Gregory Nelson

For other people named Gregory Nelson, see Gregory Nelson (disambiguation).

Gregory Nelson (born 31 January 1988) is a Dutch professional footballer who last played for Chennaiyin FC in the Indian Super League, as a winger.

Gregory Nelson

Personal information
Date of birth	(1988-01-31) 31 January 1988 (age 36)
Place of birth	Amsterdam, Netherlands
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Position(s)	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, correct as of 12:57, 2 April 2019 (UTC)

Early and personal life

Born in Amsterdam,^[1] Nelson is of Surinamese descent.^[2]

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

In June 2011, Nelson expressed interest in representing Suriname at international level.^[2]

Honours

Chennaiyin FC

• Indian Super League: 2017–18^[13]

References

1. Gregory Nelson at Soccerway. Retrieved 2 April 2019.
2. "Suriprofs willen Suriname naar WK voetbal loodsen" (in Dutch). Star Nieuws. 27 June 2011. Retrieved 2 April 2019.
3. "ISL 2017: Chennaiyin FC Sign Dutch Winger Gregory Nelson". Goal.com. 12 September 2017. Retrieved 2 April 2019.
4. "Profile" (in Dutch). Voetbal International. Retrieved 2 April 2019.
5. Guus Hetterscheid (19 October 2017). "Hoe Gregory Nelson zich op billboards in India wil schieten" (in Dutch). Elf Voetbal. Retrieved 2 April 2019.
6. Niki Alexandrov (11 June 2010). "ЦСКА се подсили с играч на АЗ Алкмаар" (in Bulgarian). Gong. Retrieved 2 April 2019.
7. "Димитър Борисов: Зику и Нелсън са продадени, ЦСКА ще свива бюджета". Dnevnik. 30 December 2011. Retrieved 2 April 2019.
8. "БОТЕВ ПРИВЛЕЧЕ ГРЕГЪРИ НЕЛСЪН" (in Bulgarian). PFC Botev Plovdiv. 9 October 2015. Retrieved 2 April 2019.
9. "БОТЕВ С ТРУДЕН И ЦЕНЕН УСПЕХ НАД ПИРИН, НЕЛСЪН ДЕБЮТИРА С ПОБЕДЕН ГОЛ" (in Bulgarian). PFC Botev Plovdiv. 23 October 2015. Retrieved 2 April 2019.
10. "Нельсон вместо Кайсара будет играть в Бахрейне" (in Russian). Sports KZ. 21 February 2017. Retrieved 2 April 2019.
11. "Gregory Nelson signed for Chennaiyin FC". New Indian Express. 12 September 2017. Archived from the original on 15 November 2017. Retrieved 2 April 2019.
12. "Chennaiyin part ways with midfielder Gregory Nelson". Indian Super League. 23 April 2019. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
13. "Chennaiyin FC conquer fortress Bengaluru to lift ISL 4 title". The Indian Express. 18 March 2018. Archived from the original on 20 March 2018. Retrieved 20 March 2018.