Gregory Nelson
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 31 January 1988 | ||
| Place of birth | Amsterdam, Netherlands | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Playing position | Winger | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Botev Plovdiv | ||
| Number | 23 | ||
| 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– | Botev Plovdiv | 6 | (3) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20 December 2015. | |||
Gregory Nelson (born 31 January 1988) is a Dutch professional footballer who currently plays for Botev Plovdiv in the Bulgarian A Football Group. Nelson plays as a winger and is 1.78 m tall.
Career
Born in Amsterdam, he played in the youth teams of AZ Alkmaar.[1] 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.[2] Nelson was released by RBC on 11 January 2010.[3]
After six months without a club, he signed for CSKA Sofia in June 2010.[4] In January 2012, he signed for Ukrainian club Metalurh Donetsk on a three-and-a-half year contract.[5][6] 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.[7]
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.[8]
On 23 October Gregory Nelson scored the winning goal against Pirin Blagoevgrad in his debut for Botev Plovdiv.[9]
On 29 November Nelson scored twice during the 4:2 away defeat from Litex Lovech.[10] He was selected for the man of the match, despite his team's loss.[11]
On 6 March 2016, Nelson scored a controversial goal during the 1-1 away draw with Beroe Stara Zagora.[12] 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.[13]
References
- General
- (Dutch) Voetbal International
- (German) Fußballdaten
- Specific
- ↑ AZ-talent Gregory Nelson beste B-junior van - AZ Fanpage
- ↑ Toet, Van Driel en Nelson langer bij RBC R'daal
- ↑ Zimmerman en Nelson verlaten RBC Roosendaa
- ↑ "ЦСКА се подсили с играч на АЗ Алкмаар" (in Bulgarian). Gong.bg. 11 June 2010. Retrieved 11 Jun 2010.
- ↑ "Димитър Борисов: Зику и Нелсън са продадени, ЦСКА ще свива бюджета". Dnevnik.bg. 30 December 2011.
- ↑ Пресс-служба ФК «Металлург» (Донецк) (11 January 2012). Грегори Нельсон – первый новобранец "Металлурга" (in Russian). Metalurh Donetsk official website. Retrieved 12 January 2012.
- ↑ n/a (11 March 2012). "FC Metalurh Donetsk vs. FC Metalist Kharkiv Match Report". soccerway.com. Retrieved 16 March 2012.
- ↑ Ботев привлече Грегъри Нелсън
- ↑ Ботев с труден и ценен успех над Пирин, Нелсън дебютира с победен гол
- ↑ Ботев отстъпи пред Литекс в зрелищен двубой в Ловеч
- ↑ Грегъри Нелсън: Паднахме заради качествата на Литекс
- ↑ https://botevplovdiv.bg/Botev-vze-tochka-ot-Beroe-v-Stara-Zagora-3406.html
- ↑ Честният Нелсън: Играх с ръка
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