Neal Viereck

Neal Roëll Viereck (born 3 May 2004) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays for Eerste Divisie club Jong Utrecht.

Neal Viereck
Personal information
Full name Neal Roëll Viereck
Date of birth (2004-05-03) 3 May 2004
Place of birth Netherlands
Height 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 Jong Utrecht
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2022–2023 Jong Ajax 2 (0)
2023– Jong Utrecht 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 May 2023

Early life

As a young player transitioning playing for Ajax under-13 and under-14’s Viereck suffered from a number of injuries linked to a growth spurt that saw his grow 4cm in a season.[1]

Career

2022 senior debut

Viereck made his professional debut on 11 December 2022 against Jong Utrecht in the Eerste Divisie.[2][3]

2023 - sent off after 30 seconds

Viereck received unfortunate worldwide press coverage when he was sent-off playing for Jong Ajax against De Graafschap on 13 January 2023 just 30 seconds after appearing as a substitute. He came onto the pitch in the 59th minute as a replacement for Jorrel Hato but was dismissed in the 60th minute for a professional foul on Camiel Neghli and he was shown an immediate red card by referee Luuk Timmer.[4][5] The event was reported as unusual and of a comical nature worldwide including Ecuador,[6] Portugal,[7] Peru,[8] Argentina,[9] and Bosnia.[10] It was only his second professional appearance. An appeal against the red card by the club was unsuccessful and Viereck’s red card was upheld and he served suspension.[11]

Jong Utrecht

On 19 July 2023, Viereck signed a two-year contract with Utrecht and was assigned to Jong Utrecht.[12]

References
  1. "Mentally strong Viereck wins For The Future Trophy". Ajax.nl.
  2. "BoJA: Who will be Jong Ajax's new permanent central defender?". Ajaxshowtime.com.
  3. "AJAX II VS. UTRECHT II 1-2". Soccerway.
  4. "ADO in slotminuut langs MVV, speler Jong Ajax pakt na 30 seconden rood en ook Koeman van veld gestuurd". ad.nl.
  5. "Lawyer wins again with ADO, lightning fast red card Young Ajax substitute Viereck-Football". Paudal.com.
  6. "Unusual: he came on from the bench and was sent off after 30 seconds!". Ole.com.
  7. "Ajax B player entered and 10 seconds later... he was expelled". Record.pt.
  8. "Ajax footballer was sent off 30 seconds after entering the field". Americatv.com.
  9. "Video: He entered from the bench and was sent off after 30 seconds! /Sports Headlines". Titulares.ar.
  10. "Fudbaler drugog tima Ajaxa dobio crveni karton 30 sekundi nakon ulaska u igru". Sport1.oslobodjenje.ba.
  11. "Questionable red card Jong Ajax player Hlynsson dismissed, Viereck suspended". nhnieuws.
  12. "Neal Viereck versterkt Jong FC Utrecht" [Neal Viereck strengthens Jong FC Utrecht] (in Dutch). FC Utrecht. 19 July 2023. Retrieved 9 August 2023.

Neal Viereck at Soccerway

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