| Nigel Lonwijk | |
| Fullname: | Nigel Cello Lonwijk[1] |
| Birth Date: | 27 October 2002 |
| Birth Place: | Goirle, Netherlands |
| Height: | 1.95 m[2] |
| Position: | Defender |
| Currentclub: | Wolverhampton Wanderers |
| Clubnumber: | 33 |
| Youthyears1: | –2020 |
| Youthclubs1: | PSV Eindhoven |
| Youthyears2: | 2020–2021 |
| Youthclubs2: | Wolverhampton Wanderers |
| Years1: | 2021– |
| Clubs1: | Wolverhampton Wanderers |
| Caps1: | 0 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2021–2022 |
| Clubs2: | → Fortuna Sittard (loan) |
| Caps2: | 22 |
| Goals2: | 1 |
| Years3: | 2022–2023 |
| Clubs3: | → Plymouth Argyle (loan) |
| Caps3: | 35 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 2023 |
| Clubs4: | → Grasshopper (loan) |
| Caps4: | 1 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Years5: | 2024 |
| Clubs5: | → Wycombe Wanderers (loan) |
| Caps5: | 8 |
| Goals5: | 2 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2018 |
| Nationalteam1: | Netherlands U16 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 1 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 19 December 2022 |
| Nationalteam-Update: | 22:38, 15 September 2021 (UTC) |
Nigel Cello Lonwijk (born 27 October 2002) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a centre-back or full-back for club Wolverhampton Wanderers.
After playing youth football for PSV Eindhoven, Lonwijk signed for Premier League club Wolverhampton 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 joined Eredivisie club Fortuna Sittard on loan.[6] He made his debut for the club on 12 September 2021 as a substitute in a 3–1 Eredivisie defeat to Sparta Rotterdam.
On 29 July 2022, Lonwijk signed for EFL League One club Plymouth Argyle on loan for the 2022–23 season.[7]
Following a successful spell with Plymouth, which saw them become champions of League One, he went on another loan, this time to Grasshopper Club Zürich in Switzerland,[8] where he was joined by fellow Wolves loanee Theo Corbeanu in the Swiss Super League. However, he suffered a hamstring 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 to FC 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 joined Wycombe Wanderers on loan for the remainder of the season.[13]
Lonwijk was born in the Netherlands to a Surinamese father and Dutch mother.[14] He has represented the Netherlands at under-16 level.[15]
Lonwijk is right-footed and plays as a centre-back. In January 2020, Wolves' head of academy Scott Sellars stated Lonwijk is "very good physically, a good defender one-on-one, and has strong technical ability".
Born in Goirle,[16] Lonwijk grew up in Tilburg.[17] He is the younger brother of Surinamese international Justin Lonwijk, who plays for Dutch club Fortuna Sittard, whilst his younger sister Jayden plays tennis.[18] [19]
Plymouth Argyle
Wycombe Wanderers