Matthijs van Nispen

In this Dutch name, the surname is Van Nispen, not Nispen.

Matthijs van Nispen (born 29 January 1998) is a Dutch footballer who plays as a midfielder for Derde Divisie club DOVO.

Matthijs van Nispen

Personal information
Date of birth	(1998-01-29) 29 January 1998 (age 27)[1]
Place of birth	Doetinchem, Netherlands[1]
Height	1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	DOVO
Number	14
Youth career
	DZC '68
2008–2017	De Graafschap
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2017–2019	Jong De Graafschap	16	(0)
2019–2020	De Graafschap	1	(0)
2020	TOP Oss	3	(0)
2021	PAEEK	11	(0)
2021–2022	DOVO	28	(3)
2022–2023	De Treffers	13	(0)
2023–	DOVO	31	(4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:39, 15 October 2024 (UTC)

Career

After playing youth football for DZC '68, van Nispen joined De Graafschap's academy aged 9.^[2] He made his debut for the first team on 20 September 2019 as a late substitute for Branco van den Boomen in a 4–0 win at home to FC Eindhoven.^[3]

On 6 July 2020, Van Nispen signed a one-year deal with TOP Oss.^[2][4] After three appearances at the club,^[5] he moved to Cypriot Second Division club PAEEK in January 2021.^[6][7] He won the Cypricot Second Division title with the club that season as they were promoted to the Cypriot First Division.^[8]

In summer 2021, van Nispen joined Derde Divisie club VV DOVO on a one-year contract.^[9] In December 2021, he extended his contract until mid-2024.^[10]

Career statistics

As of match played 19 February 2022^[5]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			KNVB Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Jong de Graafschap	2016–17	Derde Divisie	5	0	—		0	0	5	0
	2017–18	Derde Divisie	11	0	—		0	0	11	0
	Total		16	0	0	0	0	0	16	0
De Graafschap	2019–20	Eerste Divisie	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
TOP Oss	2020–21	Eerste Divisie	3	0	1	0	0	0	4	0
VV DOVO	2021–22	Derde Divisie Saturday	13	0	2	1	0	0	15	1
Career total			33	0	3	1	0	0	36	1