Mickaël Nelson (born 2 February 1990) is a French

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who plays for

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. His family hails from the island of

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Football career

In January 2008, Montpellier and Nelson agreed to a professional contract. He was given the number 13 shirt. He made his professional football debut on 12 May 2008 in a

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match with Montpellier against

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coming on as a substitute in the 78th minute. Montpellier would win the match 2–1 with a late goal from Mapou Yanga-Mbiwa. He captained the Montpellier U-18 squad that won the 2008–09 Coupe Gambardella and the coveted Swan d'Or. He has spent time on trial at Portsmouth FC and Standard Liège and signed for SV Babelsberg 03 in 2011. He was released by the

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club after one season.

International career

Nelson played on the France U-19 squad. He made his debut participating in the opening match of the 2008 Sendaï Cup. He participated in the

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with the under-19 team. He played in all four of the squad's matches including the semi-final, where they suffered elimination losing 1–3 in

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References

External links

Profile on ''Foot Mercato''

LFP Profile
* 1990 births Living people French men's footballers Montpellier HSC players SV Babelsberg 03 players FC Sète 34 players France men's youth international footballers 3. Liga players Men's association football defenders ES Paulhan-Pézenas players {{france-footy-defender-1990s-stub