PIJNAKER Nando

Date of Birth: 25 Feb 1999

Age: 22

Gender: Male

Height (m/ft): 1.91/6'3''

Place of birth: BRUMMEN

Birth Country:

Netherlands

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Football	Men NZL New Zealand	6

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Ibaraki Kashima Stadium	Men's Group B #03 NZL New Zealand 1 KOR Republic of Korea 0	Finished
	Ibaraki Kashima Stadium	Men's Group B #11 NZL New Zealand 2 HON Honduras 3	Finished
	Sapporo Dome	Men's Group B #19 ROU Romania 0 NZL New Zealand 0	Finished
	Ibaraki Kashima Stadium	Men's Quarter-final #25 JPN Japan 0 (4) PSO NZL New Zealand 0 (2)	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

FIFA U-20 World Cup

Rank	Event	Year	Location
11	U20	2019	Poland

Listening to music. (PhototekNZ YouTube channel, 24 May 2019)

Occupation:

Rio Ave FC [Vila do Conde, POR] since 2020/21

Luis Freire [club], POR; Danny Hay [national], NZL

Position style:

Defender (transfermarkt.co.uk, 30 May 2021)

Left-footed (transfermarkt.co.uk, 30 May 2021)

Sporting relatives:

His father played amateur football in the Netherlands, and also competed in swimming at national level in the country. (sunlive.co.nz, 13 Mar 2021)

First A-match in 2019 for New Zealand Against Lithuania, Friendly Match in Vilnius, Lithuania (transfermarkt.co.uk, 30 May 2021)

National league:

Liga Portugal 2 [POR] (transfermarkt.co.uk, 30 May 2021)

He began playing football in his garden with his father. (PhototekNZ YouTube channel, 24 May 2019)

"My dad was the first one to get me into football, along with my friends from school. From as young as I can remember I was kicking a ball around. It wasn't always a football, but that was the one that stuck." (sunlive.co.nz, 13 Mar 2021)

General Interest

General
CLUB CAREER
He began his career in New Zealand and played for Ngongotaha AFC, Western Suburbs, Wellington Phoenix and Eastern Suburbs between 2015 and 2019. He moved to Sweden in August 2019 to join Torslanda IK, and moved on to Swiss club GC Zurich in January 2020. In June 2020 he moved to fellow Swiss club Grasshoppers, but was transferred two months later to Rio Ave FC in Portugal. "I wouldn't say that I get homesick nowadays. Back when I first moved out of home I was a little, but I'm used to it by now. The first time I arrived in Portugal was difficult because it was the first time living in a country where I didn't know anyone or speak the language, so that sure took some time to adjust to." (transfermarkt.co.uk, 30 May 2021; sunlive.co.nz, 13 Mar 2021)

REPRESENTING NEW ZEALAND
Born in the Netherlands, he moved to Rotorua, New Zealand, at age three. He was eligible to represent both nations but opted to play for New Zealand. "Ever since I was young I wanted to play for the All Whites [New Zealand national football team], so being able to make my senior debut was special. I won't forget that moment. Not many people can say they've gone to the Olympics, so to have a chance at going would be a great experience." (sunlive.co.nz, 13 Mar 2021)

Legend

:: Gold Medal Event
:: Silver Medal Event
:: Bronze Medal Event
PSO:: Penalty Shoot-out

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