Sid Nelson

Sid Nelson
Personal information
Full name Sidney Raymond Kenneth Nelson[1]
Date of birth (1996-01-01) 1 January 1996[2]
Place of birth Lewisham, England
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[3]
Playing position Defender
Club information
Current team
Millwall
Number 15
Youth career
2004–2014 Millwall
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014– Millwall 25 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20:45, 4 October 2016 (UTC).


Sidney Raymond Kenneth Nelson (born 1 January 1996) is an English professional footballer who plays for Millwall, as a defender.

Career

Nelson first signed for Millwall at the age of 8.[4] He was captain of their youth team,[5] and turned professional in August 2014.[6] He made his senior debut for them on 28 December 2014.[4][5] He was praised by manager Ian Holloway as the team's "best player" in that match.[5] Nelson stated it was a "dream" to play for the club his family supports.[4]

Career statistics

As of match played 4 October 2016.
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Millwall 2014–15[7] Championship 1401000150
2015–16[8] League One 90101030140
2016–17[9] League One 2000202060
Career total 250203050350

References

  1. "Professional retain list & free transfers 2012/13" (PDF). The Football League. 18 May 2013. p. 21. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 August 2014. Retrieved 4 January 2015.
  2. "Sid Nelson". Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 11 June 2015.
  3. "Sid Nelson". 11v11. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
  4. 1 2 3 "Sid Nelson: Boyhood dream fulfilled". Millwall F.C. 29 December 2014. Retrieved 2 January 2015.
  5. 1 2 3 Simon Parker (2 January 2015). "Rookie Nelson no stranger to cup ties against Bantams". Telegraph & Argus. Retrieved 2 January 2015.
  6. "Millwall defender Sid Nelson facing spell on sidelines". The Football League. 31 July 2014. Retrieved 3 January 2015.
  7. "Games played by Sid Nelson in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 April 2016.
  8. "Games played by Sid Nelson in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 April 2016.
  9. "Games played by Sid Nelson in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 August 2016.
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