Rob Nizet

Rob Nizet
Personal information
Date of birth (2002-04-14) 14 April 2002
Place of birth Banjul, The Gambia
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position Defender
Team information
Current team
 Iraklis
Number 18
Youth career
–2019 RSCA Futures
2019–2021 Norwich City
2021–2023 Lecce
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2023–2024 Lommel 16 (0)
2024–2025 Willem II 34 (2)
2025–2026 Gaziantep 2 (0)
2026 Noah 9 (0)
2026– Iraklis 0 (0)
International career‡
2017 Belgium U15 3 (0)
2017–2018 Belgium U16 12 (1)
2018–2019 Belgium U17 14 (0)
2019 Belgium U18 14 (0)
2019 Belgium U19 12 (0)
2024 Belgium U21 1 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 22 November 2025
‡ National team caps and goals as of 4 June 2024

Rob Nizet (born 14 April 2002) is a professional footballer who plays as a defender for Super League Greece club Iraklis. Born in The Gambia, he is a Belgium youth international.[1]

Club career

Born in The Gambia,[2] Nizet was in the youth academy at RSCA Futures prior to joining Norwich City during the 2019–20 season.[3] He joined Italian side Lecce in August 2021.[4]

He joined Lommel S.K. in Belgium in January 2023.[5][6] He joined Willem II in January 2024, agreeing to an eighteen-month contract.[7] He scored his first goal for the club in a 4–1 Eerste Divisie win over Jong AZ in April 2024.[8] The following month, he gained promotion to the Eredivisie with Willem II.[9]

On 1 March 2026, Armenian Premier League club Noah announced the signing of Nizet from Gaziantep.[10] On 11 June 2026, after featuring nine times for the club, Noah announced that Nizet had left the club.[11]

International career

Nizet made his debut for the Belgium under-17 national team in September 2018.[12]

Career statistics

As of 5 July 2026
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Lommel 2022–23 Challenger Pro League 8000——80
2023–24 8010——90
Total 16010——170
Willem II 2023–24 Eerste Divisie 13200——132
2024–25 Eredivisie 24110——251
Total 37310——383
Gaziantep 2025–26 Süper Lig 2020——40
Noah 2025–26 Armenian Premier League 9000——90
Career total 543400000583

References

  1. ↑ "Rob Nizet". Soccerway. Retrieved 9 November 2024.
  2. ↑ van Aert, Dolf (29 January 2024). "Via Gambia, België, Engeland en Italië naar Tilburg: dit is koffieliefhebber en Willem II-nieuwkomer Rob Nizet" [Via Gambia, Belgium, England and Italy to Tilburg: this coffee lover and Willem II newcomer Rob Nizet]. BD (in Dutch). Retrieved 6 May 2026.
  3. ↑ Ghislain, Pierre (24 November 2020). "The nice first double from Rob Nizet, Belgian U19 international, in Premier League 2". Walfoot.be. Retrieved 9 November 2024.
  4. ↑ Malice, Florent (14 August 2021). "Young Belgian Rob Nizet leaves Norwich City for Italy". walfootbe. Retrieved 9 November 2024.
  5. ↑ "OFFICIAL: Nizet closes door in Lommel and goes on a promotion hunt in the Netherlands". Voetbal Primeur. 20 January 2024. Retrieved 9 November 2024.
  6. ↑ Vanden Driessche, Niels (2 November 2023). "Former Purple Talent Rob Nizet returns to RSCA Futures with Lommel: "It is always special to compete against an ex-club"". Nieuwsblad.be. Retrieved 9 November 2024.
  7. ↑ "White smoke in Tilburg: Belgian left back signs for one and a half years". bndestem.nl. 21 January 2024. Retrieved 9 November 2024.
  8. ↑ "Willem II krijgt nog één waarschuwing van 'ontgoochelde en blije' trainer: 'Hier kom je niet altijd mee weg'". ed.nl. 13 April 2024. Retrieved 8 November 2024.
  9. ↑ "Rob Nizet promotes to Eredivisie with Willem II: "We've already celebrated, now it's time to put the icing on the cake"". Nieuwsblad.be. 8 May 2024. Retrieved 9 November 2024.
  10. ↑ "Rob Nizet joins our team". noah.am. 1 March 2026. Retrieved 26 May 2026.
  11. ↑ "Ռոբ Նիզեթը հեռանում է «Նոայից»" [Rob Nizet is leaving "Noah"]. noah.am (in Armenian). FC Noah. 11 June 2026. Retrieved 11 June 2026.
  12. ↑ "BELGIUM U17 VS. ENGLAND U17 2 - 6". Soccerway. 11 September 2018. Retrieved 9 November 2024.
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