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Cyriel Kolawole Dessers (born 8 December 1994) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for Serie A club Cremonese. Born in Belgium, he plays for the Nigeria national team.

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Cyriel Dessers

Dessers with Utrecht in 2017
Personal information
Full name	Cyriel Kolawole Dessers
Date of birth	(1994-12-08) 8 December 1994 (age 27)
Place of birth	Tongeren, Belgium
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Club information
Current team	Cremonese
Number	90
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)
2020–2022	Genk	38	(10)
2021–2022	→ Feyenoord (loan)	27	(9)
2022–	Cremonese	10	(2)
National team‡
2020–	Nigeria	3	(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:58, 16 October 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 2 June 2022

Club career

OH Leuven

During the 2013–14 season, 19-year-old Dessers stood out in the reserves and youth competitions for OH Leuven, scoring over 20 goals.^{[citation needed]} 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.[1]

Lokeren and NAC Breda

In April 2014, Dessers signed a two-year deal with Lokeren.[2]

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

FC Utrecht

In July 2017, Dessers moved to FC Utrecht, agreeing a contract for three years with an option for an additional year.[3] On 11 August 2017, he scored the first goal in the competition.^{[citation needed]}

After the 2019–20 Eredivisie season was abandoned, Dessers was jointly awarded the top goalscorer award alongside Steven Berghuis with 15 goals each.^{[citation needed]}

Genk and loan to Feyenoord

On 30 June 2020, Dessers moved to Genk on a four-year deal.[4]

On 31 August 2021, Dessers returned to the Netherlands to join Feyenoord on loan with an option to buy.[5] He scored his first goal for the club on 19 September, scoring Feyenoord's fourth goal in a 4–0 away win against PSV.[6] On 1 June 2022, Feyenoord announced that they had opted not to exercise the option to purchase Dressers' contract.[7]

Cremonese

On 10 August 2022, Dessers signed with Cremonese in Italy.[8]

International career

Born in Belgium to a Belgian father and Nigerian mother, Dessers chose to represent Nigeria at international level in December 2019.[9]

On 4 March 2020, he was called up by Nigeria head coach Gernot Rohr as part of the team players invited for the Africa Cup of Nations qualifying fixtures against Sierra Leone.[10] Dessers debuted in a friendly 1–1 draw with Tunisia on 13 October 2020.[11]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 16 October 2022[12][13]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
OH Leuven	2013–14	Belgian Pro League	1	0	0	0	—		1[lower-alpha 1]	0	2	0
Lokeren	2014–15	Belgian Pro League	21	4	3	3	3[lower-alpha 2]	0	2[lower-alpha 3]	0	29	7
	2015–16		11	0	0	0	—		—		11	0
	Total		32	4	3	3	3	0	2	0	40	7
NAC Breda	2016–17	Eerste Divisie	36	22	0	0	—		4[lower-alpha 4]	7	40	29
Utrecht	2017–18	Eredivisie	29	9	2	2	5[lower-alpha 2]	1	3[lower-alpha 5]	0	39	12
	2018–19		11	3	2	2	—		4[lower-alpha 5]	2	17	7
	Total		40	12	4	4	5	1	7	2	56	19
Heracles Almelo	2019–20	Eredivisie	26	15	3	3	—		—		29	18
Genk	2020–21	Belgian First Division A	32	7	2	0	—		—		34	7
	2021–22		3	0	0	0	2[lower-alpha 6]	1	1[lower-alpha 7]	0	6	1
	2022–23		3	3	0	0	—		—		3	3
	Total		38	10	2	0	2	1	1	0	43	11
Feyenoord (loan)	2021–22	Eredivisie	27	9	1	1	13[lower-alpha 8]	10	—		41	20
Cremonese	2022–23	Serie A	10	2	0	0	—		—		10	2
Career total			210	74	13	11	24	12	15	9	262	106

International

As of match played 28 May 2022

Scores and results list Nigeria's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Dessers goal.

List of international goals scored by Cyriel Dessers

No.	Date	Venue	Cap	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	28 May 2022	AT&T Stadium, Arlington, United States	2	Mexico	1–1	1–2	Friendly

Honours

Genk

• Belgian Cup: 2020–21[14]

Feyenoord

• UEFA Europa Conference League runner-up: 2021–22[15]

Individual

• Eredivisie top scorer: 2019–20[16]
• UEFA Europa Conference League top scorer: 2021–22[17]
• UEFA Europa Conference League Team of the Season: 2021–22[18]

References

External links

• Cyriel Dessers at WorldFootball.net
• Belgium profile at Belgian FA

На других языках

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[de] Cyriel Dessers

Cyriel Dessers (* 8. Dezember 1994 in Tongern) ist ein nigerianisch-belgischer Fußballspieler. Der Stürmer steht bei US Cremonese unter Vertrag und ist nigerianischer A-Nationalspieler.

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- [en] Cyriel Dessers

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[es] Cyriel Dessers

Cyriel Dessers (Tongeren, Bélgica, 8 de diciembre de 1994) es un futbolista belga nacionalizado nigeriano.[1] Juega en la demarcación de delantero para la U. S. Cremonese de la Serie A de Italia.

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[fr] Cyriel Dessers

Cyriel Dessers, né le 8 décembre 1994 à Tongres en Belgique, est un footballeur belgo-nigérian évoluant à l'US Cremonese, au poste d'attaquant et représentant le Nigéria sur le plan international.

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[it] Cyriel Dessers

Cyriel Dessers (Tongeren, 8 dicembre 1994) è un calciatore belga naturalizzato nigeriano, attaccante della Cremonese e della nazionale nigeriana.

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[ru] Дессерс, Сирил

Сирил Дессерс (нидерл. Cyriel Dessers; родился 8 декабря 1994 года в Лёвен, Бельгия) — бельгийский футболист, нападающий клуба «Кремонезе».

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