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Nigel Boogaard
Personal information
Full name	Nigel Boogaard
Date of birth	14 August 1986 (1986-08-14) (age 23)
Place of birth	Newcastle, Australia
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Playing position	Centre Back
Club information
Current club	Central Coast Mariners
Number	16
Senior career1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
2002–2004 2004–2005 2005–present	Newcastle United Central Coast Lightning Central Coast Mariners	001 00(0) 008 00(0) 046 00(1)
National team2
2002–2003 2008	Australia U-17 Australia U-23	006 00(0)
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 29 November 2008. 2 National team caps and goals correct as of 26 November 2007. * Appearances (Goals)

Nigel Boogaard (born 14 August 1986 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia) is an Australian football (soccer) player. He currently plays as a central defender for the Australian A-League club Central Coast Mariners.

Playing career

Central Coast Mariners

Coming from the Weston Workers Bears [1], son of coaching guru Michael Boogaard, has had a rollercoaster career, through illness and injury, he has remained focus to achieve a well result, chance of two A-League premierships. 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).

Adelaide United

Nigel signed with Adelaide United on November 6, 2009 and will join them at the start of the 2010-11 season.^[1][2]

Honours

With Central Coast Mariners:

• A-League Premiership: 2007-2008

With Weston Bears FC

NNSW State League Premiers 2004. [2]

References

External links

• Central Coast Mariners profile
• FFA - Olyroo profile
• Oz Football profile
• [3] Weston Bears FC