Victor Nirennold
Victor Nirennold (born 5 April 1991) is a French professional footballer who plays as a defender for Nuneaton Borough.[2]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Victor Nirennold | ||
| Date of birth | 5 April 1991 | ||
| Place of birth | Rennes, France | ||
| Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Nuneaton Borough | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Rennes | |||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013 | Erskine Flying Fleet | 20 | (3) |
| 2014 | Nova Southeastern Sharks | 15 | (3) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015 | FC Miami City | 15 | (0) |
| 2015–2018 | Fleetwood Town | 56 | (2) |
| 2018 | → Guiseley (loan) | 14 | (0) |
| 2018 | Senica | 12 | (0) |
| 2019 | SHB Đà Nẵng | 24 | (2) |
| 2020–2021 | UiTM FC | 31 | (3) |
| 2022 | Motherwell | 3 | (0) |
| 2023 | Gloucester City | 9 | (0) |
| 2023– | Nuneaton Borough | 0 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:33, 27 June 2023 (UTC) | |||
Early life
Victor Nirennold was born on 5 April 1991 in Rennes, Ille-et-Vilaine.[1] He is of Martiniquais descent.[3]
Career
Nirennold began his career with Rennes, before moving to the United States.[4] He studied Business at Erskine College, playing football for the college's team, the Erskine Flying Fleet.[5] He transferred to Nova Southeastern University and played for the Nova Southeastern Sharks.[6] He played for FC Miami City in the Premier Development League in the 2015 PDL season.[7]
Nirennold signed a two-year contract with EFL League One club Fleetwood Town following a successful trial spell in August 2015.[8] He made his debut in the Football League on 5 September, helping the "Cod Army" to secure a 1–1 draw with Rochdale at Highbury Stadium.[9] He scored his first goal for Fleetwood in a 1–1 draw with Northampton Town on 6 August 2016.[10]
On 3 August 2018, Nirennold signed for FK Senica in the Slovak Super Liga.[11]
In February 2019, he moved to SHB Đà Nẵng.[12]
On 25 January 2022, Nirennold signed with Scottish Premiership club Motherwell until the end of the season.[13] On 20 May 2022, Motherwell announced that Nirennold would leave the club upon the expiry of his contract on 31 May 2022.[14]
On 4 February 2023, Nirennold signed for National League North club Gloucester City, the funding for the move being supported by a recent crowdfunding campaign.[15]
In June 2023, he joined Southern Football League Premier Division Central club Nuneaton Borough.[16]
Career statistics
- As of end of 2022–23 season[1]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| FC Miami City | 2015 | USL PDL | 15 | 0 | — | — | — | 15 | 0 | |||
| Fleetwood Town | 2015–16 | EFL League One | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 19 | 0 |
| 2016–17 | EFL League One | 26 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 34 | 2 | |
| 2017–18 | EFL League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| Total | 43 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 56 | 2 | ||
| Guiseley (loan) | 2017–18 | National League | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 14 | 0 | ||
| Senica | 2018–19 | Slovak Super Liga | 9 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 12 | 0 | ||
| SHB Da Nang | 2019 | V.League 1 | 23 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 24 | 2 | ||
| UiTM | 2020 | Malaysia Super League | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 11 | 2 | ||
| 2021 | Malaysia Super League | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 20 | 1 | |||
| Total | 30 | 3 | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 31 | 3 | ||
| Motherwell | 2021–22 | Scottish Premiership | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | |
| Gloucester City | 2022–23 | National League North | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| Career total | 145 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 164 | 7 | ||
- Appearances in the EFL Trophy
- Appearance(s) in National League North play-offs
References
- "V. Nirennold: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 15 April 2023.
- Victor NIRENNOLD, un parcours atypique de la TA Rennes a L'Angleterre onatousuncotefoot.fr
- "Mercato : Nirennold, Coureur, Jobello et Varane engagés dans de nouveaux clubs !". globallfoot.com. 4 February 2022.
- Stocks, Rob (8 September 2015). "Grezza's gamble looks like paying off". Blackpool Gazette. Retrieved 19 September 2015.
- "Profile". erskinesports.com. Retrieved 19 September 2015.
- "Profile". nsusharks.com. Retrieved 19 September 2015.
- "Victor Nirennold the new face at Highbury Stadium". Fleetwood Town F.C. Retrieved 19 September 2015.
- "Victor Nirennold: Fleetwood Town sign French defender". BBC Sport. 28 August 2015. Retrieved 19 September 2015.
- "Fleetwood 1–1 Rochdale". BBC Sport. 5 September 2015. Retrieved 19 September 2015.
- "Northampton 1–1 Fleetwood". BBC Sport. 6 August 2016. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
- Victor Nirennold ďalšou posilou nášho klubu, fksenica.eu, 3 August 2018
- "Toàn cảnh chuyển nhượng V-League 2019: Tân binh vùng vẫy, HAGL mất 2 sao lớn". tinthethao.com.vn. 20 February 2019. Retrieved 28 February 2019.
- "Graham Alexander pleased to be reunited with Victor Nirennold at Motherwell". The Herald. Glasgow. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
- "END OF 2021/22 SQUAD UPDATE". Motherwell F.C. 20 May 2022. Retrieved 20 May 2022.
- "City sign Nirennold". Gloucester City A.F.C. 4 February 2023. Retrieved 4 February 2023.
- "EX-MOTHERWELL AND GLOUCESTER CITY FULLBACK HAS SIGNED FOR THE BORO". Nuneaton Borough. 23 June 2023. Retrieved 27 June 2023.
- Stocks, Rob (28 August 2015). "Town vector Victor to aid defence". Blackpool Gazette. Retrieved 19 September 2015.
External links
- Victor Nirennold at Soccerbase