Australian professional footballer

Nigel Boogaard (/ˈnaɪdʒəl ˈboʊɡɑːrd/; born 14 August 1986) is a former Australian professional footballer who played as a central defender in the A-League. Boogaard currently plays for Charlestown Azzurri in the Northern NSW Football National Premier Leagues compe*ion.

Contents

• 1 Club career
  • 1.1 Central Coast Mariners
  • 1.2 Adelaide United
  • 1.3 Newcastle Jets
  • 1.4 Retirement
• 2 Career statistics
• 3 Honours
  • 3.1 Club
  • 3.2 International
• 4 References
• 5 External links

Club career

Central Coast Mariners

Coming from the Weston Workers Bears, Boogaard has had a rollercoaster career. 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

Boogaard signed with Adelaide United on 6 November 2009 and joined them for their upcoming AFC Champions League campaign.

On 8 May 2012, it was announced that Boogaard had signed for a further two years with Adelaide United.

On 20 July 2013, Boogaard started for the A-League All Stars in the inaugural A-League All Stars Game against Manchester United, a match in which the A-League All Stars were thrashed 5-1, courtesy of goals from Danny Welbeck, Jesse Lingard and Robin van Persie. Boogaard, along with Brisbane Roar forward Besart Berisha, were the only players to play out the full match.

Newcastle Jets

Boogaard signed a three-year deal with his hometown club, the Newcastle Jets, on 16 February 2015.

Retirement

On the 11th of June, 2021, Boogaard announced that he would retire, ending his sixteen-year playing career. As of this date, Boogaard is currently completing "his coaching badges", stating his plans to "give back to the game in some way".

Career statistics

1Includes FFA Cup, A-League Pre-Season Challenge Cup

Honours

Club

Adelaide United

• FFA Cup: 2014

International

Australia national football team

• OFC U-17 Championship: 2003

Individual

• A-League All Stars: 2013

References

External links

• Adelaide United profile
• FFA – Olyroo profile
• Oz Football profile