Nigel Thomas
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 1 February 2001 | ||
| Place of birth | Rotterdam, Netherlands | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position | Left winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Den Haag | ||
| Number | 27 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2010–2012 | Spartaan '20 | ||
| 2012–2016 | Sparta Rotterdam | ||
| 2016–2019 | PSV | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2022 | Jong PSV | 58 | (8) |
| 2022–2023 | Paços de Ferreira | 34 | (4) |
| 2023–2025 | Viborg | 16 | (1) |
| 2024 | → Nacional (loan) | 9 | (1) |
| 2025 | → Académico de Viseu (loan) | 8 | (0) |
| 2025– | Den Haag | 12 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2015–2016 | Netherlands U15 | 9 | (1) |
| 2016–2017 | Netherlands U16 | 9 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | Netherlands U17 | 13 | (1) |
Medal record | |||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 22:11, 7 December 2025 (UTC) | |||
Nigel Thomas (born 1 February 2001) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a left winger for Eerste Divisie club ADO Den Haag.
Club career
[edit | edit source]Thomas joined Paços de Ferreira on 8 July 2022, signing a three-year contract.[1][2]
Thomas joined Danish Superliga club Viborg on 2 August 2023, agreeing on a deal until June 2026.[3] In his debut for the club on 7 August, he scored the match-winning goal against OB to win 2–1.[4][5] After one season with the club, it was rumoured that he would return to Portugal during the 2024 summer transfer window[6] and was later confirmed on 23 July that he would be loaned out to Portuguese club C.D. Nacional on a one-year deal.[7] During January, it was announced that his loan deal with Nacional had ended and he was instead loaned out to Académico de Viseu of Liga Portugal 2.[8]
Thomas was sold to Dutch club ADO Den Haag of the Eerste Divisie on 8 August 2025. He signed a two-year contract, with the option for an additional year.[9]
International career
[edit | edit source]Born in the Netherlands, Thomas is of Curaçaoan descent. He is a youth international for the Netherlands. He was called up to the preliminary squad for the Curaçao national team for the 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup.[10]
Career statistics
[edit | edit source]Club
[edit | edit source]- As of match played 5 December 2025[11]
| Club | Season | League | Cup[a] | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Jong PSV | 2018–19 | Eerste Divisie | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2019–20 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2020–21 | 30 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 5 | ||
| 2021–22 | 23 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 3 | ||
| Total | 58 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 58 | 8 | ||
| Paços de Ferreira | 2022–23 | Primeira Liga | 34 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3[b] | 0 | 38 | 4 |
| Viborg | 2023–24 | Danish Superliga | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 1 |
| Nacional | 2024–25 | Primeira Liga | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| Académico de Viseu | 2024–25 | Liga Portugal 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| Den Haag | 2025–26 | Eerste Divisie | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 13 | 0 | |
| Career Total | 124 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 140 | 13 | ||
- ^ Includes Taça de Portugal, Danish Cup, KNVB Cup
- ^ Appearances in Taça da Liga
Honours
[edit | edit source]Netherlands U17
References
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External links
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- 2001 births
- Living people
- Dutch men's footballers
- Netherlands men's youth international footballers
- Dutch people of Curaçao descent
- Men's association football forwards
- Sparta Rotterdam players
- PSV Eindhoven players
- Jong PSV players
- F.C. Paços de Ferreira players
- Viborg FF players
- C.D. Nacional players
- Académico de Viseu F.C. players
- ADO Den Haag players
- Primeira Liga players
- Eerste Divisie players
- Footballers from Rotterdam
- Dutch expatriate men's footballers
- Curaçao expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal
- Dutch expatriate sportspeople in Portugal
- Curaçao expatriate sportspeople in Portugal
- Expatriate men's footballers in Denmark
- Dutch expatriate sportspeople in Denmark
- Curaçao expatriate sportspeople in Denmark
- 21st-century Dutch sportsmen