Gregory Nelson
Dutch footballer
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Gregory Nelson (born 31 January 1988) is a Dutch former professional footballer who played as a winger.
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| Personal information | |||
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| Date of birth | 31 January 1988 | ||
| Place of birth | Amsterdam, Netherlands | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Winger | ||
| Youth career | |||
| AZ | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2007–2009 | AZ | 0 | (0) |
| 2009 | → RBC (loan) | 15 | (0) |
| 2009–2010 | RBC | 16 | (5) |
| 2010–2012 | CSKA Sofia | 37 | (5) |
| 2012–2015 | Metalurh Donetsk | 81 | (6) |
| 2015–2016 | Botev Plovdiv | 15 | (4) |
| 2017 | Kaisar | 0 | (0) |
| 2017 | Al-Muharraq | ||
| 2017–2019 | Chennaiyin FC | 33 | (3) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Early and personal life
Club career
Nelson began his career with AZ and RBC, playing for the latter after a loan deal was made permanent.[3][4]
After being released by RBC following their bankruptcy,[5] he was without a club until he signed for Bulgarian club CSKA Sofia in June 2010.[6]
In January 2012, he signed for Ukrainian club Metalurh Donetsk on a three-and-a-half-year contract.[7] During his time in Ukraine, a war with Russia began, and the club had to relocate to Kyiv for safety.[5]
In October 2015, after Metalurh Donetsk went bankrupt,[5] he returned to Bulgaria to sign for Botev Plovdiv.[8] On 23 October 2015, on his debut for the club, Nelson scored the winning goal against Pirin Blagoevgrad.[9]
In January 2017 he signed for Kazakhstan Premier League side FC Kaisar.[3] After his contract was terminated shortly afterwards for personal reasons, he joined Bahraini Premier League side Al-Muharraq.[10]
After his contract with Al-Muharraq expired,[5] in September 2017 he signed for Chennaiyin FC in the Indian Super League.[3][11] He left the club in April 2019.[12]
International career
Honours
Chennaiyin FC
