Curtis Nelson

Curtis Alexander Nelson (born 21 May 1993) is an English professional footballer who plays as a centre back for Championship club Cardiff City. He has played in the English Football League for Plymouth Argyle and Oxford United.

Curtis Nelson
Personal information
Full name Curtis Alexander Nelson[1]
Date of birth (1993-05-21) 21 May 1993[2]
Place of birth Newcastle-under-Lyme, England
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)[3]
Playing position(s) Centre back[4]
Club information
Current team
 Cardiff City
Number 16
Youth career
2002–2008 Stoke City
2008–2009 Plymouth Argyle
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2016 Plymouth Argyle 211 (8)
2016–2019 Oxford United 99 (7)
2019– Cardiff City 33 (1)
National team
2011 England U18 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22 July 2020 (UTC)

Nelson made his debut in the Football League in 2010. He was capped by England at under-18 level.

Early and personal life

Nelson was born in Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire.[5] He is a cousin of sprinters Ashleigh[6] and Alexander Nelson[7] and his younger brother Wes appeared in series 4 of the reality TV show Love Island in 2018.[7]

Career

Plymouth Argyle

Nelson spent seven years with Stoke City as a schoolboy before being released in February 2009. He joined Plymouth Argyle two months later.[8] His performances in the 2009–10 season for the youth team and reserves, in both defence and midfield, earned him a place in the first-team squad for the club's final match of the campaign against Peterborough United.[9] Nelson trained with the first team during throughout their 2010–11 pre-season and impressed manager Peter Reid. "I was very impressed with young Curtis," said Reid. "I like young players and he will be training with us all the time now. He played centre-back last year but he can play midfield as well."[10] He made his first-team debut on 10 August 2010 in the League Cup against Notts County, replacing Anton Peterlin as a second-half substitute.[11][12]

He signed his first professional contract in October 2010, one that would last until the end of the 2011–12 season.[13] His performances for Argyle led to a call-up to the England under-18 team to play Italy in April 2011.[14] He replaced George Moncur in the second half as England drew 1–1.[15] Nelson appeared in 35 league matches during his debut season and three more in cup competitions.[8][16] He finished the season by winning the club's Young Player of the Year award.[17] Nelson began the new season in the team, but lost his place in November after the club signed Maxime Blanchard and Darren Purse.[16] A knee injury in December meant a lengthy spell on the sidelines and new manager Carl Fletcher stressed that it was important Nelson took as long as he needed to make a full recovery.[18]

Nelson signed a new undisclosed contract in April 2012, along with teammates Luke Young and Jared Sims.[19][20] Nelson finished the season with 21 appearances in all competitions.[8] He scored his first senior goal in a win against Northampton Town in September.[21] "I ran over to the fans to celebrate, but I didn't know what to do," said Nelson.[21] In April 2013, he became the youngest Plymouth Argyle captain since Norman Piper in August 1967 when he led the team in a win against Cheltenham Town.[22] "It was a great honour. To be the captain at such a young age, I wasn't expecting it at all."[22] Nelson made 32 appearances in the 2012–13 campaign and scored three goals.[8] On 7 May 2014, Nelson committed to the Pilgrims by signing a new two-year contract with the club.[23]

Oxford United

On 4 July 2016, Nelson signed for newly promoted League One club Oxford United on a two-year contract,[24] later extended by a year.[25] Before the start of his second season at the club, following the departure of John Lundstram, he was appointed team captain.[26] He suffered a ruptured Achilles tendon during a home defeat to Northampton Town in November 2017 and was ruled out for the remainder of the season,[27] teammate John Mousinho replacing him as captain.[28] Nelson returned, earlier than expected, to the first team as a substitute on 14 April 2018 and was immediately handed the captain's armband,[29] though Mousinho later took the armband permanently.[30] Nelson declined a contract renewal and left Oxford after the 2018–19 season, having appeared 121 times in all competitions, scoring 8 times, in his three seasons with the club.[31]

Cardiff City

Nelson signed for newly relegated Championship club Cardiff City on 27 June 2019 on a free transfer on a two-year contract.[32] He made his debut as a substitute in place of Marlon Pack during a 3–0 defeat to Reading.[33] He scored his first goal for Cardiff on 2 November 2019 in a 4–2 win against Birmingham City.[34]

Career statistics
As of match played 30 July 2020
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Plymouth Argyle 2009–10[35] Championship 000000—00
2010–11[36] League One 35010101[lower-alpha 1]0380
2011–12[37] League Two 17020101[lower-alpha 1]0210
2012–13[38] League Two 27310202[lower-alpha 1]0323
2013–14[39] League Two 44151102[lower-alpha 1]0522
2014–15[40] League Two 42120104[lower-alpha 2]0491
2015–16[41] League Two 46310106[lower-alpha 3]0543
Total 2118121701602469
Oxford United 2016–17[42] League One 33241105[lower-alpha 4]0433
2017–18[43] League One 20100102[lower-alpha 4]0231
2018–19[44] League One 46440104[lower-alpha 4]0554
Total 99781301101218
Cardiff City 2019–20[45] Championship 33100102[lower-alpha 5]1362
Career total 3431620211029140319
  1. Appearance(s) in Football League Trophy
  2. Two appearances in Football League Trophy, two in League Two play-offs
  3. Three appearances in Football League Trophy, three in League Two play-offs
  4. Appearances in EFL Trophy
  5. Appearances in Championship play-offs

Honours

Oxford United

Individual

References
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  14. "Call Up For Curtis". Plymouth Argyle F.C. 25 March 2011. Archived from the original on 5 August 2012. Retrieved 6 May 2012.
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  26. Pritchard, David (27 July 2017). "Curtis Nelson proud to be named Oxford United's new captain". Oxford Mail. Retrieved 27 July 2017.
  27. Johnson, Jack (13 November 2017). "Oxford United captain Curtis Nelson ruled out for rest of season with ruptured Achilles tendon". Oxford Mail. Retrieved 17 November 2017.
  28. Johnson, Jack (17 November 2017). "John Mousinho honoured to be named new captain, but Oxford United rocked by Rob Hall injury". Oxford Mail. Retrieved 17 November 2017.
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