Nigel Lonwijk
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Nigel Cello Lonwijk[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 27 October 2002 | ||
| Place of birth | Goirle, Netherlands | ||
| Height | 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)[2] | ||
| Position | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
Luton Town (on loan from Wolverhampton Wanderers) | ||
| Number | 17 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2020 | PSV Eindhoven | ||
| 2020–2021 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021– | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 0 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | → Fortuna Sittard (loan) | 22 | (1) |
| 2022–2023 | → Plymouth Argyle (loan) | 35 | (0) |
| 2023 | → Grasshopper (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2024 | → Wycombe Wanderers (loan) | 8 | (2) |
| 2024–2025 | → Huddersfield Town (loan) | 21 | (1) |
| 2025– | → Luton Town (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2018 | Netherlands U16 | 1 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 28 August 2024 | |||
Nigel Cello Lonwijk (born 27 October 2002) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a centre-back or full back for EFL League One club Luton Town on loan from Premier League club Wolverhampton Wanderers.
Club career
[edit | edit source]After playing youth football for PSV Eindhoven, Lonwijk signed for Premier League club Wolverhampton Wanderers in January 2020, initially joining their under-18 side.[3] Lonwijk joined the club's under-23 team for the 2020–21 season and appeared on the first-team bench four times, but failed to make his debut.[4][5] On 31 August 2021, Lonwijk signed a new contract with the club, lasting until summer 2023 with the option for an additional year, and also joined Eredivisie club Fortuna Sittard on loan.[6] He made his debut for the club on 12 September 2021 as a substitute in a 3–1 Eredivisie defeat to Sparta Rotterdam.[4]
On 29 July 2022, Lonwijk signed for EFL League One club Plymouth Argyle on loan for the 2022–23 season.[7]
Following a successful spell with Plymouth, which saw them become champions of League One, he went on another loan, this time to Grasshopper Club Zürich in Switzerland,[8] where he was joined by fellow Wolves loanee Theo Corbeanu in the Swiss Super League. However, he suffered a hamstring injury during pre-season preparation,[9] which sidelined him until October.[10] He finally made his debut on 28 October 2023 in a 1–3 away defeat to FC St. Gallen, playing the entire second half at right-back, during which he once again injured his hamstring.[11] This injury caused his loan to be cut short on 16 November 2023.[12] Nevertheless, on 1 February 2024 Lonwijk joined Wycombe Wanderers on loan for the remainder of the season.[13]
On 28 August 2024, Lonwijk joined League One club Huddersfield Town on a season-long loan deal.[14] However, he was ruled out for the remainder of the season in March 2025 following a hamstring injury.[15]
On 10 July 2025, Lonwijk signed a contract extension at Wolves before joining Luton Town on another season-long loan deal.[16]
International career
[edit | edit source]Lonwijk was born in the Netherlands to a Surinamese father and Dutch mother.[17] He has represented the Netherlands at under-16 level.[18]
Style of play
[edit | edit source]Lonwijk is right-footed and plays as a centre-back.[3] In January 2020, Wolves' head of academy Scott Sellars stated Lonwijk is "very good physically, a good defender one-on-one, and has strong technical ability".[3]
Personal life
[edit | edit source]Born in Goirle,[19] Lonwijk grew up in Tilburg.[20] He is the younger brother of Surinamese international Justin Lonwijk, who plays for Danish club Viborg, while his younger sister Jayden plays tennis.[21][20][22]
Honours
[edit | edit source]Plymouth Argyle
- EFL League One: 2022–23[23]
- EFL Trophy runner-up: 2022–23[24]
Wycombe Wanderers
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External links
[edit | edit source]- Under-16 national team profile at Onsoranje.nl (in Dutch)
- 2002 births
- Living people
- Dutch men's footballers
- Netherlands men's youth international footballers
- Dutch people of Surinamese descent
- Sportspeople of Surinamese descent
- Footballers from Goirle
- Men's association football defenders
- PSV Eindhoven players
- Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. players
- Fortuna Sittard players
- Plymouth Argyle F.C. players
- Grasshopper Club Zurich players
- Wycombe Wanderers F.C. players
- Huddersfield Town A.F.C. players
- Luton Town F.C. players
- Eredivisie players
- English Football League players
- Swiss Super League players
- Dutch expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in England
- Expatriate men's footballers in Switzerland
- Dutch expatriate sportspeople in England
- Dutch expatriate sportspeople in Switzerland
- 21st-century Dutch sportsmen