| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Yoell van Nieff | ||
| Date of birth | 17 June 1993 | ||
| Place of birth | Groningen, Netherlands | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Mumbai City | ||
| Number | 8 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Groningen | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2018 | Groningen | 84 | (2) |
| 2016–2018 | Jong Groningen | 3 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | → Dordrecht (loan) | 21 | (9) |
| 2015–2016 | → Excelsior (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | Heracles Almelo | 15 | (0) |
| 2019–2023 | Puskás AFC | 104 | (3) |
| 2023– | Mumbai City | 8 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2009–2010 | Netherlands U-17 | 3 | (0) |
| 2010–2011 | Netherlands U-18 | 5 | (0) |
|
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 03:06, 29 December 2023 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16:54, 8 May 2023 (UTC) | |||
Yoell van Nieff (born 17 June 1993) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Indian Super League club Mumbai City. He formerly played on loan for FC Dordrecht and Excelsior and for Heracles Almelo. Besides the Netherlands, he has played in Hungary and India.[1]
Club career
Mumbai City FC
On 12 July 2023, Mumbai City FC announced that they had signed Yoell on a two year deal, following his release from Puskás Akadémia FC.[2] He made his debut for the club in the 2023 Durand Cup in the club's first match of the tournament, versus Mohammedan SC as a substitute[3]. In the club's next match vs Jamshedpur FC on 8 August 2023, he scored his first Mumbai City FC goal with a half-volley from a corner, the fourth goal in an eventual 5-0 victory for Mumbai[4].
He made his ISL debut in the club's first match of the season, away versus NorthEast United FC on 24 September 2023. He played 68 minutes in midfield until he was replaced by another new signing, Tiri.[5] In the club's first home ISL match of the season versus Kerala Blasters, Yoell was shown a red card alongside Blasters player Miloš Drinčić for their part in a fight during injury time at the end of the match, which concluded in a 2-1 victory for Mumbai[6].
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 28 December 2023[7]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[lower-alpha 1] | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Groningen | 2012–13 | Eredivisie | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2013–14 | Eredivisie | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 15 | 0 | ||
| 2014–15 | Eredivisie | 24 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | — | 30 | 3 | ||
| 2015–16 | Eredivisie | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2016–17 | Eredivisie | 23 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 25 | 0 | ||
| 2017–18 | Eredivisie | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 21 | 1 | ||
| Total | 84 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 92 | 4 | |||
| Dordrecht (loan) | 2013–14 | Eerste Divisie | 21 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 22 | 9 | |
| Excelsior (loan) | 2015–16 | Eredivisie | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | |
| Heracles Almelo | 2018–19 | Eredivisie | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 15 | 0 | |
| Puskás AFC | 2019–20 | NB I | 28 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 33 | 4 | |
| 2020–21 | NB I | 24 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 28 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22 | NB I | 28 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4[lower-alpha 3] | 1 | — | 34 | 1 | ||
| 2022–23 | NB I | 24 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | — | 30 | 1 | ||
| Total | 104 | 3 | 15 | 2 | 6 | 1 | — | 125 | 6 | |||
| Mumbai City | 2023–24 | Indian Super League | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3[lower-alpha 4] | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| Career statistics | 237 | 14 | 23 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 262 | 20 | ||
- ↑ Includes KNVB Cup, Magyar Kupa
- ↑ Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
- 1 2 Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa Conference League
- ↑ Appearance(s) in Durand Cup
Honours
Groningen
References
- ↑ ‘Als je een boete krijgt, moet je nog naar het postkantoor om die te betalen' Archived 24 February 2021 at the Wayback Machine voetbalzone.nl
- ↑ https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/football/indian-super-league/mumbai-city-fc-sign-dutch-midfielder-yoell-van-nieff/articleshow/101693251.cms#:~:text=Indian%20Super%20League%20side%20Mumbai,his%20hometown%20club%2C%20FC%20Groningen.
- ↑ https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/football/top-stories/durand-cup-mumbai-city-beat-mohammedan-sporting-3-1/articleshow/102455364.cms#:~:text=NEW%20DELHI%3A%20Mumbai%20City%20FC,at%20the%20Kishore%20Bharati%20Krirangan.
- ↑ https://sportstar.thehindu.com/football/indian-football/durand-cup-mumbai-city-jamshedpur-group-b-pereyra-diaz-indian-football-match-report-news/article67173287.ece
- ↑ https://www.mumbaicityfc.com/news/match-report-northeast-united-1-2-mumbai-city-fc#:~:text=Mumbai%20City%20kickstarted%20their%202023,Gandhi%20Athletic%20Stadium%20on%20Sunday.
- ↑ https://www.indiansuperleague.com/news/report-mumbai-city-fc-make-a-happy-homecoming-with-2-1-win-over-kerala-blasters-fc
- ↑ Yoell van Nieff at Soccerway
External links
- Yoell van Nieff at WorldFootball.net
- Yoell van Nieff at Soccerway
- Voetbal International profile (in Dutch)