Gregory Nelson

Gregory Nelson
Personal information
Date of birth (1988-01-31) 31 January 1988
Place of birth Amsterdam, Netherlands
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position Winger
Club information
Current team
 Chennaiyin FC
Number 7
Youth career
AZ Alkmaar
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2009 AZ Alkmaar 1 (0)
2009 → RBC Roosendaal (loan) 15 (0)
2009–2010 RBC Roosendaal 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 6 (1)
2017– Chennaiyin FC 21 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 07:42, 7 October 2018 (UTC)

Gregory Nelson (born 31 January 1988) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays for Chennaiyin FC in the Indian Super League, as a winger.[1]

Career

Born in Amsterdam, he played in the youth teams of AZ Alkmaar.[2] Nelson made his debut for AZ in the Dutch Eredivisie on 30 September 2007 against Heracles Almelo.

He spent the 2009-10 season on loan at RBC Roosendaal. The loan contract had an option to purchase the player, an option which RBC took advantage of on 11 June 2009.[3] Nelson was released by RBC on 11 January 2010.[4]

After six months without a club, he signed for CSKA Sofia in June 2010.[5] In January 2012, he signed for Ukrainian club Metalurh Donetsk on a three-and-a-half year contract.[6][7] On 11 March 2012, Nelson made his official debut for the team from Donetsk, playing the first 74 minutes of the 1:1 home draw with Metalist Kharkiv in a Ukrainian Premier League match.[8]

Botev Plovdiv

Several months after the bankruptcy of FC Metalurh Donetsk, on 9 October 2015, Gregory Nelson returned to Bulgaria and signed a contract until the end of the season with Botev Plovdiv.[9]

On 23 October Gregory Nelson scored the winning goal against Pirin Blagoevgrad in his debut for Botev Plovdiv.[10]

On 29 November Nelson scored twice during the 4:2 away defeat from Litex Lovech.[11] He was selected for the man of the match, despite his team's loss.[12]

On 6 March 2016, Nelson scored a controversial goal during the 1-1 away draw with Beroe Stara Zagora.[13] He was chosen for man of the match. In an interview immediately after the game, he admitted that the ball hit his hand before he scored the goal.[14]

Kaisar

On 16 January 2017, Nelson signed for Kazakhstan Premier League side FC Kaisar,[15] but his contract was terminated shortly after for personal reasons.[16]

Al-Muharraq

After his FC Kaisar contract was cancelled, Nelson joined Bahraini Premier League side Al-Muharraq,[16] scoring in his first game for the club, their AFC Cup group game against Saham Club.[17]

Chennaiyin

In September 2017 he signed for Chennaiyin FC in the Indian Super League.[18][19]

Honours

Club

Chennaiyin FC

References

  1. ↑ Gregory Nelson at Soccerway. Retrieved 7 October 2018.
  2. ↑ AZ-talent Gregory Nelson beste B-junior van - AZ Fanpage
  3. ↑ Toet, Van Driel en Nelson langer bij RBC R'daal
  4. ↑ Zimmerman en Nelson verlaten RBC Roosendaa
  5. ↑ "ЦСКА се подсили с играч на АЗ Алкмаар" (in Bulgarian). Gong.bg. 11 June 2010. Retrieved 11 Jun 2010.
  6. ↑ "Димитър Борисов: Зику и Нелсън са продадени, ЦСКА ще свива бюджета". Dnevnik.bg. 30 December 2011.
  7. ↑ Пресс-служба ФК «Металлург» (Донецк) (11 January 2012). Грегори Нельсон – первый новобранец "Металлурга" (in Russian). Metalurh Donetsk official website. Archived from the original on 13 January 2012. Retrieved 12 January 2012.
  8. ↑ n/a (11 March 2012). "FC Metalurh Donetsk vs. FC Metalist Kharkiv Match Report". soccerway.com. Retrieved 16 March 2012.
  9. ↑ Ботев привлече Грегъри Нелсън
  10. ↑ Ботев с труден и ценен успех над Пирин, Нелсън дебютира с победен гол
  11. ↑ Ботев отстъпи пред Литекс в зрелищен двубой в Ловеч
  12. ↑ Грегъри Нелсън: Паднахме заради качествата на Литекс
  13. ↑ https://botevplovdiv.bg/Botev-vze-tochka-ot-Beroe-v-Stara-Zagora-3406.html
  14. ↑ Честният Нелсън: Играх с ръка
  15. ↑ "Кайсар подписал воспитанника АЗ Алкмаар". fckaysar.kz (in Russian). FC Kaisar. 16 January 2017. Retrieved 16 January 2017.
  16. 1 2 "Нельсон вместо Кайсара будет играть в Бахрейне". sports.kz (in Russian). Sports KZ. 21 February 2017. Retrieved 22 February 2017.
  17. ↑ "AFC Cup 2017 Roundup: Johor Darul Ta'zim off to a good start, Al Muharraq stunned by Saham". goal.com. Goal.com. 21 February 2017. Retrieved 22 February 2017.
  18. ↑ "ISL 2017: Chennaiyin FC Sign Dutch Winger Gregory Nelson". Goal.com. Retrieved 15 November 2017.
  19. ↑ "Gregory Nelson signed for Chennaiyin FC". New Indian Express. Retrieved 15 November 2017.
  20. ↑ "Chennaiyin FC won their second ISL title defeating Begaluru FC by 3-2". TOI. Retrieved 18 March 2018.
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