Nelson Amadin

Nelson Amadin

Personal information
Full name	Nelson Efosa Amadin
Date of birth	(2001-10-31) 31 October 2001 (age 23)[1]
Place of birth	Rotterdam, Netherlands[2]
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[1]
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	TSV Hartberg
Number	29
Youth career
0000–2011	Spartaan'20
2011–2019	Feyenoord
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2019–2021	Dordrecht	20	(0)
2022–2024	Schalke 04 II	43	(16)
2024–	TSV Hartberg	5	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:28, 15 December 2024 (UTC)

Nelson Efosa Amadin (born 31 October 2001) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a forward for Austrian Bundesliga club TSV Hartberg.

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 II

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

Born in the Netherlands, Amadin is of Nigerian descent.^[10] He is the cousin of Manchester United player Joshua Zirkzee. They both played youth football with Spartaan '20.^[11]

Career statistics

As of 9 July 2024^[12]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Cup		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Dordrecht	2019–20	Eerste Divisie	5	0	1	0	6	0
	2020–21	Eerste Divisie	15	0	0	0	15	0
	Total		20	0	1	0	21	0
Schalke 04 II	2021–22	Regionalliga West	4	3	—		4	3
	2022–23	Regionalliga West	11	1	—		11	1
	2023–24	Regionalliga West	28	12	—		28	12
	Total		43	16	—		43	16
TSV Hartberg	2024–25	Austrian Bundesliga	0	0	0	0	0	0
Career total			63	16	1	0	64	16

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. "Official: After signing Joshua Zirkzee's cousin, TSV Hartberg loan in Omoregie from Salzburg | All Nigeria Soccer". www.allnigeriasoccer.com.
11. Gouka, Mikos (11 March 2020). "Van A tot Zirkzee: zien we deze nieuwkomer in Koemans voorselectie?". Algemeen Dagblad (in Dutch). Retrieved 26 January 2021.
12. "Nelson Amadin - Club matches". worldfootball.net.

External links

• Nelson Amadin at WorldFootball.net
• Nelson Amadin at Soccerway