Cyriel Dessers
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Cyriel Dessers | ||
Date of birth | 8 December 1994 | ||
Place of birth | Tongeren, Belgium | ||
Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Feyenoord | ||
Number | 33 | ||
Youth career | |||
–2013 | OH Leuven | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2013–2014 | OH Leuven | 1 | (0) |
2014–2016 | Lokeren | 32 | (4) |
2016–2017 | NAC Breda | 36 | (22) |
2017–2019 | FC Utrecht | 40 | (12) |
2019–2020 | Heracles Almelo | 26 | (15) |
2020– | Genk | 35 | (7) |
2021– | → Feyenoord (loan) | 14 | (4) |
National team‡ | |||
2020– | Nigeria | 1 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 3 January 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 13 October 2020 |
Cyriel Kolawole Dessers (born 8 December 1994) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Feyenoord, on loan from Genk.[1] Born in Belgium, he represents the Nigeria national team.
Club career[]
During the 2013–14 season, 19-year-old Dessers stood out in the reserves and youth competitions for OH Leuven, scoring over 20 goals. With OHL in danger of relegation and several first team strikers either out of shape, injured or suspended, he was given his first minutes in the first team in a 3–2 away loss against Mons.[2]
In April 2014, Dessers signed a two-year deal with Lokeren.[3]
In July 2016, he signed with NAC Breda on a contract until summer 2019, of Dutch second-tier Eerste divisie. On 28 May 2017, they were promoted to the Eredivisie, after a 1–4 victory over N.E.C., in which Dessers scored three goals. He finished the season with 29 goals in 40 matches.
In July 2017, Dessers moved to FC Utrecht, agreeing a contract for three years with an option for an additional year.[4] On 11 August 2017, he scored the first goal in the competition.
After the 2019–20 Eredivisie season was abandoned, Dessers was jointly awarded the Top Goalscorer award alongside Steven Berghuis with fifteen goals each.
On 30 June 2020, Dessers moved to Genk on a four-year deal.[5]
On 31 August 2021, Dessers returned to the Netherlands to join Feyenoord on loan with an option to buy.[6] He scored his first goal for the club on 19 September, scoring Feyenoord's fourth goal in a 0–4 away win against PSV.[7]
International career[]
Born in Belgium to a Belgian father and Nigerian mother, Dessers chose to represent Nigeria at international level in December 2019.[8] On 4 March 2020, he was called up by the Nigeria national team head coach Gernot Rohr as part of the team players invited for the African Cup of Nations qualifying fixtures against the Sierra Leone national team.[9] Dessers debuted for Nigeria in a friendly 1–1 draw with Tunisia on 13 October 2020.[10]
Career statistics[]
Club | Season | League | National Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
OH Leuven | 2013–14 | Belgian Pro League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1[a] | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
Lokeren | 2014–15 | Belgian Pro League | 21 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3[b] | 0 | 2[c] | 0 | 29 | 7 |
2015–16 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 11 | 0 | ||||
Total | 32 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 40 | 7 | ||
NAC Breda | 2016–17 | Eerste Divisie | 36 | 22 | 0 | 0 | — | 4[d] | 7 | 40 | 29 | |
Utrecht | 2017–18 | Eredivisie | 29 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5[b] | 1 | 3[e] | 0 | 39 | 12 |
2018–19 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 2 | — | 4[e] | 2 | 17 | 7 | |||
Total | 40 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 56 | 19 | ||
Heracles Almelo | 2019–20 | Eredivisie | 26 | 15 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 29 | 18 | ||
Genk | 2020–21 | Belgian First Division A | 32 | 7 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 34 | 7 | ||
2021–22 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[f] | 1 | 1[g] | 0 | 6 | 1 | ||
Total | 35 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 40 | 8 | ||
Feyenoord (loan) | 2021–22 | Eredivisie | 11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6[h] | 4 | — | 17 | 8 | |
Career total | 181 | 64 | 12 | 10 | 17 | 6 | 15 | 9 | 225 | 89 |
- ^ Appearance in Belgian Second Division play-offs
- ^ a b Appearances in UEFA Europa League
- ^ Appearances in Belgian Pro League Europa League play-off
- ^ Appearances in Eredivisie promotion play-offs
- ^ a b Appearances in Eredivisie European play-offs
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Champions League
- ^ Appearance in Belgian Super Cup
- ^ Appearance in UEFA Europa Conference League
Honours[]
Genk
Individual
References[]
- ^ "Belgium - C. Dessers - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 10 June 2016.
- ^ "Jupiler Pro League - 30e speeldag: RAEC Mons - Oud-Heverlee Leuven 3 - 2" (in Dutch). ohl.be. 16 March 2014. Archived from the original on 7 April 2014. Retrieved 2 April 2014.
- ^ "Lokeren signs young striker from OHL" (in Dutch). sporza.be. 2 April 2014.
- ^ "FC Utrecht hengelt Dessers binnen". 1 June 2018 (in Dutch). Retrieved 3 July 2018.
- ^ Projects, Sanmax (30 June 2020). "Cyriel Dessers: "Nu ben ik waar ik wil zijn." | KRC Genk". krcgenk.be. K.R.C. Genk.
- ^ "Cyriel Dessers verhuurd aan Feyenoord". krcgenk.be (in Dutch). K.R.C. Genk. 31 August 2021.
- ^ "Feyenoord vernedert onmachtig PSV in Eindhoven". vi.nl (in Dutch). Voetbal International. 19 September 2021.
- ^ "Cyriel Dessers: Dutch league's leading scorer opts for Nigeria". 5 December 2019 – via bbc.co.uk.
- ^ Oludare, Shina. "Dessers & Ehizibue earn Nigeria call-ups as Leicester City's Iheanacho returns". Goal.com.
- ^ "Nigeria vs. Tunisia". int.soccerway.com. Soccerway. 13 October 2020.
- ^ Cyriel Dessers at Soccerway
- ^ "Cyriel Dessers » Club matches". World Football. Retrieved 4 June 2019.
- ^ "Cyriel Dessers". Soccerway. Retrieved 22 October 2020.
- ^ "Onuachu with an assist as Genk clinch Belgian Cup title after Standard Liege win". Goal. 26 April 2021. Retrieved 29 April 2021.
- ^ "Dutch Eredivisie Top Scorers". NOS (in Dutch). 8 March 2020. Retrieved 8 March 2020.
External links[]
- Cyriel Dessers at WorldFootball.net
- Belgium profile at Belgian FA
- Living people
- 1994 births
- Sportspeople from Leuven
- Citizens of Nigeria through descent
- Association football forwards
- Nigerian footballers
- Nigeria international footballers
- Nigerian people of Belgian descent
- Belgian people of Nigerian descent
- Black Belgian sportspeople
- Oud-Heverlee Leuven players
- K.S.C. Lokeren Oost-Vlaanderen players
- NAC Breda players
- FC Utrecht players
- Heracles Almelo players
- K.R.C. Genk players
- Belgian First Division A players
- Eerste Divisie players
- Eredivisie players
- Belgian expatriate footballers
- Expatriate footballers in the Netherlands
- Feyenoord players
- Belgian football forward stubs