieved 28 February 2019.
13. "Graham Alexander pleased to be reunited with Victor Nirennold at Motherwell". The Herald. Glasgow. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
14. "END OF 2021/22 SQUAD UPDATE". Motherwell F.C. 20 May 2022. Retrieved 20 May 2022.
15. "City sign Nirennold". Gloucester City A.F.C. 4 February 2023. Retrieved 4 February 2023.
16. "EX-MOTHERWELL AND GLOUCESTER CITY FULLBACK HAS SIGNED FOR THE BORO". Nuneaton Borough. 23 June 2023. Retrieved 27 June 2023.
17. @Basfordutdfc (20 December 2024). "𝗣𝗟𝗔𝗬𝗘𝗥 𝗗𝗘𝗣𝗔𝗥𝗧𝗨𝗥𝗘 ✈️ Defender Victor Nirennold has departed the club to join Southern Central League side @BarwellFC1992 We would like to thank Victor for all his effort and commitment in a Amber shirt and we wish him well for the future 🤝" (Tweet). Retrieved 31 December 2024– via Twitter.
18. Stocks, Rob (28 August 2015). "Town vector Victor to aid defence". Blackpool Gazette. Retrieved 19 September 2015.
19. "Victor Nirennold | Player Profile - Aylesbury United Archive". www.aylesburyunitedarchive.com. Retrieved 31 December 2024.
20. "Basford United – Appearances – Victor Nierennold – 2023-2024". www.footballwebpages.co.uk. Retrieved 31 December 2024.
21. "Basford United – Appearances – Victor Nierennold – 2024-2025". www.footballwebpages.co.uk. Retrieved 31 December 2024.

External links

• Victor Nirennold at Soccerbase