Nigel Boogaard
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Nigel Boogaard is an Australian football (soccer)
player. He currently plays as a central defender
for the Australian A-League
club Adelaide United
.
1Includes A-League Pre-Season Challenge Cup
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
player. He currently plays as a central defender
Defender (football)
Within the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to prevent the opposition from attacking....
for the Australian A-League
A-League
The A-League is the top Australasian professional football league. Run by Australian governing body Football Federation Australia , it was founded in 2004 following the folding of the National Soccer League and staged its inaugural season in 2005–06. It is sponsored by Hyundai Motor Company...
club Adelaide United
Adelaide United FC
Adelaide United Football Club is a professional football club based in Adelaide, South Australia, Australia. It currently participates in the A-League as the sole team from the state of South Australia. Adelaide is one of the most successful clubs in the A-League. The club's home ground is...
.
Central Coast Mariners
Coming from the Weston Workers Bears, son of guru Michael Boogaard, has had a rollercoaster career, through illness and injury, he has remained focus to achieve a well result, chance of two A-League premierships. He scored his first A-League goal for the Mariners in a match against bitter rivals Newcastle Jets on 14 August 2009 (also his 23rd birthday). It was a miscued header off the shoulder after poor defending and the keeper dropped it over the line.Adelaide United
Nigel signed with Adelaide United on November 6, 2009 and joined them for their upcoming Asian Champions League campaign.| Club | Season | A-League A-League The A-League is the top Australasian professional football league. Run by Australian governing body Football Federation Australia , it was founded in 2004 following the folding of the National Soccer League and staged its inaugural season in 2005–06. It is sponsored by Hyundai Motor Company... |
Finals | Asia AFC Champions League The AFC Champions League is the premier Asian club football competition hosted annually by Asian Football Confederation . The tournament is contested among the top thirty-two clubs from the top 10 Asian leagues, two of which must qualify through the playoffs... |
Other 1 | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
 Central Coast Mariners |
2005-06 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| 2006-07 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| 2007-08 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 22 | 1 | |||
| 2008-09 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 0 | |
| 2009-10 | 25 | 2 | 25 | 2 | |||||||
| Club subtotal | 51 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 66 | 3 | |
| Adelaide United |
2010-11 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 61 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 78 | 3 | |
1Includes A-League Pre-Season Challenge Cup
A-League Pre-Season Challenge Cup
The A-League Pre-Season Challenge Cup competition was an annual tournament held for all Hyundai A-League clubs in July and August in the lead up to the start of the A-League season. The competition featured a group stage and a knockout stage...
Honours
With Central Coast Mariners: A-League Premiership: 2007-2008A-League 2007-08
The A-League 2007-08 season was the third season of the Australian A-League football competition, won by the Newcastle Jets. Football Federation Australia hoped to build on the success of the previous two seasons and on the interest generated by and playing in the 2007 AFC Champions League, and...