Nigel Bertrams (born 8 January 1993) is a Dutch former professional
footballer
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who played as a
goalkeeper
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.
Club career
Bertrams was born in
Best
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. He is a youth product of
PSV Eindhoven
Philips Sport Vereniging (; ), abbreviated as PSV and internationally known as PSV Eindhoven (), is a Dutch sports club from Eindhoven, Netherlands. It is best known for its professional association football, football department, which has pla ...
. He made his professional debut as
Jong PSV
Jong PSV is a Dutch football team based in Eindhoven. It is the reserve team of PSV Eindhoven and plays in the Eerste Divisie since the 2013–14 season.
History
Until 2013, Jong PSV played in the Beloften Eredivisie, a league exclusively fo ...
player in the second division on 3 August 2013 against
Sparta Rotterdam
Sparta Rotterdam () is a Dutch professional football club based in Rotterdam. Established on 1 April 1888, Sparta Rotterdam is the oldest professional football team in the Netherlands.
Sparta currently competes in the Eredivisie, the top flig ...
. He moved to
Willem II in the summer 2015. In 2017, not having played a single match for
Willem II, he made a free transfer to
NAC Breda
NAC Breda (), often simply known as NAC, is a Dutch professional football club, based in Breda, Netherlands. NAC Breda play in the Rat Verlegh Stadium, named after their most important player, Antoon 'Rat' Verlegh. They play in the Eredivisi ...
. After one season, he signed with Danish side
FC Nordsjælland
Football Club Nordsjælland, commonly known as FC Nordsjælland, Nordsjælland () or FCN, is a professional Danish association football, football team from the North Zealand town of Farum. Founded as ''Farum Boldklub'' from the merger of the to ...
.
Bertrams was loaned out from Nordsjælland to
De Graafschap
Vereniging Betaald Voetbal De Graafschap, simply known as De Graafschap () is a professional association football club based in Doetinchem, Netherlands. The team competes in the , the second level of the Dutch football league system.
Founded o ...
on 29 January 2019, for the rest of the season. On 27 August 2019, he joined
MVV Maastricht
Maatschappelijke Voetbal Vereniging Maastricht (), commonly known as MVV Maastricht (, ) or simply as MVV, is a Dutch professional Association football, football club from the city of Maastricht. Founded on 2 April 1902, MVV Maastricht currently ...
.
On 18 August 2020, Bertrams signed a one-year contract with
FC Groningen
Football Club Groningen () is a Dutch professional association football club based in Groningen, Groningen (province), Groningen province. Founded in 1971 as the successor of GVAV-Rapiditas, GVAV, Groningen compete in the Eredivisie, the first t ...
to replace Jan Hoekstra, who had been sent on loan to
SC Cambuur
SC Cambuur, also known as Cambuur Leeuwarden, or simply Cambuur, () is a Dutch professional Association football, football club from the city of Leeuwarden formed on 19 June 1964. They currently play in the Eerste Divisie, the second tier of Dutc ...
. On 1 February 2021, it was announced that Bertrams signed a six-month contract with
PEC Zwolle
Prins Hendrik Ende Desespereert Nimmer Combinatie Zwolle, commonly known as PEC Zwolle, is a Dutch professional football club based in Zwolle, Netherlands. They play in the Eredivisie, the top tier of Dutch football. They have played in the Ered ...
.
On 24 June 2021, he signed a one-year deal with
FC Eindhoven
Football Club Eindhoven, commonly known as FC Eindhoven, is a professional association football, football club based in Eindhoven, Netherlands, that competes in the Eerste Divisie, the second tier of Dutch football league system, Dutch football ...
.
He retired from playing in the summer of 2023.
Personal life
His younger brother
Jesse also played for PSV.
PSV legt ook Jesse Bertrams vast
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References
External links
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1993 births
Living people
People from Best, Netherlands
Dutch men's footballers
Netherlands men's youth international footballers
Dutch expatriate men's footballers
Men's association football goalkeepers
Eredivisie players
Eerste Divisie players
PSV Eindhoven players
Jong PSV players
Willem II Tilburg players
NAC Breda players
FC Nordsjælland players
De Graafschap players
MVV Maastricht players
FC Groningen players
PEC Zwolle players
FC Eindhoven players
Dutch expatriate sportspeople in Denmark
Expatriate men's footballers in Denmark
Footballers from North Brabant
21st-century Dutch sportsmen