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Yoell van Nieff
Dutch footballer
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]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Yoell van Nieff | ||
| Date of birth | (1993-06-17) 17 June 1993 (age 30) | ||
| 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 | 18 | (1) |
| International career | |||
| 2009–2010 | Netherlands U17 | 3 | (0) |
| 2010–2011 | Netherlands U18 | 5 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13:04, 25 April 2024 (UTC) | |||
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]
On 12 March 2024, Van Nieff scored his first ISL goal. After Akash Mishra won a penalty in first-half stoppage time, Van Nieff stepped up and scored. This penalty was the third goal, in an eventual 4-1 win for The Islanders.[7] This match was exceptional for Van Nieff, as he also got an assist for the first goal of the game with a pinpoint aerial pass to Vikram Partap Singh.[8]
Club
- As of match played 28 December 2023[9]
| 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
- Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa Conference League
- Appearance(s) in Durand Cup
Groningen
- ‘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
- "Mumbai City FC sign Dutch midfielder Yoell van Nieff". The Times of India. 12 July 2023. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 4 March 2024.
- "Durand Cup: Mumbai City beat Mohammedan Sporting 3-1". The Times of India. 5 August 2023. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 4 March 2024.
- "Durand Cup 2023: Mumbai City FC crushes Jamshedpur FC 5-0". Sportstar. 8 August 2023. Retrieved 4 March 2024.
- "Match Report: NorthEast United 1-2 Mumbai City FC". Mumbai City FC. Retrieved 5 February 2024.
- "Report: Mumbai City FC make a happy homecoming with 2-1 win over Kerala Blasters FC". www.indiansuperleague.com. 27 August 2023. Retrieved 5 February 2024.
- "ISL 2023-24: Vikram Partap's heroic hat-trick seals emphatic 4-1 win for Mumbai City FC against NEUFC". Sportstar. The Hindu. 12 March 2024.
- Yoell van Nieff at Soccerway
- Yoell van Nieff at WorldFootball.net
- Yoell van Nieff at Soccerway
- Voetbal International profile (in Dutch)