Nickel Chand

Nickel Chand
Personal information
Full name	Nickel Nishal Chand
Date of birth	28 July 1995 (age 28)
Place of birth	Nabilo, Tailevu, Fiji
Height	1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s)	Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team	Lami
Youth career
	Suva
Senior career*
Years	Team
2012–2016	Suva
2017	Labasa
2017–	Lami
2022–	Heatherton United
International career‡
2011	Fiji U-17
2013–2015	Fiji U-20
2015–2016	Fiji U-23
2016–	Fiji
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12 June 2016; ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 13 December 2022

Nickel Nishal Chand (born 28 July 1995) is a Fijian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Lami in the National Football League.

International career[edit]

Chand was selected for the Fiji national under-20 team to compete at the 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup in May 2015. he played in all three of Fiji's group matches against Germany, Honduras and Uzbekistan.

Chand was also selected by the national under-23 team for the 2015 Pacific Games football tournament and scored a goal in their opening game against Vanuatu.^[3]

On May 29, 2016, Chand made his debut for the senior national team at the 2016 OFC Nations Cup in their 3–1 loss against New Zealand.

^ "FIFA U-20 World Cup New Zealand 2015 List of Players" (PDF). FIFA. 19 June 2015. p. 5. Retrieved 30 May 2016.
^ "Dream come true for the dairy farmer's son". Fiji Times. 1 June 2015. Retrieved 30 May 2016.
^ "XV Pacific Games Results – Match Day 1". Oceania Football Confederation. 3 July 2015. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 23 June 2016.

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