Nickenson Paul

Nickenson Stephan Paul (born 25 August 1997) is an Aruban footballer who plays as a defender for Dakota and the Aruba national football team.^[2]

Nickenson Paul

Personal information
Full name	Nickenson Stephan Paul
Date of birth	(1997-08-25) 25 August 1997 (age 28)
Place of birth	Oranjestad, Aruba
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Position	Center-back
Team information
Current team	Dakota
Number	3
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2015–2022	Dakota	161	(11)
2022	AO Poros	12	(0)
2023–	Dakota	40	(9)
International career‡
2012	Aruba U17[2]	2	(0)
2012–2015	Aruba U20[2]	7	(0)
2014–	Aruba	29	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals ‡ National team caps and goals as of 9 December 2024

Career

Club career

Paul started his career with Dakota in 2015, where he helped the club to win the Aruban Division di Honor twice in 2018 and 2022. In 2017, Paul traveled to Belgium to take part in an 11-day trial with RKC Waalwijk.^[3] The following year, he was nominated by the Aruba Football Federation to attend the MLS Caribbean Combine.^[4]

He transferred to AO Poros in 2022.^[5] In 2023 he played with Dakota in the Aruban Division di Honor and in the 2023 CONCACAF Caribbean Shield.

International career

Paul made his senior international debut on 30 March 2014, coming on as an 89th-minute substitute for Denzel Dumfries in a 2–0 friendly victory over Guam.^[6]

Career statistics

International

As of matches played 20 November 2024.^[7]

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Aruba	2014	1	0
	2015	1	0
	2016	2	0
	2018	3	0
	2019	7	0
	2021	4	0
	2022	3	0
	2023	4	0
	2024	4	0
	2025	0	0
Total		29	0

Honours

Dakota

• Aruban Division di Honor: 2017–18, 2021–22
• Torneo Copa Betico Croes: 2018–19, 2024–25