Queensy Menig (born 19 August 1995) is a Dutch professional

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who plays as a winger for Serbian club

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Club career

Ajax

On 6 June 2012, Menig signed a three-year contract with

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, tying him down to the club until 30 June 2015. On 11 August 2014, he marked his debut for the reserves team Jong Ajax with two goals in an

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 t ...

match against

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. He made his first team debut in the KNVB Cup in the first official Amsterdam derby to be contested since 1983, scoring on his debut against

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in the

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. The match ended in a 9–0 victory for Ajax, with Menig scoring in the 70th minute of the match. In October 2014, Menig extended his contract with Ajax until 2019. He made his league debut for the clubs' first team on 6 December 2014, coming on as a 76th-minute substitute in the 5–0 win at home against Willem II.

Nantes

On 31 August 2017, it was announced that Menig had transferred to the French Ligue 1 side

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, who in turn immediately loaned him out to EFL League One

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on a season long loan spell. Menig was loaned out once again, this time to his former club

PEC Zwolle PEC Zwolle is a Dutch football club based in Zwolle, Netherlands. They play in the Eerste Divisie, the second tier of Dutch football, following relegation from the Eredivisie in the 2021–22 season. They have played in the Eredivisie for a total ...

, for the rest of the season.

Twente

On 9 September 2019, he returned to the Netherlands, signing a two-year contract with one-year extension option with

Twente Twente ( nl, Twente , Tweants dialect: ''Tweante'') is a region in the eastern Netherlands. It encompasses the most urbanised and easternmost part of the province of Overijssel. Twente is most likely named after the Tuihanti or Tvihanti, a Ge ...

. On 12 September, he made his debut for the club in a home match against

Fortuna Sittard Fortuna Sittard (; li, Fortuna Zitterd ) is a football club in Sittard, Netherlands. The club currently plays its football in the 12,500 capacity Fortuna Sittard Stadion and features in the Eredivisie. The club was established through a merger ...

, scoring the 1–0 goal after an assist from Jayden Oosterwolde, as Twente won 2–0. On 5 December 2020 he scored both goals in an impressive 1-2 win away against his former club

Partizan

On 2 September 2021 Menig signed a three-year deal with Partizan. The former Ajax academy graduate signed to Partizan from Twente for a fee around €700,000. Menig scored his first goal for

in his full debut against

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, in Round 1 of

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Menig was voted Player of the Week 11 in

Serbian SuperLiga The Serbian Super League ( sr, Супер лига Србије / Super liga Srbije), referred to as the Mozzart Bet Super League ( sr, Моцарт Бет Супер лига / Mozzart Bet Super liga) for sponsorship reasons, is a Serbian profes ...

after recording two assists and a goal in a 5–0 victory against Spartak Subotica. In the 17th round of the domestic championship, Menig scored a goal in a 4–1 victory over rivals

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. Queensy Menig started a solo action, ran towards the goal of Vojvodina and eventually shot past four players. He scored the winning goal in a 1–0 away victory over

Sparta Prague ) but refer to Spartans as "''Rudí''" ( en, The Dark Reds/The Maroons).'' Letenští'' , ground = Generali Česká pojišťovna Arena , capacity = 19,416 , clubname = Sparta Prague , image = Sparta Praha logo.png , image_size = 160px , fu ...

in the Europa Conference League knockout round play-offs. On October 25, 2023, Menig made his 100th appearance in the Partizan jersey in a 4–0 win against Radnički Kragujevac.

Personal life

Born in the Netherlands, Menig is of Surinamese descent.

Career statistics

Honours

Netherlands U-17 *

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Individual * Best player of

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: 2012

References

External links

Netherlands profile
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