Rob Nizet
Belgian association football player (born 2002)
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Rob Nizet (born 14 April 2002) is a Gambian-born professional footballer who plays as a defender for Turkish Süper Lig side Gaziantep. He is a Belgium youth international.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 14 April 2002 | ||
| Place of birth | Banjul, The Gambia | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Gaziantep | ||
| Number | 38 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2019 | RSCA Futures | ||
| 2019–2021 | Norwich City | ||
| 2021–2023 | Lecce | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2023–2024 | Lommel | 16 | (0) |
| 2024–2025 | Willem II | 34 | (2) |
| 2025– | Gaziantep | 2 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2017 | Belgium U15 | 3 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | Belgium U16 | 12 | (1) |
| 2018–2019 | Belgium U17 | 14 | (0) |
| 2019 | Belgium U18 | 14 | (0) |
| 2019 | Belgium U19 | 12 | (0) |
| 2024 | Belgium U21 | 1 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 22 November 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 4 June 2024 | |||
Club career
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
He made his debut for the Belgium national under-17 football team in September 2018.[10]