Queensy Miquel Saymon Wensley Menig (born 19 August 1995) is a Dutch professional

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who plays as a winger for Turkish club

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Club career

Ajax

On 6 June 2012, Menig signed a three-year contract with

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, tying him down to the club until 30 June 2015. On 11 August 2014, he marked his debut for the reserves team

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with two goals in an

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match against

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. He made his first team debut in the

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in the first official

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to be contested since 1983, scoring on his debut against

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in the

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. The match ended in a 9–0 victory for Ajax, with Menig scoring in the 70th minute of the match. In October 2014, Menig extended his contract with Ajax until 2019. He made his league debut for the clubs' first team on 6 December 2014, coming on as a 76th-minute substitute in the 5–0 win at home against Willem II.

Nantes

On 31 August 2017, it was announced that Menig had transferred to the French

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side

FC Nantes Football Club de Nantes, commonly referred to as FC Nantes or simply Nantes (; ; Gallo language, Gallo: ''Naunnt''), is a French professional association football, football club based in Nantes in Pays de la Loire. The club was founded on 21 Ap ...

, who in turn immediately loaned him out to

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on a season long loan spell. Menig was loaned out once again, this time to his former club

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 ...

, for the rest of the season.

Twente

On 9 September 2019, he returned to the Netherlands, signing a two-year contract with one-year extension option with

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. On 12 September, he made his debut for the club in a home match against

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, scoring the 1–0 goal after an assist from

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, as Twente won 2–0. On 5 December 2020 he scored both goals in an impressive 1-2 win away against his former club

Partizan

On 2 September 2021 Menig signed a three-year deal with Partizan. The former Ajax academy graduate signed to Partizan from Twente for a fee around €700,000. Menig scored his first goal for Partizan in his full debut against

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, in Round 1 of

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Menig was voted Player of the Week 11 in

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after recording two assists and a goal in a 5–0 victory against Spartak Subotica. In the 17th round of the domestic championship, Menig scored a goal in a 4–1 victory over rivals

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. Queensy Menig started a solo action, ran towards the goal of Vojvodina and eventually shot past four players. He scored the winning goal in a 1–0 away victory over

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in the Europa Conference League knockout round play-offs. On 25 October 2023, Menig made his 100th appearance in the Partizan jersey in a 4–0 win against Radnički Kragujevac.

Sivasspor

On 9 February 2024, Menig joined

in Turkey on a two-and-a-half-year deal.

Personal life

Born in the Netherlands, Menig is of Surinamese descent.

Career statistics

Honours

Netherlands U17 *

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Individual * Best player of AEGON Future Cup: 2012

References

External links

Netherlands profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Menig, Queensy 1995 births Living people Men's association football wingers Men's association football forwards Footballers from Amsterdam Dutch men's footballers Dutch expatriate men's footballers Dutch sportspeople of Surinamese descent Eredivisie players Eerste Divisie players English Football League players Serbian SuperLiga players AFC Ajax players Jong Ajax players PEC Zwolle players FC Nantes players Oldham Athletic A.F.C. players FC Twente players FK Partizan players Sivasspor footballers Netherlands men's youth international footballers Netherlands men's under-21 international footballers Expatriate men's footballers in France Dutch expatriate sportspeople in France Expatriate men's footballers in England Dutch expatriate sportspeople in England Expatriate men's footballers in Serbia Dutch expatriate sportspeople in Serbia Expatriate men's footballers in Turkey Dutch expatriate sportspeople in Turkey 21st-century Dutch sportsmen