Nickel Chand

Nickel Chand
Personal information
Full name Nickel Nishal Chand[1]
Date of birth (1995-07-28) 28 July 1995
Place of birth Nabilo, Tailevu, Fiji[2]
Height 169 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Playing position Attacking midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Suva
Youth career
Suva
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012– Suva
National team‡
2011 Fiji U-17 1 (0)
2013-2015 Fiji U-20 8 (2)
2015 Fiji U-23 6 (1)
2016– Fiji 2 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12 June 2016.

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 12 June 2016

Nickel Nishal Chand (born 28 July 1995) is a Fijian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Suva in the National Football League.

International career

Chand was selected for the Fiji national under-20 team to compete at the 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup in May 2015. he played in all three of Fiji's group matches against Germany, Honduras and Uzbekistan.

Chand was also selected by the national under-23 team for the 2015 Pacific Games football tournament and scored a goal in their opening game against Vanuatu.[3]

On May 29 2016, Chand made his debut for the senior national team at the 2016 OFC Nations Cup in their 3–1 loss against New Zealand.

References

  1. ↑ "FIFA U-20 World Cup New Zealand 2015 List of Players" (PDF). FIFA. 19 June 2015. p. 5. Retrieved 30 May 2016.
  2. ↑ "Dream come true for the dairy farmer's son". Fiji Times. 1 June 2015. Retrieved 30 May 2016.
  3. ↑ "XV Pacific Games Results – Match Day 1". Oceania Football Confederation. 3 July 2015. Retrieved 23 June 2016.
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