Nelson Amadin

Nelson Amadin (born 31 October 2001) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a forward for German club Schalke 04 II.

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
Team information
Current team
 Schalke 04 II
Youth career
0000–2011 Spartaan '20
2011–2019 Feyenoord
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2021 Dordrecht 20 (0)
2022– Schalke 04 II 15 (4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17 May 2023

Career

Dordrecht

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] His contract was not renewed, making him a free agent on 1 July 2021.[5]

Schalke 04

On 7 January 2022, Amadin announced via Instagram that he had joined Schalke 04.[6] Shortly after, the club confirmed the signing and stated that he had been added to the reserve team competing in Regionalliga West.[7] He made his debut for the club on 22 January in a 4–1 away victory against Borussia Mönchengladbach II, immediately contributing with two goals to secure the win.[8][9]

Personal life

Amadin is the cousin of Bayern Munich player Joshua Zirkzee. They both played youth football with Spartaan '20.[10]

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. "Overzicht: Alle afgeronde zomertransfers in de Eredivisie". NU (in Dutch). 28 June 2021.
  6. Herms, Martin (7 January 2022). "Schalke holt Zirkzee-Cousin Nelson Amadin für die U23". WAZ (in German). Archived from the original on 7 January 2022. Retrieved 5 May 2022.
  7. "Offensiv-Allrounder für die U23: Nelson Amadin trägt ab sofort Königsblau". FC Schalke 04 (in German). 7 January 2022. Archived from the original on 7 January 2022. Retrieved 5 May 2022.
  8. "Borussia Mönchengladbach | U23 unterliegt dem FC Schalke mit 1:4". Borussia Mönchengladbach (in German). 22 January 2022. Archived from the original on 5 May 2022. Retrieved 5 May 2022.
  9. Witte, Marcel (25 January 2022). "Schalke 04: Neuzugänge treffen direkt und feiern doppeltes Traum-Debüt". Ruhr24 (in German). Archived from the original on 5 May 2022. Retrieved 5 May 2022.
  10. 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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