Full name Nigel Boogaard Years Team Weight 88 kg Number 4 Height 1.88 m | Playing position Role Football player Name Nigel Boogaard Date joined 2010 | |
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Date of birth (1986-08-14) 14 August 1986 (age 29) Current team Newcastle Jets FC (#4 / Defender) Similar People Bruce Djite, Mark Birighitti, Osama Malik, Sergio Cirio, Tarek Elrich Profiles | ||
Place of birth Newcastle, Australia | ||
Newcastle Jets FC | Ones to watch: Dimi Petratos, Nigel Boogaard, Ronald Vargas | 2018/19 Season
Nigel Boogaard (; born 14 August 1986) is an Australian professional footballer who plays as a central defender for A-League club the Newcastle Jets.
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- Central Coast Mariners
- Adelaide United
- Newcastle Jets
- Career statistics
- Club
- International
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Central Coast Mariners
Coming from the Weston Workers Bears, Boogaard has had a rollercoaster career. He scored his first A-League goal for the Mariners in a match against bitter rivals Newcastle Jets on 14 August 2009 (also his 23rd birthday). It was a miscued header off the shoulder after poor defending and the keeper dropped it over the line.
Adelaide United
Boogaard signed with Adelaide United on 6 November 2009 and joined them for their upcoming AFC Champions League campaign.
On 8 May 2012, it was announced that Boogaard had signed for a further two years with Adelaide United.
On 20 July 2013, Boogaard started for the A-League All Stars in the inaugural A-League All Stars Game against Manchester United, a match in which the A-League All Stars were thrashed 5-1, courtesy of goals from Danny Welbeck, Jesse Lingard and Robin van Persie. Boogaard, along with Brisbane Roar forward Besart Berisha, were the only players to play out the full match.
Newcastle Jets
Boogaard signed a three-year deal with his hometown club, the Newcastle Jets, On February 16, 2015.
Career statistics
1Includes FFA Cup, A-League Pre-Season Challenge Cup
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International
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