Neal Viereck
Personal information
Full name Neal Roëll Viereck
Date of birth (2004-05-03) 3 May 2004
Place of birth Netherlands
Height 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 Jong Utrecht
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2022–2023 Jong Ajax 2 (0)
2023– Jong Utrecht 6 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 December 2023

Neal Roëll Viereck (born 3 May 2004) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays for Eerste Divisie club Jong Utrecht.

Early life

As 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

2022 senior debut

Viereck made his professional debut on 11 December 2022 against Jong Utrecht in the Eerste Divisie.[2][3]

2023 - sent off after 30 seconds

Viereck 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] 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

On 19 July 2023, Viereck signed a two-year contract with Utrecht and was assigned to Jong Utrecht.[12]

References

  1. ↑ "Mentally strong Viereck wins For The Future Trophy". Ajax.nl.
  2. ↑ "BoJA: Who will be Jong Ajax's new permanent central defender?". Ajaxshowtime.com.
  3. ↑ "AJAX II VS. UTRECHT II 1-2". Soccerway.
  4. ↑ "ADO in slotminuut langs MVV, speler Jong Ajax pakt na 30 seconden rood en ook Koeman van veld gestuurd". ad.nl.
  5. ↑ "Lawyer wins again with ADO, lightning fast red card Young Ajax substitute Viereck-Football". Paudal.com.
  6. ↑ "Unusual: he came on from the bench and was sent off after 30 seconds!". Ole.com.
  7. ↑ "Ajax B player entered and 10 seconds later... he was expelled". Record.pt.
  8. ↑ "Ajax footballer was sent off 30 seconds after entering the field". Americatv.com.
  9. ↑ "Video: He entered from the bench and was sent off after 30 seconds! /Sports Headlines". Titulares.ar.
  10. ↑ "Fudbaler drugog tima Ajaxa dobio crveni karton 30 sekundi nakon ulaska u igru". Sport1.oslobodjenje.ba.
  11. ↑ "Questionable red card Jong Ajax player Hlynsson dismissed, Viereck suspended". nhnieuws.
  12. ↑ "Neal Viereck versterkt Jong FC Utrecht" [Neal Viereck strengthens Jong FC Utrecht] (in Dutch). FC Utrecht. 19 July 2023. Retrieved 9 August 2023.

Neal Viereck at Soccerway

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