Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 25 April 1989 | ||
Place of birth | 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands | ||
Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) [1] | ||
Position(s) | Centre back | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Kozakken Boys | ||
Number | 23 | ||
Youth career | |||
OSC '45 | |||
1999–2002 | FC Den Bosch | ||
2002–2008 | Feyenoord | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
2008–2009 | Feyenoord | 3 | (0) |
2009–2012 | Excelsior | 95 | (4) |
2012–2013 | PEC Zwolle | 4 | (0) |
2013–2015 | Eindhoven | 72 | (4) |
2015–2017 | Go Ahead Eagles | 28 | (0) |
2018–2019 | TOP Oss | 47 | (3) |
2019– | Kozakken Boys | 21 | (0) |
International career | |||
2003–2004 | Netherlands U15 | 4 | (1) |
2004–2005 | Netherlands U16 | 5 | (0) |
2005–2006 | Netherlands U17 | 13 | (2) |
2007 | Netherlands U18 | 2 | (0) |
2008 | Netherlands U19 | 3 | (0) |
2009–2010 | Netherlands U20 | 2 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:27, 9 September 2020 (UTC) |
Norichio Nieveld (born 25 April 1989) is a Dutch footballer who plays as a centre back for Kozakken Boys in the Dutch Tweede Divisie.
He formerly played for Feyenoord, Excelsior, PEC Zwolle, FC Eindhoven and Go Ahead Eagles. He is also a former Netherlands youth international, gaining 29 caps at different age levels.
Born in Den Bosch, and playing youth football at OSC '45, FC Den Bosch and Feyenoord, [2] Nieveld made his senior debut for Feyenoord during the 2008–09 season, before moving to Excelsior a season later. [3]
In the summer of 2012 Nieveld moved to PEC Zwolle after being a fee agent. He was signed after playing with Team VVCS, which consists of unemployed football players. On 14 July 2013, he signed with Eindhoven, who had just appointed Jean-Paul de Jong as new head coach. [4] After two seasons with Eindhoven, Go Ahead Eagles picked him up on a free transfer. [5] After two years in Deventer, Nieveld was once left to look for a new club. [6] At the end of July 2017, the clubless defender was on trial at VVV-Venlo, but he did declined a contract not wanting to serve as a backup behind Nils Röseler and Jerold Promes. [7] In January 2018, Nieveld continued his career at FC Oss. [8]
In February 2019, it was announced that Nieveld had signed with Kozakken Boys in the Tweede Divisie. [9]
Nieveld is of Surinamese descent, and has represented the unofficial Suriname national football team in a friendly 1–1 tie with Trinidad and Tobago Pro League champions W Connection in 2014. [10] He is also a former Netherlands youth international. [11] [12]
Nieveld began studying law at the Open University of the Netherlands during the later part of his football career. [12]