Yoëll van Nieff

Yoëll van Nieff
Personal information
Full name Yoëll van Nieff
Date of birth (1993-06-17) 17 June 1993 (age 31)
Place of birth Groningen, Netherlands
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Mumbai City
Number 8
Youth career
Groningen
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2018 Groningen 84 (2)
2016–2018 Jong Groningen 3 (0)
2013–2014 → Dordrecht (loan) 21 (9)
2015–2016 → Excelsior (loan) 5 (0)
2018–2019 Heracles Almelo 15 (0)
2019–2023 Puskás AFC 104 (3)
2023– Mumbai City 34 (3)
International career
2009–2010 Netherlands U17 3 (0)
2010–2011 Netherlands U18 5 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 04:13, 17 January 2025 (UTC)

Yoëll van Nieff (born 17 June 1993) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Indian Super League club Mumbai City. He formerly played on loan for FC Dordrecht and Excelsior and for Heracles Almelo. Besides the Netherlands, he has played in Hungary and India.[1]

Club career

Mumbai City FC

2023-24

On 12 July 2023, Mumbai City FC announced that they had signed Yoëll on a two-year deal, following his release from Puskás Akadémia FC.[2] He made his debut for the club in the 2023 Durand Cup in the club's first match of the tournament, versus Mohammedan SC as a substitute.[3] In the club's next match vs Jamshedpur FC on 8 August 2023, he scored his first Mumbai City FC goal with a half-volley from a corner, the fourth goal in an eventual 5-0 victory for Mumbai.[4]

He made his ISL debut in the club's first match of the season, away versus NorthEast United FC on 24 September 2023. He played 68 minutes in midfield until he was replaced by another new signing, Tiri.[5] In the club's first home ISL match of the season versus Kerala Blasters, Yoëll was shown a red card alongside Blasters player Miloš Drinčić for their part in a fight during injury time at the end of the match, which concluded in a 2-1 victory for Mumbai.[6]

On 12 March 2024, Van Nieff scored his first ISL goal. After Akash Mishra won a penalty in first-half stoppage time, Van Nieff stepped up and scored. This penalty was the third goal, in an eventual 4-1 win for Mumbai City.[7] This match was exceptional for Van Nieff, as he also got an assist for the first goal of the game with a pinpoint aerial pass to Vikram Partap Singh.[8]

Van Nieff won his first trophy in India at the end of the season, winning the ISL Final over Mohun Bagan to win the ISL Cup. However, van Nieff was suspended for the final due to yellow card accumulation[9].

2024-25

Following pre-season abroad, van Nieff made his first appearance of the season in a thrilling 2-2 draw away against Mohun Bagan[10]. He scored his first goal of the season away against Jamshedpur FC with a curling long shot into the top corner. It was Mumbai's second goal of the match, but was not enough to prevent a 3-2 loss for the club[11].

He scored his second goal of the season away against FC Goa, picking up the ball near the centre circle, dribbling forward, and taking a long shot that went past FC Goa goalkeeper Laxmikant Kattimani and into the bottom corner[12]. This was Mumbai's first win of the season as well[13].

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 28 April 2024[14]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Groningen 2012–13 Eredivisie 1 0 0 0 — — 1 0
2013–14 Eredivisie 15 0 0 0 0 0 — 15 0
2014–15 Eredivisie 24 1 5 2 1[b] 0 — 30 3
2015–16 Eredivisie 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
2016–17 Eredivisie 23 0 2 0 0 0 — 25 0
2017–18 Eredivisie 21 1 0 0 0 0 — 21 1
Total 84 2 7 2 1 0 — 92 4
Dordrecht (loan) 2013–14 Eerste Divisie 21 9 1 0 0 0 — 22 9
Excelsior (loan) 2015–16 Eredivisie 5 0 0 0 0 0 — 5 0
Heracles Almelo 2018–19 Eredivisie 15 0 0 0 0 0 — 15 0
Puskás AFC 2019–20 NB I 28 2 5 2 0 0 — 33 4
2020–21 NB I 24 0 4 0 0 0 — 28 0
2021–22 NB I 28 0 2 0 4[c] 1 — 34 1
2022–23 NB I 24 1 4 0 2[c] 0 — 30 1
Total 104 3 15 2 6 1 — 125 6
Mumbai City 2023–24 Indian Super League 19 1 4 0 5[d] 0 4[e] 1 32 2
Mumbai City 2024–25 Indian Super League 2 1 - - - - - - 2 1
Career statistics 239 15 23 4 11 1 3 1 264 21
  1. ^ Includes KNVB Cup, Magyar Kupa, Super Cup
  2. ^ Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
  3. ^ a b Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa Conference League
  4. ^ Appearance(s) in AFC Champions League
  5. ^ Appearance(s) in Durand Cup

Honours

Groningen

Mumbai City

References

  1. ^ ‘Als je een boete krijgt, moet je nog naar het postkantoor om die te betalen' Archived 24 February 2021 at the Wayback Machine voetbalzone.nl
  2. ^ "Mumbai City FC sign Dutch midfielder Yoëll van Nieff". The Times of India. 12 July 2023. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 4 March 2024.
  3. ^ "Durand Cup: Mumbai City beat Mohammedan Sporting 3-1". The Times of India. 5 August 2023. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 4 March 2024.
  4. ^ "Durand Cup 2023: Mumbai City FC crushes Jamshedpur FC 5-0". Sportstar. 8 August 2023. Retrieved 4 March 2024.
  5. ^ "Match Report: NorthEast United 1-2 Mumbai City FC". Mumbai City FC. Retrieved 5 February 2024.
  6. ^ "Report: Mumbai City FC make a happy homecoming with 2-1 win over Kerala Blasters FC". www.indiansuperleague.com. 27 August 2023. Retrieved 5 February 2024.
  7. ^ "ISL 2023-24: Vikram Partap's heroic hat-trick seals emphatic 4-1 win for Mumbai City FC against NEUFC". Sportstar. The Hindu. 12 March 2024.
  8. ^ https://www.mumbaicityfc.com/news/match-report-mumbai-city-fc-4-1-northeast-united-fc#:~:text=It%20was%20a%20March%20evening,against%20the%20NorthEast%20United%20FC. [bare URL]
  9. ^ Bhattacharjee, Neeladri (4 May 2024). "ISL 2023-24 Final: Mumbai City FC beats Mohun Bagan SG 3-1 to win the ISL Cup". Sportstar.
  10. ^ Sportstar, Team (13 September 2024). "MBSG 2-2 MCFC, Highlights, ISL 2024-25: Krouma scores in stoppage time to help Mumbai City FC hold Mohun Bagan SG to 2-2 draw". Sportstar.
  11. ^ https://www.mumbaicityfc.com/news/match-report-jamshedpur-fc-3-2-mumbai-city-fc#:~:text=Mumbai%20City%20FC%20suffered%20their,of%20completing%20a%20late%20comeback.
  12. ^ "Mumbai City add to FC Goa's woes with 2-1 win at Fatorda". 20 October 2024 – via The Economic Times - The Times of India.
  13. ^ Sportstar, Team (19 October 2024). "FCG vs MCFC Highlights, ISL 2024-25: Mumbai City beats FC Goa 2-1 for first win of the season". Sportstar.
  14. ^ Yoëll van Nieff at Soccerway