Nelson Amadin

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Nelson Amadin
Personal information
Full name Nelson Efosa Amadin
Date of birth (2001-10-31) 31 October 2001 (age 20)[1]
Place of birth Rotterdam, Netherlands[2]
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 Schalke 04 II
Youth career
0000–2011 Spartaan '20
2011–2019 Feyenoord
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2021 Dordrecht 20 (0)
2022– Schalke 04 II 2 (2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 30 January 2022

Nelson Amadin (born 31 October 2001) is a Dutch footballer who plays as a forward for Schalke 04 II.

Career[]

Born in Rotterdam, Amadin started his career in the youth of Spartaan '20, before moving to the Feyenoord academy. In 2019, he moved to FC Dordrecht as a free agent and signing a two-year contract.[3] He made his senior debut on 15 November 2019 in a 1–1 home draw against Roda JC Kerkrade, coming on as a substitute in the 66th minute for Thomas Schalekamp.[4] His contract was not renewed, making him a free agent on 1 July 2021.[5]

In January 2022, he joined Schalke 04 II.[6]

Personal life[]

Amadin is the nephew of Bayern Munich player Joshua Zirkzee. They both played youth football with Spartaan '20.[7]

References[]

  1. ^ a b Nelson Amadin at Soccerway. Retrieved 20 October 2020.
  2. ^ "FC Dordrecht-aanvaller Nelson Amadin: 'Ik wil belangrijk zijn met mijn goals en mijn spel'". RTV Dordrecht (in Dutch). 12 August 2020. Retrieved 20 October 2020.
  3. ^ "FC Dordrecht haalt Amadin van Feyenoord". Rijnmond (in Dutch). 19 June 2019. Retrieved 20 October 2020.
  4. ^ "Roda JC speelt gelijk in en tegen Dordrecht" (in Dutch). Roda JC Kerkrade. 13 November 2019. Retrieved 20 October 2020.
  5. ^ "Overzicht: Alle afgeronde zomertransfers in de Eredivisie". NU (in Dutch). 28 June 2021.
  6. ^ "Offensiv-Allrounder für die U23: Nelson Amadin trägt ab sofort Königsblau". FC Schalke 04 (in German). 7 January 2022.
  7. ^ Gouka, Mikos (11 March 2020). "Van A tot Zirkzee: zien we deze nieuwkomer in Koemans voorselectie?". Algemeen Dagblad (in Dutch). Retrieved 26 January 2021.

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