Nickenson Paul

Nickenson Paul
Personal information
Full name Nickenson Stephan Paul
Date of birth (1997-08-25) 25 August 1997 (age 27)
Place of birth Oranjestad, Aruba
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Position(s) Center-back
Team information
Current team
Dakota
Number 3
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2022 Dakota 161 (11)
2022 AO Poros 12 (0)
2023– Dakota 18 (2)
International career
2012 Aruba U17[2] 2 (0)
2012–2015 Aruba U20[2] 7 (0)
2014– Aruba 25 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 9 December 2023

Nickenson Stephan Paul (born 25 August 1997) is an Aruban footballer who plays as a defender for Dakota and the Aruba national football team.[2]

Career

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Club career

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Paul started his career with Dakota in 2015, where he helped the club to win the Aruban Division di Honor twice in 2018 and 2022. In 2017, Paul traveled to Belgium to take part in an 11-day trial with RKC Waalwijk.[3] The following year, he was nominated by the Aruba Football Federation to attend the MLS Caribbean Combine.[4]

He transferred to AO Poros in 2022.[5] In 2023 he played with Dakota in the Aruban Division di Honor and in the 2023 CONCACAF Caribbean Shield.

International career

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Paul made his senior international debut on 30 March 2014, coming on as an 89th-minute substitute for Denzel Dumfries in a 2–0 friendly victory over Guam.[6]

Career statistics

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International

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As of matches played 20 November 2023.[7]
National team Year Apps Goals
Aruba 2014 1 0
2015 1 0
2016 2 0
2018 3 0
2019 7 0
2021 4 0
2022 3 0
2023 4 0
Total 25 0

Honours

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Dakota

References

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  1. ^ "Profile of N. Paul". footballcritic.com. Retrieved 16 June 2019.
  2. ^ a b c "Aruba – N. Paul – Profile with news, career statistics and history – Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 28 September 2019.
  3. ^ "Nickenson Paul lo haci try-out cu RKC Waalwijk" [Nickenson Paul will do a try-out with RKC Waalwijk]. Mas Noticia (in Papiamento). 20 April 2017. Retrieved 9 December 2023.
  4. ^ "Nickenson Paul a regresa for di 'try out' di Mayor League". 24ora.com. 28 October 2018. Retrieved 3 June 2024.
  5. ^ "ΝΙΚΕΝΣΟΝ ΠΟΛ: "ΑΙΣΘΑΝΟΜΑΙ ΠΟΛΥ ΑΝΕΤΑ ΣΤΟΝ ΠΟΡΟ ΚΑΙ ΣΤΟ ΗΡΑΚΛΕΙΟ, ΠΡΟΚΛΗΣΗ ΠΟΥ Θ' ΑΓΩΝΙΣΤΩ ΣΤΗΝ ΟΜΑΔΑ"". facebook.com. Retrieved 2 November 2022.
  6. ^ "Aruba vs. Guam (2:0)". national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
  7. ^ Nickenson Paul at National-Football-Teams.com
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