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.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Antonio Nieves Martín | ||
| Date of birth | 2 December 1989 | ||
| 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 | |||
Club career edit
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 edit
- 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 | ||
- ^ Appearances in Promotion Play-offs
References edit
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Nye fjes på Sundbana" [New mountain at Sundbana] (in Norwegian). Sundet Fotball. 4 April 2014. Retrieved 31 March 2018.
- ^ "Sundet-Nieves går til KIL" [Sundet-Nieves goes to KIL] (in Norwegian). Østlendingen. 26 December 2014. Retrieved 31 March 2018.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "From Gran Canaria to Ullevål". Fotboall Kanalen. 4 January 2017. Retrieved 31 March 2018.
- ^ "Tre fantastiske år" [Three Wonderful Years] (in Norwegian). Kopsvinger IL Top Football. 22 December 2017. Retrieved 31 March 2018.
- ^ "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.
- ^ Overganger i 2.divisjon vinter 2019, sportshjornet.com, 9 January 2019
- ^ "Maikel: Antonio Nieves Martín". BDFutbol. Retrieved 31 March 2018.
- ^ a b c d "Martin Antonio Nieves". Fotball. Retrieved 31 March 2018.
- ^ "Maikel Nieves". Soccerway. Retrieved 31 March 2018.
External links edit
- Maikel Nieves at BDFutbol
- Maikel Nieves at LaPreferente.com (in Spanish)