| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Nigel Cello Lonwijk[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (2002-10-27)27 October 2002 (age 22) | ||
| Place of birth | Goirle, Netherlands | ||
| Height | 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Huddersfield Town (on loan fromWolverhampton Wanderers) | ||
| Number | 23 | ||
| 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– | →Huddersfield Town (loan) | 17 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2018 | Netherlands U16 | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 August 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22:38, 15 September 2021 (UTC) | |||
Nigel Cello Lonwijk (born 27 October 2002) is a Dutch professionalfootballer who plays as acentre-back orfull-back forHuddersfield Town on loan fromPremier League clubWolverhampton Wanderers.
After playing youth football forPSV Eindhoven, Lonwijk signed forPremier League clubWolverhampton 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 joinedEredivisie clubFortuna Sittard on loan.[6] He made his debut for the club on 12 September 2021 as a substitute in a 3–1 Eredivisie defeat toSparta Rotterdam.[4]
On 29 July 2022, Lonwijk signed forEFL League One clubPlymouth Argyle on loan for the2022–23 season.[7]
Following a successful spell with Plymouth, which saw them become champions of League One, he went on another loan, this time toGrasshopper Club Zürich inSwitzerland,[8] where he was joined by fellow Wolves loaneeTheo Corbeanu in theSwiss Super League. However, he suffered ahamstring 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 toFC 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 joinedWycombe Wanderers on loan for the remainder of the season.[13]
On 28 August 2024, Lonwijk joined League One clubHuddersfield Town on a season-long loan deal.[14]
Lonwijk was born in the Netherlands to a Surinamese father and Dutch mother.[15] He has represented the Netherlands at under-16 level.[16]
Lonwijk is right-footed and plays as acentre-back.[3] In January 2020, Wolves' head of academyScott Sellars stated Lonwijk is "very good physically, a good defender one-on-one, and has strong technical ability".[3]
Born inGoirle,[17] Lonwijk grew up inTilburg.[18] He is the younger brother ofSurinamese internationalJustin Lonwijk, who plays for Danish clubViborg, whilst his younger sister Jayden plays tennis.[19][18][20]
Plymouth Argyle
Wycombe Wanderers