Cyriel Dessers

Cyriel Kolawole Dessers (born 8 December 1994) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Feyenoord, on loan from Genk.[1] Born in Belgium, he represents the Nigeria national team.

Cyriel Dessers
Dessers with Utrecht in 2017
Personal information
Date of birth (1994-12-08) 8 December 1994
Place of birth Tongeren, Belgium
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 Feyenoord (on loan from Genk)
Number 33
Youth career
0000–2013 OH Leuven
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2014 OH Leuven 1 (0)
2014–2016 Lokeren 32 (4)
2016–2017 NAC Breda 36 (22)
2017–2019 FC Utrecht 40 (12)
2019–2020 Heracles Almelo 26 (15)
2020– Genk 35 (7)
2021– → Feyenoord (loan) 24 (6)
National team‡
2020– Nigeria 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 24 April 2022
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 13 October 2020

Club career

During the 2013–14 season, 19-year-old Dessers stood out in the reserves and youth competitions for OH Leuven, scoring over 20 goals. With OHL in danger of relegation and several first team strikers either out of shape, injured or suspended, he was given his first minutes in the first team in a 3–2 away loss against Mons.[2]

In April 2014, Dessers signed a two-year deal with Lokeren.[3]

In July 2016, he signed with NAC Breda on a contract until summer 2019, of Dutch second-tier Eerste divisie. On 28 May 2017, they were promoted to the Eredivisie, after a 1–4 victory over N.E.C., in which Dessers scored three goals. He finished the season with 29 goals in 40 matches.

In July 2017, Dessers moved to FC Utrecht, agreeing a contract for three years with an option for an additional year.[4] On 11 August 2017, he scored the first goal in the competition.

After the 2019–20 Eredivisie season was abandoned, Dessers was jointly awarded the Top Goalscorer award alongside Steven Berghuis with fifteen goals each.

On 30 June 2020, Dessers moved to Genk on a four-year deal.[5]

On 31 August 2021, Dessers returned to the Netherlands to join Feyenoord on loan with an option to buy.[6] He scored his first goal for the club on 19 September, scoring Feyenoord's fourth goal in a 0–4 away win against PSV.[7]

International career

Born in Belgium to a Belgian father and Nigerian mother, Dessers chose to represent Nigeria at international level in December 2019.[8] On 4 March 2020, he was called up by Nigeria national team head coach Gernot Rohr as part of the team players invited for the Africa Cup of Nations qualifying fixtures against Sierra Leone.[9] Dessers debuted for Nigeria in a friendly 1–1 draw with Tunisia on 13 October 2020.[10]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 28 April 2022[11][12][13]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
OH Leuven 2013–14 Belgian Pro League 1000—1[lower-alpha 1]020
Lokeren 2014–15 Belgian Pro League 214333[lower-alpha 2]02[lower-alpha 3]0297
2015–16 11000——110
Total 324333020407
NAC Breda 2016–17 Eerste Divisie 362200—4[lower-alpha 4]74029
Utrecht 2017–18 Eredivisie 299225[lower-alpha 2]13[lower-alpha 5]03912
2018–19 11322—4[lower-alpha 5]2177
Total 40124451725619
Heracles Almelo 2019–20 Eredivisie 261533——2918
Genk 2020–21 Belgian First Division A 32720——347
2021–22 30002[lower-alpha 6]11[lower-alpha 7]061
Total 357202110408
Feyenoord (loan) 2021–22 Eredivisie 2461111[lower-alpha 8]10—3617
Career total 194661311221215924498
  1. Appearance in Belgian Second Division play-offs
  2. Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  3. Appearances in Belgian Pro League Europa League play-off
  4. Appearances in Eredivisie promotion play-offs
  5. Appearances in Eredivisie European play-offs
  6. Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  7. Appearance in Belgian Super Cup
  8. Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League

Honours

Genk

Individual

References
  1. "Belgium - C. Dessers - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 10 June 2016.
  2. "Jupiler Pro League - 30e speeldag: RAEC Mons - Oud-Heverlee Leuven 3 - 2" (in Dutch). ohl.be. 16 March 2014. Archived from the original on 7 April 2014. Retrieved 2 April 2014.
  3. "Lokeren signs young striker from OHL" (in Dutch). sporza.be. 2 April 2014.
  4. "FC Utrecht hengelt Dessers binnen". 1 June 2018 (in Dutch). Retrieved 3 July 2018.
  5. Projects, Sanmax (30 June 2020). "Cyriel Dessers: "Nu ben ik waar ik wil zijn." | KRC Genk". krcgenk.be. K.R.C. Genk.
  6. "Cyriel Dessers verhuurd aan Feyenoord". krcgenk.be (in Dutch). K.R.C. Genk. 31 August 2021.
  7. "Feyenoord vernedert onmachtig PSV in Eindhoven". vi.nl (in Dutch). Voetbal International. 19 September 2021.
  8. "Cyriel Dessers: Dutch league's leading scorer opts for Nigeria". BBC Sport. 5 December 2019.
  9. Oludare, Shina. "Dessers & Ehizibue earn Nigeria call-ups as Leicester City's Iheanacho returns". Goal.com.
  10. "Nigeria vs. Tunisia". Soccerway. 13 October 2020.
  11. Cyriel Dessers at Soccerway
  12. "Cyriel Dessers » Club matches". WorldFootball.net. Retrieved 4 June 2019.
  13. "Cyriel Dessers". Soccerway. Retrieved 22 October 2020.
  14. "Onuachu with an assist as Genk clinch Belgian Cup title after Standard Liege win". Goal. 26 April 2021. Retrieved 29 April 2021.
  15. "Dutch Eredivisie Top Scorers". NOS (in Dutch). 8 March 2020. Retrieved 8 March 2020.


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