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Belgian association football player (born 2002)
Rob Nizet
Personal information
Date of birth (2002-04-14) 14 April 2002 (age 22)
Place of birth Banjul, The Gambia
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team Willem II
Number 22
Youth career
0000–2019 RSCA Futures
2019-2021 Norwich City
2021-2023 Lecce
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2023-2024 Lommel 16 (0)
2024- Willem II 24 (2)
International career
2018-2019 Belgium U17 11 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 January 2025

Rob Nizet (born 14 April 2002) is a Gambian-born professional footballer who plays as a defender for Eredivisie side Willem II. He is a Belgium youth international.

Club career

Born in The Gambia, he was in the youth academy at RSCA Futures prior to joining Norwich City during the 2019-2020 season. He joined Italian side Lecce in August 2021.

He joined Lommel S.K. in Belgium in January 2023. He joined Willem II in January 2024, agreeing to an eighteen month contract. He scored his first goal for the club in a 4-1 Eerste Divisie win over Jong AZ in April 2024. The following month, he gained promotion to the Eredivisie with Willem II.

International career

He made his debut for the Belgium national under-17 football team in September 2018.

References

  1. "Rob Nizet". Soccerway. Retrieved 9 November 2024.
  2. "Via Gambia, Belgium, England and Italy to Tilburg: this is coffee lover and Willem II newcomer Rob Nizet". bd.nl. 26 January 2024. Retrieved 9 November 2024.
  3. Ghislain, Pierre (November 24, 2020). "The nice first double from Rob Nizet, Belgian U19 international, in Premier League 2". Walfoot.be. Retrieved 9 November 2024.
  4. Malice, Florent (August 14, 2021). "Young Belgian Rob Nizet leaves Norwich City for Italy". walfootbe. Retrieved 9 November 2024.
  5. "OFFICIAL: Nizet closes door in Lommel and goes on a promotion hunt in the Netherlands". Voetbal Primeur. 20 January 2024. Retrieved 9 November 2024.
  6. Vanden Driessche, Niels (November 2, 2023). "Former Purple Talent Rob Nizet returns to RSCA Futures with Lommel: "It is always special to compete against an ex-club"". Nieuwsblad.be. Retrieved 9 November 2024.
  7. "White smoke in Tilburg: Belgian left back signs for one and a half years". bndestem.nl. 21 January 2024. Retrieved 9 November 2024.
  8. "Willem II krijgt nog één waarschuwing van 'ontgoochelde en blije' trainer: 'Hier kom je niet altijd mee weg'". ed.nl. 13 April 2024. Retrieved 8 November 2024.
  9. "Rob Nizet promotes to Eredivisie with Willem II: "We've already celebrated, now it's time to put the icing on the cake"". Nieuwsblad.be. 8 May 2024. Retrieved 9 November 2024.
  10. "BELGIUM U17 VS. ENGLAND U17 2 - 6". Soccerway. 11 September 2018. Retrieved 9 November 2024.


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