Nelson Amadin

Nelson Amadin (born 31 October 2001) is a Dutch footballer who plays as a forward for Eerste Divisie club FC Dordrecht.

Nelson Amadin
Personal information
Full name Nelson Efosa Amadin
Date of birth (2001-10-31) 31 October 2001[1]
Place of birth Rotterdam, Netherlands[2]
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 Dordrecht
Number 11
Youth career
0000–2011 Spartaan '20
2011–2019 Feyenoord
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019– Dordrecht 11 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12:38, 20 October 2020 (UTC)

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]

Personal life

Amadin is the nephew of Bayern Munich player Joshua Zirkzee. They both played youth football with Spartaan '20.[5]

References
  1. 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. 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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