Victor Nirennold (born 5 April 1991) is a French professional footballer who last played for Motherwell as a center back but is also capable of playing as a right back.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1991-04-05) 5 April 1991 (age 31) | ||
| Place of birth | Rennes, France | ||
| Height | 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Center back/Right Back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| – | Stade Rennais | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013 | Erskine Flying Fleet | 20 | (3) |
| 2014 | Nova Southeastern Sharks | 15 | (3) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015 | FC Miami City | 15 | (0) |
| 2015–2018 | Fleetwood Town | 56 | (2) |
| 2018 | → Guiseley (loan) | 14 | (0) |
| 2018 | Senica | 12 | (0) |
| 2019 | SHB Đà Nẵng | 24 | (2) |
| 2020–2021 | UiTM FC | 31 | (3) |
| 2022 | Motherwell | 3 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 31 May 2022 | |||
Nirennold began his career with Stade Rennais, before moving to the United States.[2] He studied Business at Erskine College, playing football for the college's team, the Erskine Flying Fleet.[3] He transferred to Nova Southeastern University and played for the Nova Southeastern Sharks.[4] He played for FC Miami City in the Premier Development League in the 2015 PDL season.[5]
Nirennold signed a two-year contract with English League One side Fleetwood Town following a successful trial spell in August 2015.[6] He made his debut in the Football League on 5 September, helping the "Cod Army" to secure a 1–1 draw with Rochdale at Highbury Stadium.[7] He scored his first goal for Fleetwood in a 1–1 draw with Northampton Town on 6 August 2016.[8]
On 3 August 2018, Nirennold signed for FK Senica in the Slovak Super Liga.[9]
In February 2019, he moved to SHB Đà Nẵng.[10]
On 25 January 2022, Nirennold signed with Scottish Premiership side Motherwell until the end of the season.[11] On 20 May 2022, Motherwell announced that Nirennold would leave the club upon the expiry of his contract on 31 May 2022.[12]
Nirennold is 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) and able to play in defence as well as midfield.[13]
Nirennold is of Martiniquais descent.[14]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Miami City | 2015 | USL PDL | 15 | 0 | — | — | — | 15 | 0 | |||
| Fleetwood Town | 2015–16 | EFL League One | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 19 | 0 |
| 2016–17 | 26 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 34 | 2 | ||
| 2017–18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Total | 43 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 56 | 2 | ||
| Guiseley (loan) | 2017–18 | National League | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 14 | 0 | ||
| Senica | 2018–19 | Slovak Super Liga | 9 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 12 | 0 | ||
| SHB Da Nang | 2019 | V.League 1 | 23 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 24 | 2 | ||
| UiTM | 2020 | Malaysia Super League | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 11 | 2 | ||
| 2021 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 20 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 30 | 3 | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 31 | 3 | ||
| Motherwell | 2021–22 | Scottish Premiership | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | |
| Career total | 137 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 155 | 7 | ||