Queensy Menig
Dutch footballer (born 1995)
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Queensy Miquel Saymon Wensley Menig (born 19 August 1995) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a winger.[3][4][5]
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| Full name | Queensy Miquel Saymon Wensley Menig[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 19 August 1995 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Amsterdam,[2] Netherlands | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position | Winger | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| 2007–2014 | Ajax | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2014–2017 | Ajax | 3 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2014–2017 | Jong Ajax | 30 | (11) | ||||||||||||||
| 2015–2017 | → PEC Zwolle (loan) | 66 | (15) | ||||||||||||||
| 2017–2019 | Nantes | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2017–2018 | → Oldham Athletic (loan) | 14 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2018 | → PEC Zwolle (loan) | 13 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2019–2021 | Twente | 46 | (9) | ||||||||||||||
| 2021–2024 | Partizan | 78 | (18) | ||||||||||||||
| 2024–2025 | Sivasspor | 26 | (4) | ||||||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||||||||
| 2012 | Netherlands U17 | 5 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2012 | Netherlands U19 | 1 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2015 | Netherlands U21 | 2 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 24 August 2025 | |||||||||||||||||
Club career
Ajax
On 6 June 2012, Menig signed a three-year contract with Ajax, tying him down to the club until 30 June 2015.[2] On 11 August 2014, he marked his debut for the reserves team Jong Ajax with two goals in an Eerste Divisie match against Telstar.[6] He made his first team debut in the KNVB Cup in the first official Amsterdam derby to be contested since 1983, scoring on his debut against JOS Watergraafsmeer in the Olympic Stadium. The match ended in a 9–0 victory for Ajax, with Menig scoring in the 70th minute of the match.[7] In October 2014, Menig extended his contract with Ajax until 2019.[8] He made his league debut for the clubs' first team on 6 December 2014, coming on as a 76th-minute substitute in the 5–0 win at home against Willem II.[9]
Nantes
On 31 August 2017, it was announced that Menig had transferred to the French Ligue 1 side FC Nantes, who in turn immediately loaned him out to EFL League One Oldham Athletic on a season long loan spell.[10][11]
Menig was loaned out once again, this time to his former club PEC Zwolle, for the rest of the season.[12]
Twente
On 9 September 2019, he returned to the Netherlands, signing a two-year contract with one-year extension option with Twente.[13] On 12 September, he made his debut for the club in a home match against Fortuna Sittard, scoring the 1–0 goal after an assist from Jayden Oosterwolde, as Twente won 2–0. On 5 December 2020 he scored both goals in an impressive 1-2 win away against his former club Ajax.[14]
Partizan
On 2 September 2021 Menig signed a three-year deal with Partizan. The former Ajax academy graduate signed to Partizan from Twente for a fee around €700,000. Menig scored his first goal for Partizan in his full debut against Anorthosis Famagusta, in Round 1 of UEFA Europa Conference League[15] Menig was voted Player of the Week 11 in Serbian SuperLiga after recording two assists and a goal in a 5–0 victory against Spartak Subotica.[16] In the 17th round of the domestic championship, Menig scored a goal in a 4–1 victory over rivals Vojvodina. Queensy Menig started a solo action, ran towards the goal of Vojvodina and eventually shot past four players.[17] He scored the winning goal in a 1–0 away victory over Sparta Prague in the Europa Conference League knockout round play-offs.[18] On 25 October 2023, Menig made his 100th appearance in the Partizan jersey in a 4–0 win against Radnički Kragujevac.[19]
Sivasspor
On 9 February 2024, Menig joined Sivasspor in Turkey on a two-and-a-half-year deal.[20]
Personal life
Born in the Netherlands, Menig is of Surinamese descent.[21]
Career statistics
- As of match played 31 May 2024 [22]
| Club | Season | League | Domestic Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Jong Ajax | 2014–15 | Eerste Divisie | 30 | 11 | – | – | – | 0 | 0 | 30 | 11 | |||
| Ajax | 2014–15 | Eredivisie | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | |
| PEC Zwolle (loan) | 2015–16 | Eredivisie | 35 | 6 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 36 | 6 | ||
| 2016–17 | 31 | 9 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 33 | 9 | ||||
| Total | 66 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 69 | 15 | ||
| Nantes | 2017–18 | Ligue 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Oldham Athletic (loan) | 2017–18 | League One | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 16 | 1 | |
| PEC Zwolle (loan) | 2017–18 | Eredivisie | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1 | ||
| FC Twente | 2019–20 | Eredivisie | 11 | 1 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1 | ||
| 2020–21 | 32 | 8 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 33 | 8 | ||||
| 2021–22 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 46 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 9 | ||
| Partizan | 2021–22 | Serbian SuperLiga | 30 | 6 | 4 | 3 | – | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 11 | |
| 2022–23 | 33 | 7 | 0 | 0 | – | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 9 | |||
| 2023–24 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 0 | – | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 2 | |||
| Total | 78 | 15 | 6 | 3 | – | 24 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 108 | 22 | |||
| Sivasspor | 2023–24 | Süper Lig | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2 | ||
| Career total | 262 | 54 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 301 | 62 | ||