Nicky Souren (born 18 December 1999) is a Dutch professional

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who plays as a

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for club

Cambuur SC Cambuur, also known as Cambuur Leeuwarden, or simply Cambuur, () is a Dutch Association football, football club from the city of Leeuwarden formed on 19 June 1964. They currently play in the Eredivisie, the top tier of Dutch football league sy ...

Club career

Roda JC

Souren was born in

Rotterdam Rotterdam ( , , , lit. ''The Dam on the River Rotte'') is the second largest city and municipality in the Netherlands. It is in the province of South Holland, part of the North Sea mouth of the Rhine–Meuse–Scheldt delta, via the ''"N ...

, but grew up in his mother's hometown of

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after his parents divorced. After having played one season for local club VV Eijsden, he progressed through the

Roda JC 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. ...

academy. In the second half of the 2017–18 Eredivisie season, he was included in the matchday squad of the first team on several occasions, but did not yet make his debut. He signed a contract with the club until 2020 on 21 March 2018. At the end of the season, Roda suffered relegation to the

Eerste Divisie The Eerste Divisie (, en, First Division) is the second-highest tier of football in the Netherlands. It is linked with the top-level Eredivisie and with the third-level Tweede Divisie via promotion/relegation systems. It is also known as the ...

. He made his

debut for Roda on 14 October 2018, starting in a 3–0 away loss to

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. On 30 November 2018, Souren scored his first goal, volleying home in a 5–0 away win over

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. Souren made a total of 60 appearances for Roda between 2017 and 2021, scoring twice.

MVV

On 25 August 2021, Souren signed a one-year contract with an option for an additional year with

MVV Maatschappelijke Voetbal Vereniging Maastricht (), commonly known as MVV Maastricht (, ) or simply as MVV, is a Dutch professional football club from the city of Maastricht. Founded on 2 April 1902, MVV Maastricht currently compete in the Eers ...

, making the move alongside teammate Mart Remans. He made his debut for the club two days later, starting in a 5–0 away loss to Volendam. He impressed during his first season with MVV and grew into an key player in midfield, extending his contract with the club by another season on 29 April 2022. Souren scored his first goal for MVV on 29 August 2022 in a 2–2 away draw against

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Cambuur

On 28 May 2024,

announced an agreement for the signing of Souren on a three-year deal, to be effective as of 1 July 2024. At Cambuur, Souren was set to work with head coach Henk de Jong, which reminded him of his late grandfather's words: "My grandfather was often here and always said, 'You need to work with Henk de Jong at Cambuur.' When Cambuur approached me, I found that very special."

International career

Souren made his international debut on 13 March 2015 for the Netherlands under-16 team, starting in a 4–0 friendly win over

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. He gained three caps at under-16 level. In December 2015, he was called up for Netherlands under-17 friendlies but was ruled out due to injury. He made a total of five appearances for the Netherlands youth national sides.

Personal life

Souren is a

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Souren, Nicky 1999 births Footballers from Rotterdam Living people Dutch men's footballers Netherlands men's youth international footballers Roda JC Kerkrade players MVV Maastricht players SC Cambuur players Eerste Divisie players Men's association football midfielders Dutch Christians Dutch people of Curaçao descent 21st-century Dutch people