Tristan Nydam

Tristan Nydam
Nydam playing for Ipswich Town in 2017
Personal information
Full name Tristan Ryan Nydam[1]
Date of birth (1999-11-06) 6 November 1999 (age 25)[2]
Place of birth Harare, Zimbabwe
Height 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)[3]
Position(s) Midfielder / Left back
Youth career
2008–2017 Ipswich Town
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2021 Ipswich Town 20 (0)
2018–2019 → St Johnstone (loan) 5 (0)
Total 25 (0)
International career
2017 England U18 1 (0)
2017 England U19 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Tristan Ryan Nydam (born 6 November 1999) is a former professional footballer who played as a midfielder or left back. Nydam represented England at under-18 and under-19 levels.

Club career

Ipswich Town

Nydam was born in Zimbabwe and moved to England with his family when he was only 10, growing up in Colchester.[4] He became a schoolboy player with Ipswich Town in 2008, before signing a two-year scholarship at Town in July 2016, and then went on to sign his first two-year professional contract in November 2016.[4] He went on to make his full senior debut in the 2–0 win over Luton Town in the first round of the League Cup on 8 August 2017.[5] In November 2017, Nydam signed a new contract with Ipswich until 2021, with the option of an additional year extension.[6] He made 20 appearances during his debut season for the Ipswich first-team.[7]

St Johnstone (loan)

On 28 August 2018, Nydam signed a loan deal through to January 2019 with Scottish Premiership side St Johnstone.[8] He made his debut for St Johnstone as a sub in a 2–1 away win over Hamilton Academical on 1 September. Nydam found his first team chances limited during his loan spell in Scotland, only making 5 appearances before being recalled in January following the end of his loan deal.[9]

Return to Ipswich Town

Nydam made 1 substitute appearance for the first-team during the 2018–19 season after returning from loan in January, coming on as a substitute in a 0–2 loss away at Brentford on 10 April 2019.[9]

In July 2019 he broke his ankle during a pre-season Friendly away at Notts County, ruling him out for 6 months.[10]

On 10 April 2021, two years to the day since his last competitive appearance, Nydam made his return from injury as a second-half substitute in a home match against Milton Keynes Dons.[11] On 10 May 2021, Ipswich announced that Nydam would be released following the end of his contract.[12]

Retirement

On 20 March 2022, Nydam announced his retirement from football at the age of 22.[13]

International career

Nydam made his debut for the England under-18 national team in a 2–1 win against Qatar on 24 March 2017.[14]

He was named in the England under-19 squad for friendlies against Poland and Germany in September 2017.[15] He made his debut in the game against Poland, starting the game in a 7–1 win.[16]

Career statistics

As of match played 10 April 2021
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season Division League National Cup League Cup Other Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Ipswich Town 2017–18[7] Championship 18 0 0 0 2 0 — 20 0
2018–19[9] Championship 1 0 0 0 0 0 — 1 0
2019–20[17] League One 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2020–21[17] League One 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Total 20 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 22 0
St Johnstone (loan) 2018–19[9] Scottish Premiership 5 0 0 0 0 0 — 5 0
Career total 25 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 27 0

Honours

Individual

References

  1. ^ "Club list of registered players: As at 19th May 2018: Ipswich Town" (PDF). English Football League. p. 19. Retrieved 17 June 2018.
  2. ^ "Tristan Nydam". 11v11. Retrieved 30 October 2019.
  3. ^ "Tristan Nydam Profile at Soccerway". Soccerway. Retrieved 25 October 2019.
  4. ^ a b Zim starlet signs first pro contract The Standard, 13 November 2016
  5. ^ "Luton Town v Ipswich Town". BBC Sport. 8 August 2017. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
  6. ^ "New Deal for Nydam". Ipswich Town F.C. 9 November 2017. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  7. ^ a b "Games played by Tristan Nydam in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
  8. ^ "Tristan Nydam: St Johnstone take midfielder on loan from Ipswich". BBC Sport. 28 August 2018. Retrieved 28 August 2018.
  9. ^ a b c d "Games played by Tristan Nydam in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
  10. ^ "Ipswich Town: Tristan Nydam to miss six months after breaking ankle". BBC Sport. 24 July 2019.
  11. ^ "Ipswich Town 0 - Milton Keynes Dons". BBC Sport. 10 April 2021. Retrieved 10 April 2021.
  12. ^ "Freddie Included in Further Exits". Ipswich Town F.C. 10 May 2021. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
  13. ^ "Former Town star Nydam announces retirement". East Anglia Daily Times. 20 March 2022.
  14. ^ "Tristan Nydam England U18 debut". The Football Association. Retrieved 24 March 2017.
  15. ^ "Tristan Nydam England U19 Call up". TWTD. Retrieved 24 August 2017.
  16. ^ "Paul Simpson's Young Lions kick-off their season in style at St. George's Park". The Football Association. 1 September 2017. Retrieved 10 November 2017.
  17. ^ a b "Games played by Tristan Nydam in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
  18. ^ "Lawrence Wins Players' Player of the Year". TWTD. 2 May 2017. Retrieved 4 May 2019.