Mickaël Nelson

Mickaël Nelson

Personal information
Full name	Mickaël Nelson
Date of birth	2 February 1990
Place of birth	Marseille, France
Height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Playing position	Defender
Club information
Current team	Free agent
Youth career
1997–2004	Sport Club Caillols
2004–2008	Montpellier
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
2008–2011	Montpellier	1	(0)
2011–2012	SV Babelsberg 03	18	(1)
2012–	FC Sete
National team
2008–2009	France U19	10	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 14 July 2012. † Appearances (goals)

Mickaël Nelson (born 2 February 1990) is a French footballer. His family hails from the island of Réunion.

Football career

In January 2008, Montpellier and Nelson agreed to a professional contract. He was given the number 13 shirt. He made his professional football debut on 12 May 2008 in a Ligue 2 match with Montpellier against FC Gueugnon coming on as a substitute in the 78th minute. Montpellier would win the match 2–1 with a late goal from Mapou Yanga-Mbiwa.^[1] He captained the Montpellier U-18 squad that won the 2008–09 Coupe Gambardella and the coveted Swan d'Or.^[2]

He has spent time on trial at Portsmouth FC and Standard Liege^[3] and signed for SV Babelsberg 03 in 2011. He was released by the Potsdam club after one season.

International career

Nelson played on the France U-19 squad. He made his debut participating in the opening match of the 2008 Sendaï Cup. He participated in the 2009 UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship with the under-19 team. He played in all four of the squad's matches including the semi-final, where they suffered elimination losing 1–3 in extra time to England.

References

1. Archived 17 May 2008 at the Wayback Machine.
2. "Nelson : "Finir notre cycle en beauté"" (in French). fff.fr. 7 May 2009. Retrieved 10 August 2011.
3. "Mickaël Nelson: in prova al Portsmouth" (in Italian). calciomercato.com. Retrieved 10 August 2011.

External links

• Profile on Foot Mercato
• LFP Profile