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Daniel Nimick (born September 22, 2000) is a Canadian professional soccer player who plays for HFX Wanderers in the Canadian Premier League.
 Nimick with HFX Wanderers in 2023 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | September 22, 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Happy Valley-Goose Bay, Canada | ||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | HFX Wanderers | ||
| Number | 2 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Beckwithshaw Saints | |||
| Pannal Ash | |||
| 2009–2017 | Leeds United | ||
| 2017–2019 | Harrogate Town | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2022 | Western Michigan Broncos | 65 | (12) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019 | Harrogate Town | 0 | (0) |
| 2021 | Grand Rapids FC | 11 | (1) |
| 2022 | South Bend Lions | 9 | (3) |
| 2023– | HFX Wanderers | 51 | (14) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of October 19, 2024 | |||
Nimick was born in Happy Valley-Goose Bay, Newfoundland and Labrador in Canada,[1] to an English mother and an Irish/Northern Irish father, where his father who was part of the Royal Air Force and was posted at CFB Goose Bay.[2] After he turned one, his family moved to Harrogate, England.[2] Nimick first played youth football with the Beckwithshaw Saints Junior Football Club and Pannal Ash Junior Football Club.[3] At age eight, he joined the Leeds United academy, where he played for eight years.[3] He then joined Harrogate Town's youth program, where he captained the youth side to the U23 Pro Development League title in 2019.[3]
In 2019, Nimick moved to the United States to attend Western Michigan University, where he played for the men's soccer team.[4] On November 15, 2019, he scored his first collegiate goal in the team's Mid-American Conference Championship semifinal loss against the West Virginia Mountaineers.[5] He was named to the All-MAC Tournament Team as a freshman.[6] In his sophomore season, he was converted to a centre-back, after having previously playing as a holding midfielder.[7] That season, he was named to the All-MAC First Team,[8] the All-North Region Second Team,[9] and was an Academic All-MAC selection.[6] In his junior season, he was named to the All-MAC Second Team,[10] and was an Academic All-MAC.[6]
In his senior season, he scored eight goals (including five game-winning goals.[11] He was named MAC Player of the Year and named to the All-MAC First Team.[12][13] He was also named to the All-North Region First Team,[14] as well as being named a 2022 NCAA Division I Men's All-American Second Team.[15][16] He was also an Academic All-MAC selection and Scholar All-American First Team.[17][18] Over his four seasons with the Broncos, he scored 12 goals and added seven assists.[19]
In 2019, he made his senior debut with Harrogate Town in a cup competition.[3]
In 2021, Nimick played with Grand Rapids FC in USL League Two.[20] In 2022, he joined fellow USL2 club South Bend Lions FC.[21]
In December 2022, he was selected in the second-round (42nd overall) in the 2023 MLS SuperDraft by Vancouver Whitecaps FC.[22][23] In training camp, he was assigned to train with the second team, Whitecaps FC 2 of MLS Next Pro, but chose not to sign with them.[24]
In February 2023, he signed a one-year contract, with a club option for 2024, with Canadian Premier League club HFX Wanderers FC.[25][26] In doing so, Nimick became the first player from Newfoundland and Labrador to sign for a club in the league.[27] He made his professional debut on April 15, 2023, in a league match against Atlético Ottawa, before being named to the CPL Team of the Week following the match.[28][29] On June 30, he scored his first goal, netting a penalty kick during stoppage time to give the Wanderers a 2–1 victory over Forge FC.[30][31][32] After scoring his fourth goal of the season on August 26, he was named the CPL Player of the Week.[33] He was subsequently named the CPL Player of the Month for August.[34] At the end of the season, he was nominated for the league's Defender of the Year award,[35][36] as well as the Players' Player of the Year award,[37] and was named to the CPL Best XI.[38]
For the 2024 season, Nimick was named an assistant captain for HFX Wanderers.[39][40] On July 18, 2024, he scored two penalties, before being denied another one by Jonathan Viscosi, in a 3–1 league victory over Valour FC.[41]
| Club | Season | League | Playoffs | Domestic Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Harrogate Town | 2018–19 | National League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Grand Rapids FC | 2021[20] | USL League Two | 11 | 1 | – | – | – | 11 | 1 | |||
| South Bend Lions | 2022[21] | USL League Two | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 10 | 3 | ||
| HFX Wanderers | 2023 | Canadian Premier League | 27 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 29 | 6 | |
| 2024 | 24 | 8 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 25 | 9 | ||||
| Total | 51 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 15 | ||
| Career total | 71 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 76 | 19 | ||
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