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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
 Huddersfield Town
(on loan from Wolverhampton Wanderers)
Number 23
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)
2022–2023 → Plymouth Argyle (loan) 35 (0)
2023 → Grasshopper (loan) 1 (0)
2024 → Wycombe Wanderers (loan) 8 (2)
2024– → Huddersfield Town (loan) 0 (0)
International career‡
2018 Netherlands U16 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 August 2024
‡ 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 centre-back or full-back for Huddersfield Town on loan from Premier League club Wolverhampton Wanderers.

Club career

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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 four 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]

Following a successful spell with Plymouth, which saw them become champions of League One, he went on another loan, this time to Grasshopper Club Zürich in Switzerland,[8] where he was joined by fellow Wolves loanee Theo Corbeanu in the Swiss Super League. However, he suffered a hamstring injury during pre-season preparation,[9] which sidelined him until October.[10] He finally made his debut on 28 October 2023 in a 1–3 away defeat to FC St. Gallen, playing the entire second half at right-back, during which he once again injured his hamstring.[11] This injury caused his loan to be cut short on 16 November 2023.[12] Nevertheless, on 1 February 2024 Lonwijk joined Wycombe Wanderers on loan for the remainder of the season.[13]

On 28 August 2024, Lonwijk joined League One club Huddersfield Town on a season-long loan deal.[14]

International career

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Lonwijk was born in the Netherlands to a Surinamese father and Dutch mother.[15] He has represented the Netherlands at under-16 level.[16]

Style of play

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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

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Born in Goirle,[17] Lonwijk grew up in Tilburg.[18] He is the younger brother of Surinamese international Justin Lonwijk, who plays for Danish club Viborg, whilst his younger sister Jayden plays tennis.[19][18][20]

Honours

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Plymouth Argyle

Wycombe Wanderers

References

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  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. ^ "GC Zurich signs Corbeanu and Lonwijk". Grasshopper Club Zürich. 4 July 2023. Retrieved 4 July 2023.
  9. ^ "Letzter Test vor dem Start". gcz.ch. 17 July 2023. Retrieved 17 July 2023.
  10. ^ "Nigel Lonwijk back in training". gcz.ch. 17 October 2023. Retrieved 18 October 2023.
  11. ^ "Corbeanu and Lonwijk sidelined due to injury". gcz.ch. 6 November 2023. Retrieved 6 November 2023.
  12. ^ "Injury Update | Lonwijk leaves GC Zurich". gcz.ch. 16 November 2023. Retrieved 16 November 2023.
  13. ^ "Wycombe loan for Lonwijk". Wolverhampton Wanderers. 1 February 2024. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
  14. ^ "NIGEL LONWIJK JOINS TOWN ON LOAN". www.htafc.com. 28 August 2024. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
  15. ^ "PSV ziet met lede ogen aan: verdediger vertrekt naar Wolverhampton". www.soccernews.nl.
  16. ^ "Wolves secure Lonwijk signing". wolves.co.uk. Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. 24 January 2020. Retrieved 15 September 2021.
  17. ^ "Nigel Lonwijk - Soccer player profile & career statistics - Global Sports Archive". globalsportsarchive.com. Retrieved 15 September 2021.
  18. ^ 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.
  19. ^ "Nigel Lonwijk uit Tilburg verlengt bij Wolves en is op weg naar Nederland". Brabants Dagblad. 31 August 2021. Retrieved 15 September 2021.
  20. ^ Nanko Boelman (28 September 2022). "War or not, Lonwijk opts for transfer to Kyiv: 'This is really next level'". Nederlandse Omroep Stichting (in Dutch). Retrieved 20 December 2022.
    "Lonwijk makes a record transfer and exchanges Denmark for Ukraine". Voetbal International (in Dutch). 28 September 2022. Retrieved 20 December 2022.
  21. ^ "Plymouth beat Port Vale to win League One title". BBC Sport. 7 May 2023. Retrieved 4 August 2023.
  22. ^ Pilnick, Brent (2 April 2023). "Bolton crush Plymouth to win Papa Johns Trophy". BBC Sport. Retrieved 4 August 2023.
  23. ^ Harby, Chris (7 April 2024). "Peterborough United 2–1 Wycombe Wanderers". BBC Sport. Retrieved 7 April 2024.
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