Neal Roëll Viereck (born 3 May 2004) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays for Eerste Divisie club Jong Utrecht.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Neal Roëll Viereck | ||
| Date of birth | 3 May 2004 | ||
| Place of birth | Netherlands | ||
| Height | 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Jong Utrecht | ||
| Number | 23 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022–2023 | Jong Ajax | 2 | (0) |
| 2023– | Jong Utrecht | 18 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 29 May 2024 | |||
Early life
editAs a young player transitioning playing for Ajax under-13 and under-14’s Viereck suffered from a number of injuries linked to a growth spurt that saw his grow 4cm in a season.[1]
Career
edit2022 senior debut
editViereck made his professional debut on 11 December 2022 against Jong Utrecht in the Eerste Divisie.[2][3]
2023 - sent off after 30 seconds
editViereck received unfortunate worldwide press coverage when he was sent-off playing for Jong Ajax against De Graafschap on 13 January 2023 just 30 seconds after appearing as a substitute. He came onto the pitch in the 59th minute as a replacement for Jorrel Hato but was dismissed in the 60th minute for a professional foul on Camiel Neghli and he was shown an immediate red card by referee Luuk Timmer.[4][5][citation needed] The event was reported as unusual and of a comical nature worldwide including Ecuador,[6] Portugal,[7] Peru,[8] Argentina,[9] and Bosnia.[10] It was only his second professional appearance. An appeal against the red card by the club was unsuccessful and Viereck’s red card was upheld and he served suspension.[11]
Jong Utrecht
editOn 19 July 2023, Viereck signed a two-year contract with Utrecht and was assigned to Jong Utrecht.[12]
References
edit- ^ "Mentally strong Viereck wins For The Future Trophy". Ajax.nl.
- ^ "BoJA: Who will be Jong Ajax's new permanent central defender?". Ajaxshowtime.com.
- ^ "AJAX II VS. UTRECHT II 1-2". Soccerway.
- ^ "ADO in slotminuut langs MVV, speler Jong Ajax pakt na 30 seconden rood en ook Koeman van veld gestuurd". ad.nl.
- ^ "Lawyer wins again with ADO, lightning fast red card Young Ajax substitute Viereck-Football". Paudal.com.
- ^ "Unusual: he came on from the bench and was sent off after 30 seconds!". Ole.com.
- ^ "Ajax B player entered and 10 seconds later... he was expelled". Record.pt.
- ^ "Ajax footballer was sent off 30 seconds after entering the field". Americatv.com.
- ^ "Video: He entered from the bench and was sent off after 30 seconds! /Sports Headlines". Titulares.ar.
- ^ "Fudbaler drugog tima Ajaxa dobio crveni karton 30 sekundi nakon ulaska u igru". Sport1.oslobodjenje.ba.
- ^ "Questionable red card Jong Ajax player Hlynsson dismissed, Viereck suspended". nhnieuws.
- ^ "Neal Viereck versterkt Jong FC Utrecht" [Neal Viereck strengthens Jong FC Utrecht] (in Dutch). FC Utrecht. 19 July 2023. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
External links
editNeal Viereck at Soccerway