Nina Nijstad
{{Short description|Dutch footballer (born 2003)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2025}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Nina Nijstad
| image =
| caption =
| full_name = Nina Iyobosa Nekpen Nijstad
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|2003|03|05}}
| birth_place = Leeuwarden, Netherlands
| height = 1.74 m
| position = Midfielder
| currentclub = PSV
| clubnumber = 20
| youthyears1 = 2011–2018
| youthclubs1 = LAC Frisia 1883
| youthyears2 = 2018–2021
| youthclubs2 = Heerenveen
| years1 = 2021–2023
| clubs1 = Heerenveen
| caps1 = 48
| goals1 = 3
| years2 = 2023–
| clubs2 = PSV
| caps2 = 43
| goals2 = 6
| nationalyears1 = 2022
| nationalteam1 = Netherlands U19
| nationalcaps1 = 3
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| nationalyears2 = 2022
| nationalteam2 = Netherlands U20
| nationalcaps2 = 6
| nationalgoals2 = 0
| nationalyears3 = 2022–
| nationalteam3 = Netherlands U23
| nationalcaps3 = 17
| nationalgoals3 = 3
| nationalyears4 = 2024–
| nationalteam4 = Netherlands
| nationalcaps4 = 2
| nationalgoals4 = 2
| club-update = 17 May 2025
| ntupdate = 7 April 2025
}}
Nina Iyobosa Nekpen Nijstad (born 5 March 2003) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for PSV and the Netherlands national team.{{Soccerway|692638}}
Club career
Nijstad started her youth career with LAC Frisia 1883, before joining Heerenveen in 2018.{{cite web|title=Aanvoerder SC Heerenveen Vrouwen: "Ik leer er veel van, dat is goed"|url=https://www.feanonline.nl/aanvoerder-sc-heerenveen-vrouwen-ik-leer-er-veel-van-dat-is-goed/|date=28 February 2023|access-date=10 January 2025}} She made her professional debut for Heerenveen on 12 March 2021 in a 2–6 defeat to Twente.{{cite web|title=Nina Nijstad over droomstap naar PSV: "dit is waar je al die jaren zo hard voor hebt gewerkt"|url=https://www.rondomvandaag.nl/leeuwarden/sport/33334/nina-nijstad-over-droomstap-naar-psv-dit-is-waar-je-al-die-ja|date=7 April 2023|access-date=10 January 2025}}
On 21 March 2023, PSV announced that Nijstad will join the club on 1 July 2023.{{cite web|title=Nijstad to PSV Women as of July 1|url=https://www.psv.nl/en/media/artikel/transfer-nijstad-per-1-juli-naar-psv-vrouwen|date=21 March 2023|access-date=10 January 2025}} In April 2024, she extended her contract with the club until June 2028.{{cite web|title=Nina Nijstad extends contract until mid-2028|url=https://www.psv.nl/media/artikel/contractnieuws-nina-nijstad-verlengt-contract-tot-medio-2028|date=10 April 2024|access-date=10 January 2025}}
International career
Formerly a Netherlands youth international, Nijstad represented the nation from under-19 level. She was part of the Dutch squad which finished fourth at the 2022 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup.{{cite web|title=Definitieve selectie Vrouwen onder 20 voor WK 2022 bekend|url=https://www.onsoranje.nl/nieuws/jeugd-vrouwen-onder-20/80329/definitieve-selectie-vrouwen-onder-20-voor-wk-2022-bekend|date=22 July 2022|access-date=10 January 2025}}{{cite web|title=Oranje eindigt WK onder 20 als vierde na verlies tegen Brazilië|url=https://www.onsoranje.nl/nieuws/jeugd-vrouwen-onder-20/80366/oranje-eindigde-wk-onder-20-als-vierde-na-verlies-tegen-brazili%C3%AB|date=29 August 2022|access-date=10 January 2025}}
In March 2024, Nijstad received her first call-up to the Netherlands national team.{{cite web|title=Drie debutanten in Oranjeselectie (v) voor EK-kwalificatieduels|url=https://www.onsoranje.nl/nieuws/nederlands-elftal-vrouwen/81342/drie-debutanten-oranjeselectie-v-voor-ek-kwalificatieduels|date=26 March 2024|access-date=10 January 2025}} She made her international debut on 25 October 2024 by scoring two goals in a record breaking 15–0 win against Indonesia.{{cite web|title=Oranje Leeuwinnen vermorzelen Indonesië en boeken recordzege: ‘Dit is niet het vrouwenvoetbal van nu’|url=https://www.ad.nl/nederlands-voetbal/oranje-leeuwinnen-vermorzelen-indonesie-en-boeken-recordzege-dit-is-niet-het-vrouwenvoetbal-van-nu~a31b1680|date=26 October 2024|access-date=10 January 2025}}{{cite web|title=Oranjemiddenvelder mocht niet op voetballen, maar speelt nu bij Nederland en PSV|url=https://www.meemetoranje.nl/nederlands-elftal-vrouwen/nieuws/nina-nijstad-mocht-niet-op-voetballen-maar-speelt-nu-bij-oranje-en-psv|date=29 November 2024|access-date=10 January 2025}}
Personal life
Nijstad was born in the Netherlands to a Nigerian father and a Dutch mother.{{cite web|title=Nina: ‘Nigerian’ out to stop Falconets|url=https://punchng.com/nina-nigerian-out-to-stop-falconets/|date=21 August 2022|access-date=10 January 2025}} She is a fan of Real Madrid.{{cite web|title='I've made a lot of strides this season, as a football star and as a person'|url=https://www.psv.nl/en/media/artikel/interview-ik-heb-dit-seizoen-veel-stappen-gezet-als-voetbalster-en-als-persoon|date=14 May 2024|access-date=10 January 2025}}
Career statistics
=International=
{{updated|match played 29 November 2024}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by national team and year | |||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| rowspan="1"|Netherlands
|2024 | 2 | 2 | |
| colspan="2"|Total||2||2 |
:Scores and results list Netherlands' goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Nijstad goal.
| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ List of international goals scored by Nina Nijstad | ||||||
| scope="col"|No.
!scope="col"|Date !scope="col"|Venue !scope="col"|Opponent !scope="col"|Score !scope="col"|Result !scope="col"|Competition | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align="center"|1 | rowspan="2"|25 October 2024 | rowspan="2"|De Vijverberg, Doetinchem, Netherlands | rowspan="2"|{{fbw|INA}} | align="center"|10–0 | rowspan="2" style="text-align:center"|15–0 | rowspan="2"|Friendly |
| align="center"|2 | align="center"|12–0 |
Honours
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{WorldFootball.net|nina-nijstad}}
- [https://www.onsoranje.nl/teams/207834/speler/26986 Senior national team profile] at Onsoranje.nl {{in lang|nl}}
- [https://www.onsoranje.nl/teams/339323/speler/26986 Under-23 national team profile] at Onsoranje.nl {{in lang|nl}}
- [https://www.onsoranje.nl/teams/327978/speler/26986 Under-20 national team profile] at Onsoranje.nl {{in lang|nl}}
- [https://www.onsoranje.nl/teams/210484/speler/26986 Under-19 national team profile] at Onsoranje.nl {{in lang|nl}}
{{PSV (women) squad}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Nijstad, Nina}}
Category:Footballers from Leeuwarden
Category:Women's association football midfielders
Category:Dutch women's footballers
Category:Netherlands women's youth international footballers
Category:Netherlands women's international footballers