Nelson Amadin (born 31 October 2001) is a Dutch professional

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who plays as a

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for German club Schalke 04 II.

Career

Dordrecht

Born in

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, Amadin started his career in the youth of Spartaan '20, before moving to the

Feyenoord Feyenoord Rotterdam () is a Dutch professional football club in Rotterdam, which plays in the Eredivisie, the top tier in Dutch football. Founded as Wilhelmina in 1908, the club changed to various names before settling on being called after its ...

academy. In 2019, he moved to

FC Dordrecht Football Club Dordrecht, or simply FC Dordrecht () is a professional Dutch association football club based in Dordrecht, a city in the Western Netherlands, located in the province of South Holland. They currently compete in the Eerste Divisie, ...

as a free agent and signing a two-year contract. He made his senior debut on 15 November 2019 in a 1–1 home draw against

Roda JC Kerkrade Sportvereniging Roda Juliana Combinatie Kerkrade (; Ripuarian: ), also known as Roda JC Kerkrade () or commonly Roda JC or Roda, is a Dutch professional football club based in Kerkrade, Netherlands. Roda JC Kerkrade plays in the Eerste Divisie. ...

, coming on as a substitute in the 66th minute for Thomas Schalekamp. His contract was not renewed, making him a

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on 1 July 2021.

Schalke 04

On 7 January 2022, Amadin announced via

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that he had joined

Schalke 04 Fußballclub Gelsenkirchen-Schalke 04 e. V., commonly known as FC Schalke 04 (), Schalke 04 (), or abbreviated as S04 (), is a professional German football and multi-sports club originally from the Schalke district of Gelsenkirchen, North Rhine ...

. Shortly after, the club confirmed the signing and stated that he had been added to the

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competing in

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. He made his debut for the club on 22 January in a 4–1 away victory against

Borussia Mönchengladbach II Borussia Mönchengladbach II is a German association football club from the town of Mönchengladbach, North Rhine Westphalia. It is the reserve team of Borussia Mönchengladbach. The team's greatest success has been promotion to the tier four R ...

, immediately contributing with two goals to secure the win.

Personal life

Amadin is the cousin of

Bayern Munich Fußball-Club Bayern München e. V. (FCB, ), also known as FC Bayern (), Bayern Munich, or simply Bayern, is a German professional sports club based in Munich, Bavaria. It is best known for its professional men's football team, which pla ...

player

Joshua Zirkzee Joshua Orobosa Zirkzee (born 22 May 2001) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a forward for club Bologna. Club career Early years Born in Schiedam to a Nigerian mother and a Dutch father, Zirkzee began his footballing career as a ...

. They both played youth football with Spartaan '20.

References

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* * 2001 births Living people Dutch men's footballers Men's association football forwards Footballers from Rotterdam FC Dordrecht players FC Schalke 04 II players Eerste Divisie players Regionalliga players Dutch expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Germany Dutch expatriate sportspeople in Germany {{Netherlands-footy-forward-stub