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Nelson Amadin

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Nelson Amadin
Personal information
Full name Nelson Efosa Amadin
Date of birth (2001-10-31) 31 October 2001 (age 24)[1]
Place of birth Rotterdam, Netherlands[2]
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[1]
Position Forward
Team information
Current team
 Emmen
Number 11
Youth career
–2011 Spartaan'20
2011–2019 Feyenoord
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2021 Dordrecht 20 (0)
2022–2024 Schalke 04 II 43 (16)
2024–2025 TSV Hartberg 5 (0)
2025– Emmen 15 (3)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 28 April 2026

Nelson Efosa Amadin (born 31 October 2001) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a forward for Eerste Divisie club Emmen.

Career

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Dordrecht

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Born in Rotterdam, Amadin started his career in the youth of Spartaan '20, before moving to the Feyenoord academy. In 2019, he moved to FC Dordrecht as a free agent and signing a two-year contract.[3] He made his senior debut on 15 November 2019 in a 1–1 home draw against Roda JC Kerkrade, coming on as a substitute in the 66th minute for Thomas Schalekamp.[4] His contract was not renewed, making him a free agent on 1 July 2021.[5]

Schalke 04 II

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On 7 January 2022, Amadin announced via Instagram that he had joined Schalke 04.[6] Shortly after, the club confirmed the signing and stated that he had been added to the reserve team competing in Regionalliga West.[7] He made his debut for the club on 22 January in a 4–1 away victory against Borussia Mönchengladbach II, immediately contributing with two goals to secure the win.[8][9]

Emmen

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On 1 July 2025, Amadin signed a two-year contract with Emmen.[10]

Personal life

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Born in the Netherlands, Amadin is of Nigerian descent.[11] He is the cousin of Manchester United player Joshua Zirkzee. They both played youth football with Spartaan '20.[12]

Career statistics

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As of 9 July 2024[13]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueCupTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Dordrecht2019–20Eerste Divisie501060
2020–21Eerste Divisie15000150
Total20010210
Schalke 04 II2021–22Regionalliga West43—43
2022–23Regionalliga West111—111
2023–24Regionalliga West2812—2812
Total4316—4316
TSV Hartberg 2024–25 Austrian Bundesliga 000000
Career total6316106416

References

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  1. 1 2 Nelson Amadin at Soccerway. Retrieved 20 October 2020.
  2. ↑ "FC Dordrecht-aanvaller Nelson Amadin: 'Ik wil belangrijk zijn met mijn goals en mijn spel'". RTV Dordrecht (in Dutch). 12 August 2020. Retrieved 20 October 2020.
  3. ↑ "FC Dordrecht haalt Amadin van Feyenoord". Rijnmond (in Dutch). 19 June 2019. Retrieved 20 October 2020.
  4. ↑ "Roda JC speelt gelijk in en tegen Dordrecht" (in Dutch). Roda JC Kerkrade. 13 November 2019. Retrieved 20 October 2020.
  5. ↑ "Overzicht: Alle afgeronde zomertransfers in de Eredivisie". NU (in Dutch). 28 June 2021.
  6. ↑ Herms, Martin (7 January 2022). "Schalke holt Zirkzee-Cousin Nelson Amadin für die U23". WAZ (in German). Archived from the original on 7 January 2022. Retrieved 5 May 2022.
  7. ↑ "Offensiv-Allrounder für die U23: Nelson Amadin trägt ab sofort Königsblau". FC Schalke 04 (in German). 7 January 2022. Archived from the original on 7 January 2022. Retrieved 5 May 2022.
  8. ↑ "Borussia Mönchengladbach | U23 unterliegt dem FC Schalke mit 1:4". Borussia Mönchengladbach (in German). 22 January 2022. Archived from the original on 5 May 2022. Retrieved 5 May 2022.
  9. ↑ Witte, Marcel (25 January 2022). "Schalke 04: Neuzugänge treffen direkt und feiern doppeltes Traum-Debüt". Ruhr24 (in German). Archived from the original on 5 May 2022. Retrieved 5 May 2022.
  10. ↑ "FC Emmen versterkt zich met Nelson Amadin" [FC Emmen strengthens itself with Nelson Amadin] (in Dutch). FC Emmen. 1 July 2025. Retrieved 11 December 2025.
  11. ↑ "Official: After signing Joshua Zirkzee's cousin, TSV Hartberg loan in Omoregie from Salzburg | All Nigeria Soccer". www.allnigeriasoccer.com.
  12. ↑ Gouka, Mikos (11 March 2020). "Van A tot Zirkzee: zien we deze nieuwkomer in Koemans voorselectie?". Algemeen Dagblad (in Dutch). Retrieved 26 January 2021.
  13. ↑ "Nelson Amadin - Club matches". worldfootball.net.
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