Nicandro Breeveld (born 7 October 1986) is a Surinamese former professional

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who plays as a

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Club career

Almere City

Breeveld started his professional career with

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in the Dutch

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, after he joined them from amateur side

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. In 2008 he moved to

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, where he played until 2010, when he switched to the Romanian leagues.

Gaz Metan Mediaș

Breeveld played half a season in the Romanina

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with

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. After only 15 games, in which he scored 4 goals, he moved to

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side

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. Breeveld played in the

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campaign with his new club. He played in 6 games along the way as they eliminated

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and eventually got eliminated by

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. He scored the only goal in the away game against Austria Wien, where Gaz Metan Mediaș lost 3–1 and got knocked out of the competition.

Steaua București

On 11 August 2014, he signed a two-year contract with

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and won the

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title with the club. He was removed from the team roster after refusing to extend his contract in October 2015.

Dibba Al-Fujairah

In summer 2016, Breeveld moved to United Arab Emirates side

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Omonia Nicosia

In the winter of 2017, he moved to Cypriot club

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Politehnica Iași

On 11 July 2019, Breeveld returned to the Romanian championship after putting pen to paper on a two-year deal with

club Politehnica Iași.

Career statistics

''Statistics accurate as of match played 19 August 2019''

Club

Honours

Club

Steaua București *

: 2014–15 *

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: 2014–15 *

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: 2014–15, 2015–16

References

External links

voetbal football bioProfile at Uefa.com
* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Breeveld, Nicandro 1986 births Living people Footballers from Paramaribo Men's association football midfielders Surinamese men's footballers Dutch men's footballers Surinamese emigrants to the Netherlands Naturalised citizens of the Netherlands Almere City FC players SC Telstar players CSM Jiul Petroșani players CS Gaz Metan Mediaș players CS Pandurii Târgu Jiu players FCSB players Dibba Al Fujairah FC players Al-Markhiya SC players FC Politehnica Iași (2010) players Eerste Divisie players Liga I players Surinamese expatriate men's footballers Dutch expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Romania Dutch expatriate sportspeople in Romania Expatriate men's footballers in the United Arab Emirates Dutch expatriate sportspeople in the United Arab Emirates Expatriate men's footballers in Cyprus Dutch expatriate sportspeople in Cyprus UAE Pro League players Qatari Second Division players Expatriate men's footballers in Qatar Dutch expatriate sportspeople in Qatar