Norichio Nieveld

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Norichio Nieveld

| image =

| caption =

| fullname =

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1989|4|25|df=y}}

| birth_place = 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands

| height = 1.89 m{{soccerway|norichio-nieveld/71807|accessdate=9 February 2019}}

| position = Centre back

| currentclub = Kozakken Boys

| clubnumber = 23

| youthyears1 =

| youthclubs1 = OSC '45

| youthyears2 = 1999–2002

| youthclubs2 = FC Den Bosch

| youthyears3 = 2002–2008

| youthclubs3 = Feyenoord

| years1 = 2008–2009

| clubs1 = Feyenoord

| caps1 = 3

| goals1 = 0

| years2 = 2009–2012

| clubs2 = Excelsior

| caps2 = 95

| goals2 = 4

| years3 = 2012–2013

| clubs3 = PEC Zwolle

| caps3 = 4

| goals3 = 0

| years4 = 2013–2015

| clubs4 = Eindhoven

| caps4 = 72

| goals4 = 4

| years5 = 2015–2017

| clubs5 = Go Ahead Eagles

| caps5 = 28

| goals5 = 0

| years6 = 2018–2019

| clubs6 = TOP Oss

| caps6 = 47

| goals6 = 3

| years7 = 2019–

| clubs7 = Kozakken Boys

| caps7 = 21

| goals7 = 0

| nationalyears1 = 2003–2004

| nationalteam1 = Netherlands U15

| nationalcaps1 = 4

| nationalgoals1 = 1

| nationalyears2 = 2004–2005

| nationalteam2 = Netherlands U16

| nationalcaps2 = 5

| nationalgoals2 = 0

| nationalyears3 = 2005–2006

| nationalteam3 = Netherlands U17

| nationalcaps3 = 13

| nationalgoals3 = 2

| nationalyears4 = 2007

| nationalteam4 = Netherlands U18

| nationalcaps4 = 2

| nationalgoals4 = 0

| nationalyears5 = 2008

| nationalteam5 = Netherlands U19

| nationalcaps5 = 3

| nationalgoals5 = 0

| nationalyears6 = 2009–2010

| nationalteam6 = Netherlands U20

| nationalcaps6 = 2

| nationalgoals6 = 0

| club-update = 18:27, 9 September 2020 (UTC)

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Norichio Nieveld (born 25 April 1989) is a Dutch footballer who plays as a centre back for Kozakken Boys in the Dutch Tweede Divisie.

He formerly played for Feyenoord, Excelsior, PEC Zwolle, FC Eindhoven and Go Ahead Eagles. He is also a former Netherlands youth international, gaining 29 caps at different age levels.

Club career

Born in Den Bosch, and playing youth football at OSC '45, FC Den Bosch and Feyenoord,{{cite web |title=Norichio Nieveld zegt profvoetbal vaarwel |url=http://www.073voetbal.nl/2019/02/15/norichio-nieveld-zegt-profvoetbal-vaarwel/ |website=www.073voetbal.nl |accessdate=9 September 2020 |language=Dutch |date=15 February 2019}} Nieveld made his senior debut for Feyenoord during the 2008–09 season, before moving to Excelsior a season later.{{in lang|nl}} [http://www.vi.nl/spelers/carriere/norichio-nieveld.htm Voetbal International profile]

In the summer of 2012 Nieveld moved to PEC Zwolle after being a fee agent. He was signed after playing with Team VVCS, which consists of unemployed football players. On 14 July 2013, he signed with Eindhoven, who had just appointed Jean-Paul de Jong as new head coach.{{cite news |last1=Wijnen |first1=Mayke |title=FC Eindhoven heeft Nieveld en Beekmans binnen |url=https://www.ed.nl/fc-eindhoven/fc-eindhoven-heeft-nieveld-en-beekmans-binnen~a6774a39/ |work=Eindhovens Dagblad |date=13 July 2013 |language=nl}} After two seasons with Eindhoven, Go Ahead Eagles picked him up on a free transfer.{{cite news |last1=Timmer |first1=Marco |title=Go Ahead Eagles kaapt Nieveld weg voor de neus van NEC |url=https://www.vi.nl/nieuws/go-ahead-eagles-kaapt-nieveld-weg-voor-de-neus-van-nec |work=Voetbal International |date=5 July 2015 |language=nl}} After two years in Deventer, Nieveld was once left to look for a new club.{{cite news |last1=Inan |first1=Johan |title=Nieveld: 'Ik had op meer krediet gerekend' |url=https://www.destentor.nl/ga-eagles/nieveld-ik-had-op-meer-krediet-gerekend~ac552850/ |work=de Stentor |date=26 May 2017 |language=nl}} At the end of July 2017, the clubless defender was on trial at VVV-Venlo, but he did declined a contract not wanting to serve as a backup behind Nils Röseler and Jerold Promes.{{cite news |last1=Hakim |first1=Qasim |title=Nieveld zegt nee tegen VVV |url=https://www.limburger.nl/cnt/dmf20170728_00044176 |work=De Limburger |date=28 July 2017 |language=nl}} In January 2018, Nieveld continued his career at FC Oss.{{cite news |title=Norichio Nieveld vervolgt loopbaan bij FC Oss |url=https://www.destentor.nl/ga-eagles/norichio-nieveld-vervolgt-loopbaan-bij-fc-oss~a9ba2770/ |work=de Stentor |date=24 January 2018 |language=nl}}

In February 2019, it was announced that Nieveld had signed with Kozakken Boys in the Tweede Divisie.{{cite news |title=Kozakken Boys slaat toe met Norichio Nieveld |url=https://tweededivisie.nl/nieuws/kozakken-boys-slaat-toe-met-norichio-nieveld/ |work=Tweede Divisie |date=14 February 2019 |language=nl}}

International career

Nieveld is of Surinamese descent, and has represented the unofficial Suriname national football team in a friendly 1–1 tie with Trinidad and Tobago Pro League champions W Connection in 2014.{{cite web| url = http://nos.nl/artikel/2010752-aarzelende-start-suriname-op-weg-naar-wk-2018.html| title = Aarzelende start Suriname op weg naar WK 2018 {{!}} NOS}} He is also a former Netherlands youth international.{{cite news |title=Nieveld, Biseswar in Beloftenelftal |url=https://www.onsoranje.nl/nieuws/jeugd-mannen-beloftenelftal/1010/nieveld-biseswar-beloftenelftal |work=Ons Oranje |date=6 February 2009 |language=nl}}

Personal life

Nieveld began studying law at the Open University of the Netherlands during the later part of his football career.{{cite news |last1=Net |first1=Jeffrey van der |title=Norichio Nieveld: leerling advocaat in de verdediging van Kozakken Boys |url=https://voetbaljournaal.com/voetbalnieuws/midden-brabant/norichio-nieveld-leerling-advocaat-in-de-verdediging-van-kozakken-boys/ |work=VoetbalJournaal |date=15 January 2020 |language=nl}}