Nigel Hasselbaink

Nigel Hasselbaink
Personal information
Date of birth21 November 1990
Place of birthAmsterdam, Netherlands
Height1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Playing positionWinger, Striker
Club information
Current team
Hamilton Academical
Number14
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
2009–2010PSV0(0)
2010→ Go Ahead Eagles (loan)13(2)
2010–2011Hamilton Academical27(3)
2011–2012St. Mirren32(6)
2012–2014St. Johnstone66(12)
2014–2015Veria1(0)
2015–Hamilton Academical7(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 08:27, 25 April 2015 (UTC).
† Appearances (Goals).

Nigel Hasselbaink (born 21 November 1990) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays for Scottish club Hamilton Academical, as a winger or striker.

Career

Early career

Born in Amsterdam, Hasselbaink began his career at PSV and by 2007, Hasslebaink signed his first professional contract with PSV.[1] He failed to make a senior appearance for the side, and instead made his professional début during the second half of the 2009–10 season while on loan at Go Ahead Eagles in the Eerste Divisie.[2] After his loan spell at Go Ahead Eagles, Hasslebaink was released by the club.[3]

Scotland

On 23 August 2010, Hasselbaink signed for Hamilton Academical on a free transfer following his release by PSV, after impressing manager Billy Reid while on trial.[4] He made his début for Hamilton in the Scottish Premier League four days later, in a 1–0 victory against Inverness Caledonian Thistle.[5]

On 6 June 2011, Hasselbaink moved to St. Mirren, signing a one-year contract along with Paul McGowan.[6][7] Hasselbaink made his debut for the club in a 0–0 draw against Dunfermline Athletic on 25 July 2011 where he played 90 minutes. Hasselbaink scored his first league goal for the club on 30 July 2011, against Aberdeen which was the only goal in the game.[8] On 6 August 2011, Hasslebaink provided an assist for Steven Thompson but received a straight red card for Unsportsmanlike conduct towards Paul Dixon in a 1–1 draw against Dundee United. After receiving a red card, the club appealed for his sending off [9] but lost the appeal, becoming the first player to go through new streamlined disciplinary procedures.[10]

At the end of the season, Manager Danny Lennon says the club offered both Hasslebaink and Jeroen Tesselaar a new contract due to their good performances throughout the season and felt 'confident' and 'optimistic' of keeping both of them at the club.[11][12] Whilst negotiations were taking place, club captain Jim Goodwin pleaded the duo to sign a new contract and show their loyalty.[13]

In May 2012, Hasselbaink turned down an improved contract from St. Mirren and left the club with clubs from England and Scotland chasing to sign him.[14]

By 28 June 2012, Hasselbaink signed with St. Johnstone.[15] After his move to St. Johnstone, Hasselbaink says he made a right decision to joining St. Johnstone and revealed that manager Steve Lomas convinced him that he has taken the best decision for his promising career. Hasselbaink also revealed that he had offers from several English clubs.[16] Hasselbaink was praised by manager Steve Lomas,[17] and he has formed a striking partnership with Grégory Tadé.[18] In his first season at St. Johnstone, Hasslebaink scored seven goals in forty-two appearance in all competitions, including scoring a 2–0 win over Motherwell to earn St. Johnstone a place for Europa League next season.[19]

However in 2013–14 season, Hasslebaink partnership with Tade came to an end after Tade left for Romania.[20] Hasslebaink then scored his first goal of the season, in a 4–0 win over Ross County on 11 August 2013.[21] Hasslebaink went on to score four more goals this season and made thirty-nine appearance in all competitions. Hasselbaink was released by the club at the end of the 2013–14 season.[22] His release came when Hasslebaink was an un-used substitute for the Scottish Cup Final, which St. Johnstone won 2–0 against Dundee United to win the club's first Scottish Cup in their first final appearance.[23]

Greece

On 31 July 2014 he signed for Greek club Veria.[24] However, making one appearance, Hasselbaink was released by the club on 2 February 2015.[25]

Return to Scotland

In February 2015 he re-signed for Hamilton Academical until the end of the season.[26] Hasslebaink made his Hamilton Academical debut, making his first start, in a 4–0 loss against Celtic on 22 February 2015.[27]

Career statistics

As of 25 April 2015[2][28][29]
Club Season League Cup League Cup Other Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
PSV 2009–10 00––––––00
Go Ahead Eagles (loan) 2009–10 132––––––132
Hamilton Academical 2010–11 273110000284
St. Mirren 2011–12 326513100408
St. Johnstone 2012–13 367202020427
2013–14 305213040396
Total 66124150608113
Veria 2014–15 1021000031
Hamilton Academical 2014–15 7000000070
Career Total 14622124816017227

Personal life

He is the nephew of former Dutch international Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Nigel Hasselbaink en Robert Oepkes naar PSV". PSV Official Website. 2 June 2015. Archived from the original on 31 March 2015. Retrieved 31 March 2015.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Profile" (in Dutch). Voetbal International.
  3. ↑ "PSV niet verder met Hasselbaink" (in Dutch). AD.nl. 19 April 2010. Retrieved 31 March 2015.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 "PSV's Nigel Hasselbaink wins transfer to Hamilton". BBC Sport. 24 August 2010. Retrieved 7 May 2011.
  5. ↑ "Inverness CT 0–1 Hamilton". BBC Sport. 28 August 2010. Retrieved 28 August 2010.
  6. ↑ "Saints Sign Hasselbaink". St. Mirren F.C. 6 June 2011. Retrieved 6 June 2011.
  7. ↑ "St Mirren clinch deals for McGowan and Hasselbaink". BBC Sport. 6 June 2011. Retrieved 6 June 2011.
  8. ↑ "St Mirren 1 – 0 Aberdeen". BBC Sport. 30 July 2011. Retrieved 30 July 2011.
  9. ↑ "Hasselbaink to appeal dismissal". Sky Sports. 8 August 2011. Retrieved 4 July 2012.
  10. ↑ "St Mirren lose appeal against Nigel Hasselbaink red card". BBC Sport. 11 August 2011. Retrieved 4 July 2012.
  11. ↑ "Buddies hope to keep duo". Sky Sports. 1 May 2012. Retrieved 4 July 2012.
  12. ↑ "Danny Lennon confident on securing Tesselaar and Hasselbaink futures". Sport STV. 11 May 2012. Retrieved 4 July 2012.
  13. ↑ "St Mirren captain Jim Goodwin urges Dutch duo to show loyalty". BBC Sport. 12 May 2012. Retrieved 4 July 2012.
  14. ↑ "Hasselbaink & Tesselaar to leave St Mirren after rejecting new deals". BBC Sport. 17 May 2012.
  15. ↑ Neil Robertson (28 June 2012). "New St Johnstone man targets some Dutch success in Europe". The Courier.
  16. ↑ "Hasselbaink happy with Saints". Sky Sports. 28 June 2012. Retrieved 4 July 2012.
  17. ↑ "Hasselbaink attitude delights Lomas". Yahoo! Eurosport. 21 October 2012. Retrieved 24 October 2012.
  18. ↑ "Nigel Hasselbaink eyes continued Gregory Tade partnership". BBC Sport. 7 October 2012. Retrieved 24 October 2012.
  19. ↑ "St. Johnstone 2 – 0 Motherwell". BBC Sport. 19 May 2013. Retrieved 31 March 2015.
  20. ↑ "St Johnstone boss feared Nigel Hasselbaink's game would be affected when best pal Gregory Tade left for Romania". Daily Record. 23 July 2013. Retrieved 31 March 2015.
  21. ↑ "St. Johnstone 4 – 0 Ross County". BBC Sport. 11 August 2013. Retrieved 31 March 2015.
  22. ↑ "St Johnstone re-sign trio as four exit Scottish Cup winners". BBC Sport. 22 May 2014. Retrieved 22 May 2014.
  23. ↑ "Scottish Cup Final: St Johnstone 2 – 0 Dundee United". BBC Sport. 17 May 2014. Retrieved 31 March 2014.
  24. ↑ http://www.veriafc.gr/index.php/2012-10-10-16-37-41/597-paiktis-tis-verias-o-hasselbaink
  25. ↑ Λύση συνεργασίας με Nigel Hasselbaink
  26. ↑ Kenny Crawford (6 February 2015). "Nigel Hasselbaink: Hamilton Academical re-sign Dutch forward". BBC Sport. Retrieved 6 February 2015.
  27. ↑ "Celtic 4 – 0 Hamilton Academical". BBC Sport. 22 February 2015. Retrieved 31 March 2015.
  28. ↑ Nigel Hasselbaink career statistics at Soccerbase
  29. ↑ Nigel Hasselbaink profile at Soccerway