Queensy Menig

Queensy Menig (born 19 August 1995) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a winger for Serbian club Partizan.[2][3][4]

Queensy Menig
Personal information
Full name Queensy Menig
Date of birth (1995-08-19) 19 August 1995
Place of birth Amsterdam, Netherlands[1]
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
 Partizan
Number 20
Youth career
2007–2014 Ajax
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2017 Ajax 3 (0)
2014–2017 → Jong Ajax 30 (11)
2015–2017 → PEC Zwolle (loan) 66 (15)
2017–2019 Nantes 0 (0)
2017–2018 → Oldham Athletic (loan) 14 (1)
2018 → PEC Zwolle (loan) 13 (1)
2019–2021 Twente 46 (9)
2021– Partizan 71 (15)
International career‡
2012 Netherlands U17 5 (0)
2012 Netherlands U19 1 (1)
2015 Netherlands U21 2 (0)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Netherlands
UEFA European Under-17 Championship
Winner2012 Slovenia
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 October 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15 April 2016

Club career

Ajax

On 6 June 2012, Menig signed a three-year contract with Ajax, tying him down to the club until 30 June 2015.[1] On 11 August 2014, he marked his debut for the reserves team Jong Ajax with two goals in an Eerste Divisie match against Telstar.[5] He made his first team debut in the KNVB Cup in the first official Amsterdam derby to be contested since 1983, scoring on his debut against JOS Watergraafsmeer in the Olympic Stadium. The match ended in a 9–0 victory for Ajax, with Menig scoring in the 70th minute of the match.[6] In October 2014, Menig extended his contract with Ajax until 2019.[7] He made his league debut for the clubs' first team on 6 December 2014, coming on as a 76th-minute substitute in the 5–0 win at home against Willem II.[8]

Nantes

On 31 August 2017, it was announced that Menig had transferred to the French Ligue 1 side FC Nantes, who in turn immediately loaned him out to EFL League One Oldham Athletic on a season long loan spell.[9][10]

Menig was loaned out once again, this time to his former club PEC Zwolle, for the rest of the season.[11]

Twente

On 9 September 2019, he returned to the Netherlands, signing a two-year contract with one-year extension option with Twente.[12] On 12 September, he made his debut for the club in a home match against Fortuna Sittard, scoring the 1–0 goal after an assist from Jayden Oosterwolde, as Twente won 2–0. On 5 December 2020 he scored both goals in an impressive 1-2 win away against his former club Ajax.[13]

Partizan

On 2 September 2021 Menig signed a three-year deal with Partizan. The former Ajax academy graduate signed to Partizan from Twente for a fee around €700,000. Menig scored his first goal for Partizan in his full debut against Anorthosis Famagusta, in Round 1 of UEFA Europa Conference League[14] Menig was voted Player of the Week 11 in Serbian SuperLiga after recording two assists and a goal in a 5–0 victory against Spartak Subotica.[15] In the 17th round of the domestic championship, Menig scored a goal in a 4–1 victory over rivals Vojvodina. Queensy Menig started a solo action, ran towards the goal of Vojvodina and eventually shot past four players.[16] He scored the winning goal in a 1–0 away victory over Sparta Prague in the Europa Conference League knockout round play-offs.[17]

Personal life

Born in the Netherlands, Menig is of Surinamese descent.[18]

Career statistics
As of match played 2 July 2018 [19]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Domestic Cup League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Jong Ajax 2014–15 Eerste Divisie 3011–––003011
Ajax 2014–15 Eredivisie 3021–000051
PEC Zwolle (loan) 2015–16 Eredivisie 35610––00366
2016–17 31920––00339
Total 6615300000006915
Nantes 2017–18 Ligue 1 000000–0000
Oldham Athletic (loan) 2017–18 League One 1411010–00161
PEC Zwolle (loan) 2017–18 Eredivisie 13100––00131
FC Twente 2019–20 Eredivisie 11120––00131
2020–21 32810––00338
2021–22 3000––0030
Total 46930000000499
Partizan 2021–22 Serbian SuperLiga 30643–102004411
2022–23 33700–10200439
2023–24 8200–4000122
Total 711543–244009922
Career total 24452134102440028160

    Honours

    Netherlands U-17[20]

    Individual

    References
    1. "Ajax signs Queensy Menig". AFC Ajax. 6 June 2012. Archived from the original on 13 August 2014. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
    2. Queensy Menig at Soccerway
    3. "Menig: Anderd dan bij de A'tjes" (in Dutch). Ajax Showtime. 11 August 2014. Retrieved 24 September 2014.
    4. "Inventarisatie Suriprof aanvallers" (in Dutch). Natio Suriname. 3 December 2009. Retrieved 24 September 2014.
    5. "Jong Ajax vs. Telstar - 11 August 2014 - Soccerway". Soccerway. Retrieved 11 August 2014.
    6. "Ajax door 6 treffers Milik fluitend langs JOS" (in Dutch). De Gelderlander. 24 September 2014. Retrieved 24 September 2014.
    7. "Ajax bindt talent Menig tot zomer 2019". De Telegraaf. Retrieved 10 October 2014.
    8. "Ajax beslist duel met Willem II voor rust en wint met 5-0". Parool. Retrieved 7 December 2014.
    9. "Menig meteen uitgeleend aan Oldham". AjaxShowtime. Retrieved 31 August 2017.
    10. "SIGNING: Latics Sign Dutch Star On Loan". Retrieved 6 September 2017.
    11. Queensy Menig keert terug bij PEC Zwolle‚ peczwolle.nl, 31 January 2018
    12. "QUEENSY MENIG NAAR FC TWENTE" (Press release) (in Dutch). Twente. 9 September 2019.
    13. ten Voorde, Leon (12 September 2020). "De sneltreinen Oosterwolde en Menig slopen Fortuna" (in Dutch). Tubantia. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
    14. UEFA.com. "Anorthosis-Partizan | UEFA Europa Conference League". UEFA.com. Retrieved 29 September 2021.
    15. Serbia, RTS, Radio televizija Srbije, Radio Television of. "Kvinsi Menig najbolji igrač 11. kola Superlige". www.rts.rs. Retrieved 29 September 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
    16. "PARTIZAN VS. VOJVODINA 4 - 1". Soccerway.com. 21 November 2021.
    17. "SPARTA PRAGUE VS. PARTIZAN 0 - 1". Soccerway.com. 17 February 2022.
    18. "Profvoetballers van Surinaamse afkomst". Natio Suriname | Voetbal.
    19. Queensy Menig at Soccerway. Retrieved 23 May 2015.
    20. "Queensy Menig — Career Honours". Soccerway.
    21. "RSC Anderlecht defend their title at the Aegon Future Cup in Amsterdam". Benefoot.net. Retrieved 25 August 2014.
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