| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Nigel Cello Lonwijk[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (2002-10-27)27 October 2002 (age 23) | ||
| Place of birth | Goirle, Netherlands | ||
| Height | 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)[2] | ||
| Position | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Luton Town (on loan fromWolverhampton 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 professionalfootballer who plays as acentre-back orfull back forEFL League One clubLuton 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 in Switzerland,[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] 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 joiningLuton Town on another season-long loan deal.[16]
Lonwijk was born in the Netherlands to a Surinamese father and Dutch mother.[17] He has represented the Netherlands at under-16 level.[18]
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,[19] Lonwijk grew up inTilburg.[20] He is the younger brother ofSurinamese internationalJustin Lonwijk, who plays for Danish clubViborg, while his younger sister Jayden plays tennis.[21][20][22]
Plymouth Argyle
Wycombe Wanderers
Another successful spell in the division followed for Lonwijk last term as he turned out 26 times in all competitions for Huddersfield, until a hamstring injury sustained in early March cut his season short.