Patti Bill Nicholls (born 3 June 1993) is a

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who plays as a

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for

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. He made his debut for the

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in November 2015 in their 2–1 win against

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in which he scored the second goal.

Personal life

Bill is the son of former Vanuatu national rep, Morsen Nicholls, who now lives in

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Career statistics

:''Scores and results list Vanuatu's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Nicholls goal.''

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* * 1993 births Living people Vanuatuan men's footballers Men's association football defenders Vanuatu men's international footballers Vanuatu men's youth international footballers 2016 OFC Nations Cup players Tafea F.C. players AS Magenta players {{Vanuatu-footy-bio-stub