Tristan Nydam
{{short description|Association football player (born 1999)}}
{{Use British English|date=August 2017}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2017}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Tristan Nydam
| image = TristanNydamPetIps1.jpg
| caption = Nydam playing for Ipswich Town in 2017
| fullname = Tristan Ryan Nydam{{cite web |url=https://www.efl.com/siteassets/efl-documents/efl-professional-retain-list--free-transfers---2017-18.pdf |title=Club list of registered players: As at 19th May 2018: Ipswich Town |publisher=English Football League |page=19 |accessdate=17 June 2018}}
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|1999|11|06}}{{cite web |title=Tristan Nydam|url=https://www.11v11.com/players/tristan-nydam-255046/|publisher=11v11 |accessdate=30 October 2019}}
| birth_place = Harare, Zimbabwe
| height = {{height|ft=5|in=7}}{{cite web |url=https://uk.soccerway.com/players/tristan-nydam/472261/ |title=Tristan Nydam Profile at Soccerway |publisher=Soccerway |accessdate=25 October 2019}}
| position = Midfielder / Left back
| currentclub =
| youthyears1 = 2008–2017
| youthclubs1 = Ipswich Town
| years1 = 2017–2021
| clubs1 = Ipswich Town
| caps1 = 20
| goals1 = 0
| years2 = 2018–2019
| clubs2 = → St Johnstone (loan)
| caps2 = 5
| goals2 = 0
| totalcaps = 25
| totalgoals = 0
| nationalyears1 = 2017
| nationalteam1 = England U18
| nationalcaps1 = 1
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| nationalyears2 = 2017
| nationalteam2 = England U19
| nationalcaps2 = 1
| nationalgoals2 = 0
}}
Tristan Ryan Nydam (born 6 November 1999) is a former professional footballer who played as a midfielder or left back. Nydam represented England at under-18 and under-19 levels.
Club career
=Ipswich Town=
Nydam was born in Zimbabwe and moved to England with his family when he was only 10, growing up in Colchester.[https://www.thestandard.co.zw/2016/11/13/zim-starlet-signs-first-pro-contract/ Zim starlet signs first pro contract] The Standard, 13 November 2016 He became a schoolboy player with Ipswich Town in 2008, before signing a two-year scholarship at Town in July 2016, and then went on to sign his first two-year professional contract in November 2016. He went on to make his full senior debut in the 2–0 win over Luton Town in the first round of the League Cup on 8 August 2017.{{cite web|title=Luton Town v Ipswich Town|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/40785846|publisher=BBC Sport|date=8 August 2017|accessdate=8 August 2017}} In November 2017, Nydam signed a new contract with Ipswich until 2021, with the option of an additional year extension.{{cite web|title=New Deal for Nydam|url=https://www.itfc.co.uk/news/2017/november/new-deal-for-tristan-nydam/|publisher=Ipswich Town F.C.|date=9 November 2017|accessdate=25 November 2020}} He made 20 appearances during his debut season for the Ipswich first-team.
==St Johnstone (loan)==
On 28 August 2018, Nydam signed a loan deal through to January 2019 with Scottish Premiership side St Johnstone.{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/45334611 |title=Tristan Nydam: St Johnstone take midfielder on loan from Ipswich |publisher=BBC Sport |date=28 August 2018 |accessdate=28 August 2018}} He made his debut for St Johnstone as a sub in a 2–1 away win over Hamilton Academical on 1 September. Nydam found his first team chances limited during his loan spell in Scotland, only making 5 appearances before being recalled in January following the end of his loan deal.{{soccerbase season|65079|2018|accessdate=3 June 2019}}
==Return to Ipswich Town==
Nydam made 1 substitute appearance for the first-team during the 2018–19 season after returning from loan in January, coming on as a substitute in a 0–2 loss away at Brentford on 10 April 2019.
In July 2019 he broke his ankle during a pre-season Friendly away at Notts County, ruling him out for 6 months.{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/49101164|title=Ipswich Town: Tristan Nydam to miss six months after breaking ankle|date=24 July 2019|publisher=BBC Sport}}
On 10 April 2021, two years to the day since his last competitive appearance, Nydam made his return from injury as a second-half substitute in a home match against Milton Keynes Dons.{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/56622005|title=Ipswich Town 0 - Milton Keynes Dons|date=10 April 2021|accessdate=10 April 2021|publisher=BBC Sport}} On 10 May 2021, Ipswich announced that Nydam would be released following the end of his contract.{{Cite web | url = https://www.itfc.co.uk/news/2021/may/sears-huws-wilson-and-nydam-leave-ipswich/ | title = Freddie Included in Further Exits | publisher = Ipswich Town F.C. | date = 10 May 2021 | access-date = 10 May 2021}}
Retirement
On 20 March 2022, Nydam announced his retirement from football at the age of 22.{{Cite web|url=https://www.eadt.co.uk/sport/ipswich-town/nydam-retires-due-to-ankle-injury-8769012|title= Former Town star Nydam announces retirement |date=20 March 2022|publisher=East Anglia Daily Times}}
International career
Nydam made his debut for the England under-18 national team in a 2–1 win against Qatar on 24 March 2017.{{Cite web | url = http://www.thefa.com/news/2017/mar/24/england-u18s-v-qatar-240317| publisher = The Football Association |accessdate = 24 March 2017| title = Tristan Nydam England U18 debut}}
He was named in the England under-19 squad for friendlies against Poland and Germany in September 2017.{{Cite web | url = https://www.twtd.co.uk/ipswich-town-news/32159/nydam-and-downes-in-england-u19s-squad| publisher = TWTD|accessdate = 24 August 2017| title = Tristan Nydam England U19 Call up}} He made his debut in the game against Poland, starting the game in a 7–1 win.{{Cite web|url=http://www.thefa.com/news/2017/sep/01/england-u19s-poland-report-010917|title= Paul Simpson's Young Lions kick-off their season in style at St. George's Park|date= 1 September 2017 |publisher=The Football Association|access-date=10 November 2017 }}
Career statistics
{{updated|match played 10 April 2021}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+Appearances and goals by club, season and competition | |||||||||
| rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season !rowspan="2"|Division !colspan="2"|League !colspan="2"|National Cup !colspan="2"|League Cup !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| rowspan="5"|Ipswich Town | 2017–18{{soccerbase season|65079|2017|accessdate=3 June 2019}}
|18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 20 | 0 |
| 2018–19
|Championship |1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 1 | 0 | |
| 2019–20{{soccerbase season|65079|2019|accessdate=3 June 2019}}
|0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020–21
|League One |1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| colspan="2"|Total
!20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 |
| St Johnstone (loan)
|5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 5 | 0 | |
| colspan="3"|Career total
!25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0 |
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Honours
References
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External links
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Category:Footballers from Harare
Category:Footballers from Colchester
Category:English men's footballers
Category:Men's association football midfielders
Category:Ipswich Town F.C. players
Category:St Johnstone F.C. players
Category:English Football League players
Category:Scottish Professional Football League players
Category:England men's youth international footballers