Ché Nunnely (born 4 February 1999) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a right winger for Heerenveen.

Ché Nunnely
Nunnely with the Netherlands U18 in March 2017
Personal information
Date of birth (1999-02-04) 4 February 1999 (age 25)
Place of birth Almere, Netherlands
Height 1.64 m (5 ft 5 in)
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
Heerenveen
Number 7
Youth career
0000–2009 Almere City
2009–2013 Utrecht
2012–2019 Ajax
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2019 Jong Ajax 42 (10)
2019–2022 Willem II 88 (17)
2023– Heerenveen 25 (1)
International career
2013–2014 Netherlands U15 5 (3)
2014–2015 Netherlands U16 11 (1)
2015–2016 Netherlands U17 13 (2)
2016–2017 Netherlands U18 7 (2)
2017–2018 Netherlands U19 14 (3)
2018–2019 Netherlands U20 12 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12 November 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19 November 2019

Club career

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Ajax

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Nunnely joined the Ajax Youth Academy form the youth ranks of FC Utrecht in 2012. From the age of 16 he was a permanent fixture in the clubs' A1 selection, the under-19 team, having won the U19 national championship on three occasions (2018–19, 2016–17, 2015–16). He made his professional debut in the Eerste Divisie for Jong Ajax on 13 January 2017 in a game against FC Emmen.[1] Unable to break into the first team, Nunnely transferred to Willem II having played two seasons for the reserves team Jong Ajax, amassing 42 caps while scoring 10 goals and helping his side to win the 2017–18 Eerste Divisie title.[2]

Willem II

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On 19 June 2019, it was announced that Nunnely had signed a three-year contract with Eredivisie side Willem II.[3] He made his debut on 2 August in a 3–1 away win over PEC Zwolle.[4] On 10 November he scored his first two goals of the season in the home game against PSV, lifting his team to a 2–1 victory.[5] For the 2019–20 season, Nunnely finished with four goals and six assists to his name, achieved in 25 league appearances.[6]

Heerenveen

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On 19 January 2023, Nunnely joined Heerenveen on a contract until the end of the season, with an option for a further two years.[7] On 4 February, he debuted for the club against FC Utrecht as a substitute in the 70th minute, being 1–0 down. Two minutes before full-time, he scored the equalizer, but his goal was ruled out due to offside.[8]

On 31 March, the club option for his contract was activated automatically: as a result, Nunnely's deal with Heerenveen was extended until June 2025.[9]

International career

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Born in the Netherlands, Nunnely is of Afro-Surinamese descent.[10] Nunnely was part of various Dutch national youth selections. He reached the semifinals at the 2016 UEFA European Under-17 Championship with the Netherlands U17. He also reached the semifinals of the 2019 UEFA European Under-19 Championship with the Netherlands U19 as well. Both times they were eliminated by Portugal.[11]

Honours

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Jong Ajax[12]

References

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  1. ^ "Game Report by Weltfussball". Weltfussball. 13 January 2017.
  2. ^ "Nunnely verkast definitief naar Willem II". AjaxShowtime. 19 June 2019.
  3. ^ "Vleugelspeler Nunnely tekent voor drie jaar bij Willem II". AjaxShowtime. 19 June 2019.
  4. ^ "Willem II bezorgt zeer slordig PEC dramatische Eredivisie-start". Voetbal International (in Dutch). 2 August 2019.
  5. ^ "PSV crisis continues at Willem II". Football Oranje. 10 November 2019.
  6. ^ "Ché Nunnely » Eredivisie 2019/2020". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
  7. ^ "CHÉ NUNNELY TEKENT CONTRACT BIJ SC HEERENVEEN" [CHÉ NUNNELY SIGNS CONTRACT WITH SC HEERENVEEN]. www.sc-heerenveen.nl (in Dutch). 19 January 2023. Retrieved 19 January 2023.
  8. ^ tres.nl, TRES-. "Debutantenfeestje levert geen resultaat op tegen FC Utrecht". sc Heerenveen (in Dutch). Retrieved 5 February 2023.
  9. ^ "Contracten Al Hajj, Van Aken en Bekkema formeel opgezegd; Nunnely blijft twee jaar langer". SC Heerenveen (in Dutch). 31 March 2023. Retrieved 6 April 2023.
  10. ^ "Zo kan het nationaal elftal van Suriname eruit gaan zien". Elfvoetbal.nl.
  11. ^ "Ché Nunnely (O19): 'Ik had hem in mijn broekzak'". OnsOranje. 4 October 2017.
  12. ^ "Ché Nunnely - Career Honours". Soccerway.
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