Maikel Nieves
Personal information
Full name Antonio Nieves Martín
Date of birth (1989-12-02) 2 December 1989
Place of birth Las Palmas, Spain
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
Råde
Youth career
Yoñe
Telde
Las Palmas
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2011 Las Palmas B
2011–2012 Vecindario 27 (3)
2012–2013 Rayo Cantabria
2013–2014 Vecindario
2014 Nybersgund 23 (15)
2015–2017 Kongsvinger 73 (27)
2018 Brommapojkarna 20 (0)
2019–2021 Fredrikstad 62 (11)
2022– Råde 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 January 2022

Antonio Nieves Martín (born 2 December 1989), commonly known as Maikel Nieves is a Spanish footballer who plays for Norwegian club Råde as a forward.

Club career

Born in Las Palmas, Nieves started his youth career with the academy of CD Yoñe before passing through the youth setups of UD Telde and UD Las Palmas.[1] Subsequently, he went to play for lower league clubs in his native country, representing UD Vecindario and Rayo Cantabria.[2]

In April 2014, Nieves moved abroad for the first time and signed with Norwegian third-tier club Nybergsund IL-Trysil.[3] In his first season abroad, he contributed with 16 goals ans 11 assists. He moved to Kongsvinger IL Toppfotball in December.[4] He contributed with 11 goals in his first season with the club, with his team winning promotion to the second tier.[5] He went on to play regularly with the club, and also featured for the side in the 2016 Norwegian Football Cup final.[6] After amassing 85 caps and scoring 30 goals, Nieves left the club in December 2017.[7]

On 8 January 2018, Nieves switched to Swedish Allsvenskan club IF Brommapojkarna.[8] In January 2019, Nieves signed with Fredrikstad FK in the Norwegian 2. divisjon.[9]

Career statistics

As of match played on 16 September 2018
Club Season League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Vexindario 2011–12[10] Segunda División B 27300273
Nybersgund 2014[11] 2. divisjon 2315212516
Kongsvinger 2015[11] 2. divisjon 2310312611
2016[11] 1. divisjon 258512[lower-alpha 1]13210
2017[11] 1. divisjon 25920279
Total 7327102218530
Brommapojkarna 2018[12] Allsvenskan 15040190
Career total 138451632115649
  1. Appearances in Promotion Play-offs

References

  1. "El futbolista teldense Maikel Nieves repite temporada en el Kongsvinger noruego" [The Teldense player Maikel Nieves repeats season in the Norwegian Kongsvinger] (in Spanish). Teleactualidad. 8 January 2016. Retrieved 19 June 2018.
  2. "Maikel Nieves, un delantero teldense a -25 grados" [Maikel Nieves, a Telden striker at -25 degrees] (in Spanish). Tinta Amarilla. 5 February 2015. Retrieved 31 March 2018.
  3. "Nye fjes på Sundbana" [New mountain at Sundbana] (in Norwegian). Sundet Fotball. 4 April 2014. Retrieved 31 March 2018.
  4. "Sundet-Nieves går til KIL" [Sundet-Nieves goes to KIL] (in Norwegian). Østlendingen. 26 December 2014. Retrieved 31 March 2018.
  5. "Maikel Nieves en la final de la copa de Noruega" [Maikel Nieves at the end of the Norwegian Cup=_] (in Spanish). Tel Deporte. 18 November 2016. Retrieved 31 March 2018.
  6. "From Gran Canaria to Ullevål". Fotboall Kanalen. 4 January 2017. Retrieved 31 March 2018.
  7. "Tre fantastiske år" [Three Wonderful Years] (in Norwegian). Kopsvinger IL Top Football. 22 December 2017. Retrieved 31 March 2018.
  8. "El teldense Maikel Nieves debutará en la máxima categoría de Suecia" [The Teldense Maikel Nieves will debut in the top category of Sweden] (in Spanish). Tinta Marilla. 8 January 2018. Retrieved 31 March 2018.
  9. Overganger i 2.divisjon vinter 2019, sportshjornet.com, 9 January 2019
  10. "Maikel: Antonio Nieves Martín". BDFutbol. Retrieved 31 March 2018.
  11. 1 2 3 4 "Martin Antonio Nieves". Fotball. Retrieved 31 March 2018.
  12. "Maikel Nieves". Soccerway. Retrieved 31 March 2018.


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