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Nigel Lonwijk
Personal information
Full name Nigel Cello Lonwijk[1]
Date of birth (2002-10-27) 27 October 2002 (age 22)
Place of birth Goirle, Netherlands
Height 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)[2]
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 Plymouth Argyle
(on loan from Wolverhampton Wanderers)
Number 21
Youth career
0000–2020 PSV Eindhoven
2020–2021 Wolverhampton Wanderers
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021– Wolverhampton Wanderers 0 (0)
2021–2022 → Fortuna Sittard (loan) 22 (1)
2022– → Plymouth Argyle (loan) 14 (0)
International career‡
2018 Netherlands U16 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 May 2022
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22:38, 15 September 2021 (UTC)

Nigel Cello Lonwijk (born 27 October 2002) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a defender for Plymouth Argyle on loan from Premier League club Wolverhampton Wanderers.

Club career

After playing youth football for PSV Eindhoven, Lonwijk signed for Premier League club Wolverhampton Wanderers in January 2020, initially joining their under-18 side.[3] Lonwijk joined the club's under-23 team for the 2020–21 season and appeared on the first-team bench 4 times, but failed to make his debut.[4][5] On 31 August 2021, Lonwijk signed a new contract with the club, lasting until summer 2023 with the option for an additional year, and also joined Eredivisie club Fortuna Sittard on loan.[6] He made his debut for the club on 12 September 2021 as a substitute in a 3–1 Eredivisie defeat to Sparta Rotterdam.[4]

On 29 July 2022, Lonwijk signed for EFL League One club Plymouth Argyle on loan for the 2022–23 season.[7]

International career

Lonwijk was born in the Netherlands to a Surinamese father and Dutch mother.[8] He has represented the Netherlands at under-16 level.[9]

Style of play

Lonwijk is right-footed and plays as a centre-back.[3] In January 2020, Wolves' head of academy Scott Sellars stated Lonwijk is "very good physically, a good defender one-on-one, and has strong technical ability".[3]

Personal life

Born in Goirle,[10] Lonwijk grew up in Tilburg.[11] He is the younger brother of Justin Lonwijk, who plays for Ukrainian club Dynamo Kyiv, whilst his younger sister Jayden plays tennis.[12][11]

References

  1. ^ "2021/22 Premier League squads confirmed". premierleague.com. Premier League. 10 September 2021. Retrieved 15 September 2021.
  2. ^ "Nigel Lonwijk". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 15 September 2021.
  3. ^ a b c Swarbrick, Rosie (24 January 2020). "Wolves academy boss Sellars happy to seal deal for PSV Eindhoven defender Nigel Lonwijk". Express & Star. Retrieved 15 September 2021.
  4. ^ a b "N. Lonwijk". Soccerway. Retrieved 15 September 2021.
  5. ^ "Wolves ziet toekomst in Lonwijk: Nederlands talent (18) heeft meer ijzers in het vuur". Algemeen Dagblad. 21 March 2021. Retrieved 15 September 2021.
  6. ^ "Lonwijk signs new contract ahead of loan move". wolves.co.uk. Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. 31 August 2021. Retrieved 15 September 2021.
  7. ^ "Nigel Lonwijk Signs". www.pafc.co.uk. 29 July 2022. Retrieved 29 July 2022.
  8. ^ "PSV ziet met lede ogen aan: verdediger vertrekt naar Wolverhampton". www.soccernews.nl.
  9. ^ "Wolves secure Lonwijk signing". wolves.co.uk. Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. 24 January 2020. Retrieved 15 September 2021.
  10. ^ "Nigel Lonwijk - Soccer player profile & career statistics - Global Sports Archive". globalsportsarchive.com. Retrieved 15 September 2021.
  11. ^ a b Eikenaar, Hein (18 August 2018). "Tilburgse familie Lonwijk: met drie kinderen hard op weg naar een leven als prof". Eindhovens Dagblad. Retrieved 15 September 2021.
  12. ^ "Nigel Lonwijk uit Tilburg verlengt bij Wolves en is op weg naar Nederland". Brabants Dagblad. 31 August 2021. Retrieved 15 September 2021.
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