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Maikel Nieves

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Maikel Nieves
Personal information
Full name Antonio Nieves Martín
Date of birth (1989-12-02) 2 December 1989 (age 34)
Place of birth Las Palmas, Spain
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
Råde
Youth career
Yoñe
Telde
Las Palmas
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2011 Las Palmas B
2011–2012 Vecindario 27 (3)
2012–2013 Rayo Cantabria
2013–2014 Vecindario
2014 Nybersgund 23 (15)
2015–2017 Kongsvinger 73 (27)
2018 Brommapojkarna 20 (0)
2019–2021 Fredrikstad 62 (11)
2022– Råde 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 January 2022

Antonio Nieves Martín (born 2 December 1989), commonly known as Maikel Nieves is a Spanish footballer who plays for Norwegian club Råde as a forward.

Club career

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Born in Las Palmas, Nieves started his youth career with the academy of CD Yoñe before passing through the youth setups of UD Telde and UD Las Palmas.[1] Subsequently, he went to play for lower league clubs in his native country, representing UD Vecindario and Rayo Cantabria.[2]

In April 2014, Nieves moved abroad for the first time and signed with Norwegian third-tier club Nybergsund IL-Trysil.[3] In his first season abroad, he contributed with 16 goals ans 11 assists. He moved to Kongsvinger IL Toppfotball in December.[4] He contributed with 11 goals in his first season with the club, with his team winning promotion to the second tier.[5] He went on to play regularly with the club, and also featured for the side in the 2016 Norwegian Football Cup final.[6] After amassing 85 caps and scoring 30 goals, Nieves left the club in December 2017.[7]

On 8 January 2018, Nieves switched to Swedish Allsvenskan club IF Brommapojkarna.[8] In January 2019, Nieves signed with Fredrikstad FK in the Norwegian 2. divisjon.[9]

Career statistics

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As of match played on 16 September 2018
Club Season League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Vexindario 2011–12[10] Segunda División B 27 3 0 0 27 3
Nybersgund 2014[11] 2. divisjon 23 15 2 1 25 16
Kongsvinger 2015[11] 2. divisjon 23 10 3 1 26 11
2016[11] 1. divisjon 25 8 5 1 2[a] 1 32 10
2017[11] 1. divisjon 25 9 2 0 27 9
Total 73 27 10 2 2 1 85 30
Brommapojkarna 2018[12] Allsvenskan 15 0 4 0 19 0
Career total 138 45 16 3 2 1 156 49
  1. ^ Appearances in Promotion Play-offs

References

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  1. ^ "El futbolista teldense Maikel Nieves repite temporada en el Kongsvinger noruego" [The Teldense player Maikel Nieves repeats season in the Norwegian Kongsvinger] (in Spanish). Teleactualidad. 8 January 2016. Retrieved 19 June 2018.
  2. ^ "Maikel Nieves, un delantero teldense a -25 grados" [Maikel Nieves, a Telden striker at -25 degrees] (in Spanish). Tinta Amarilla. 5 February 2015. Retrieved 31 March 2018.
  3. ^ "Nye fjes på Sundbana" [New mountain at Sundbana] (in Norwegian). Sundet Fotball. 4 April 2014. Retrieved 31 March 2018.
  4. ^ "Sundet-Nieves går til KIL" [Sundet-Nieves goes to KIL] (in Norwegian). Østlendingen. 26 December 2014. Retrieved 31 March 2018.
  5. ^ "Maikel Nieves en la final de la copa de Noruega" [Maikel Nieves at the end of the Norwegian Cup=_] (in Spanish). Tel Deporte. 18 November 2016. Retrieved 31 March 2018.
  6. ^ "From Gran Canaria to Ullevål". Fotboall Kanalen. 4 January 2017. Retrieved 31 March 2018.
  7. ^ "Tre fantastiske år" [Three Wonderful Years] (in Norwegian). Kopsvinger IL Top Football. 22 December 2017. Retrieved 31 March 2018.
  8. ^ "El teldense Maikel Nieves debutará en la máxima categoría de Suecia" [The Teldense Maikel Nieves will debut in the top category of Sweden] (in Spanish). Tinta Marilla. 8 January 2018. Retrieved 31 March 2018.
  9. ^ Overganger i 2.divisjon vinter 2019, sportshjornet.com, 9 January 2019
  10. ^ "Maikel: Antonio Nieves Martín". BDFutbol. Retrieved 31 March 2018.
  11. ^ a b c d "Martin Antonio Nieves". Fotball. Retrieved 31 March 2018.
  12. ^ "Maikel Nieves". Soccerway. Retrieved 31 March 2018.
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