Gregory Nelson
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Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | (1988-01-31) 31 January 1988 (age 36) | ||
Place of birth | Amsterdam, Netherlands | ||
Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Winger | ||
Youth career | |||
AZ | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2007–2009 | AZ | 0 | (0) |
2009 | → RBC (loan) | 15 | (0) |
2009–2010 | RBC | 16 | (5) |
2010–2012 | CSKA Sofia | 37 | (5) |
2012–2015 | Metalurh Donetsk | 81 | (6) |
2015–2016 | Botev Plovdiv | 15 | (4) |
2017 | Kaisar | 0 | (0) |
2017 | Al-Muharraq | ||
2017–2019 | Chennaiyin FC | 33 | (3) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12:57, 2 April 2019 (UTC) |
Gregory Nelson (born 31 January 1988) is a Dutch professional footballer who last played for Chennaiyin FC in the Indian Super League, as a winger.
Early and personal life
Born in Amsterdam,[1] Nelson is of Surinamese descent.[2]
Club career
Nelson began his career with AZ and RBC, playing for the latter after a loan deal was made permanent.[3][4]
After being released by RBC following their bankruptcy,[5] he was without a club until he signed for Bulgarian club CSKA Sofia in June 2010.[6]
In January 2012, he signed for Ukrainian club Metalurh Donetsk on a three-and-a-half-year contract.[7] During his time in the Ukraine, a war with Russia began, and the club had to relocate to Kiev for safety.[5]
In October 2015, after Metalurh Donetsk went bankrupt,[5] he returned to Bulgaria to sign for Botev Plovdiv.[8] On 23 October 2015, on his debut for the club, Nelson scored the winning goal against Pirin Blagoevgrad.[9]
In January 2017 he signed for Kazakhstan Premier League side FC Kaisar.[3] After his contract was terminated shortly afterwards for personal reasons, he joined Bahraini Premier League side Al-Muharraq.[10]
After his contract with Al-Muharraq expired,[5] in September 2017 he signed for Chennaiyin FC in the Indian Super League.[3][11] He left the club in April 2019.[12]
International career
In June 2011, Nelson expressed interest in representing Suriname at international level.[2]
Honours
Chennaiyin FC
References
- ^ a b Gregory Nelson at Soccerway. Retrieved 2 April 2019.
- ^ a b "Suriprofs willen Suriname naar WK voetbal loodsen" (in Dutch). Star Nieuws. 27 June 2011. Retrieved 2 April 2019.
- ^ a b c "ISL 2017: Chennaiyin FC Sign Dutch Winger Gregory Nelson". Goal.com. 12 September 2017. Retrieved 2 April 2019.
- ^ "Profile" (in Dutch). Voetbal International. Retrieved 2 April 2019.
- ^ a b c d Guus Hetterscheid (19 October 2017). "Hoe Gregory Nelson zich op billboards in India wil schieten" (in Dutch). Elf Voetbal. Retrieved 2 April 2019.
- ^ Niki Alexandrov (11 June 2010). "ЦСКА се подсили с играч на АЗ Алкмаар" (in Bulgarian). Gong. Retrieved 2 April 2019.
- ^ "Димитър Борисов: Зику и Нелсън са продадени, ЦСКА ще свива бюджета". Dnevnik. 30 December 2011. Retrieved 2 April 2019.
- ^ "БОТЕВ ПРИВЛЕЧЕ ГРЕГЪРИ НЕЛСЪН" (in Bulgarian). PFC Botev Plovdiv. 9 October 2015. Retrieved 2 April 2019.
- ^ "БОТЕВ С ТРУДЕН И ЦЕНЕН УСПЕХ НАД ПИРИН, НЕЛСЪН ДЕБЮТИРА С ПОБЕДЕН ГОЛ" (in Bulgarian). PFC Botev Plovdiv. 23 October 2015. Retrieved 2 April 2019.
- ^ "Нельсон вместо Кайсара будет играть в Бахрейне" (in Russian). Sports KZ. 21 February 2017. Retrieved 2 April 2019.
- ^ "Gregory Nelson signed for Chennaiyin FC". New Indian Express. 12 September 2017. Archived from the original on 15 November 2017. Retrieved 2 April 2019.
- ^ "Chennaiyin part ways with midfielder Gregory Nelson". Indian Super League. 23 April 2019. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
- ^ "Chennaiyin FC conquer fortress Bengaluru to lift ISL 4 title". The Indian Express. 18 March 2018. Archived from the original on 20 March 2018. Retrieved 20 March 2018.
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