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Rob Nizet

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Rob Nizet
Personal information
Date of birth (2002-04-14) 14 April 2002 (age 22)
Place of birth Banjul, The Gambia
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 9+12 in)
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
Willem II
Number 22
Youth career
0000–2019 RSCA Futures
2019-2021 Norwich City
2021-2023 Lecce
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2023-2024 Lommel 16 (0)
2024- Willem II 21 (2)
International career
2018-2019 Belgium U17 11 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 00:15 (UTC) 1 June 2024

Rob Nizet (born 14 April 2002) is a Gambian-born professional footballer who plays as a defender for Eredivisie side Willem II. He is a Belgium youth international.[1]

Club career

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Born in The Gambia,[2] he was in the youth academy at RSCA Futures prior to joining Norwich City during the 2019-2020 season.[3] He joined Italian side Lecce in August 2021.[4]

He joined Lommel S.K. in Belgium in January 2023.[5][6] He joined Willem II in January 2024, agreeing to an eighteen month contract.[7] He scored his first goal for the club in a 4-1 Eerste Divisie win over Jong AZ in April 2024.[8] The following month, he gained promotion to the Eredivisie with Willem II.[9]

International career

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He made his debut for the Belgium national under-17 football team in September 2018.[10]

References

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  1. ^ "Rob Nizet". Soccerway. Retrieved 9 November 2024.
  2. ^ "Via Gambia, Belgium, England and Italy to Tilburg: this is coffee lover and Willem II newcomer Rob Nizet". bd.nl. 26 January 2024. Retrieved 9 November 2024.
  3. ^ Ghislain, Pierre (November 24, 2020). "The nice first double from Rob Nizet, Belgian U19 international, in Premier League 2". Walfoot.be. Retrieved 9 November 2024.
  4. ^ Malice, Florent (August 14, 2021). "Young Belgian Rob Nizet leaves Norwich City for Italy". walfootbe. Retrieved 9 November 2024.
  5. ^ "OFFICIAL: Nizet closes door in Lommel and goes on a promotion hunt in the Netherlands". Voetbal Primeur. 20 January 2024. Retrieved 9 November 2024.
  6. ^ Vanden Driessche, Niels (November 2, 2023). "Former Purple Talent Rob Nizet returns to RSCA Futures with Lommel: "It is always special to compete against an ex-club"". Nieuwsblad.be. Retrieved 9 November 2024.
  7. ^ "White smoke in Tilburg: Belgian left back signs for one and a half years". bndestem.nl. 21 January 2024. Retrieved 9 November 2024.
  8. ^ "Willem II krijgt nog één waarschuwing van 'ontgoochelde en blije' trainer: 'Hier kom je niet altijd mee weg'". ed.nl. 13 April 2024. Retrieved 8 November 2024.
  9. ^ "Rob Nizet promotes to Eredivisie with Willem II: "We've already celebrated, now it's time to put the icing on the cake"". Nieuwsblad.be. 8 May 2024. Retrieved 9 November 2024.
  10. ^ "BELGIUM U17 VS. ENGLAND U17 2 - 6". Soccerway. 11 September 2018. Retrieved 9 November 2024.