Nando Zen – New Zealand | World Cup 2026 Player Profile

Nando Zen
Nando Zen Pijnaker
Date of BirthFebruary 25, 1999 (age 27)
Place of BirthBrummen, Netherlands
Height / Weight191 / 88
PositionDefender
Current ClubAuckland
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Career
Appearances
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Career
Goals
2025-26 Season
| Competition | MP | Gls | Ast |
|---|---|---|---|
| World Cup - Qualification Oceania | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Friendlies | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| A-League | 17 | 0 | 0 |
| Premier Division | 14 | 0 | 1 |
| FAI Cup | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| All Competitions | 37 | 0 | 1 |
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Standard stats — all competitions
| Season | Age | Squad | Country | Comp | MP | Starts | Min | Gls | Ast | G+A | CrdY | CrdR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 27 | New Zealand | World | World Cup - Qualification Oceania | 2 | 2 | 180 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026 | 27 | New Zealand | World | Friendlies | 2 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026 | 27 | New Zealand | World | World Cup | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 26 | Auckland | Australia | Australia Cup | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 26 | New Zealand | World | Friendlies | 27 | 27 | 2,325 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 0 |
| 2025 | 26 | Auckland | Australia | A-League | 17 | 10 | 968 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2024 | 25 | Sligo Rovers | Ireland | Premier Division | 14 | 14 | 1,242 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 |
| 2024 | 25 | Sligo Rovers | Ireland | FAI Cup | 2 | 2 | 180 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 25 | New Zealand | World | Friendlies | 3 | 2 | 189 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 25 | Auckland | Australia | A-League | 27 | 27 | 2,325 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 0 |
| 2023-24 | 24 | Sligo Rovers | Ireland | Premier Division | 32 | 29 | 2,648 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 2023-24 | 24 | New Zealand | World | Friendlies | 7 | 6 | 543 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2022-23 | 23 | Sligo Rovers | Ireland | Premier Division | 31 | 28 | 2,561 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022-23 | 23 | Sligo Rovers | World | UEFA Europa Conference League | 4 | 2 | 248 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2022-23 | 23 | New Zealand | World | World Cup - Qualification Oceania | 3 | 3 | 256 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022-23 | 23 | New Zealand | World | World Cup - Qualification Intercontinental Play-offs | 1 | 1 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022-23 | 23 | New Zealand | World | Friendlies | 3 | 2 | 224 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021-22 | 22 | FC Helsingor | Denmark | 1. Division | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021-22 | 22 | Rio Ave | Portugal | Segunda Liga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021-22 | 22 | FC Helsingor | Denmark | DBU Pokalen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021-22 | 22 | Rio Ave | Portugal | Taça da Liga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021-22 | 22 | New Zealand | World | Friendlies | 3 | 3 | 270 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2020-21 | 21 | Rio Ave | Portugal | Primeira Liga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020-21 | 21 | Rio Ave II | Portugal | Campeonato de Portugal Prio - Group H | 11 | 11 | 990 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020-21 | 21 | Rio Ave | World | UEFA Europa League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020-21 | 21 | New Zealand U23 | World | Olympics Men | 4 | 4 | 390 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| CAREER | — | 7 Clubs | — | — | 194 | 173 | 15,648 | 9 | 1 | 10 | 33 | 1 |
Shooting stats
| Season | Squad | Comp | Gls | Sh | SoT | SoT% | G/Sh | G/SoT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | New Zealand | World Cup - Qualification Oceania | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2026 | New Zealand | Friendlies | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2026 | New Zealand | World Cup | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2025 | Auckland | Australia Cup | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2025 | New Zealand | Friendlies | 4 | 17 | 9 | 52.9% | 0.24 | 0.44 |
| 2025 | Auckland | A-League | 0 | 6 | 2 | 33.3% | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 2024 | Sligo Rovers | Premier Division | 0 | 4 | — | 0.0% | 0.00 | — |
| 2024 | Sligo Rovers | FAI Cup | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2024 | New Zealand | Friendlies | 0 | 1 | — | 0.0% | 0.00 | — |
| 2024 | Auckland | A-League | 4 | 17 | 9 | 52.9% | 0.24 | 0.44 |
| 2023-24 | Sligo Rovers | Premier Division | 0 | 5 | 3 | 60.0% | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 2023-24 | New Zealand | Friendlies | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2022-23 | Sligo Rovers | Premier Division | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2022-23 | Sligo Rovers | UEFA Europa Conference League | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2022-23 | New Zealand | World Cup - Qualification Oceania | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2022-23 | New Zealand | World Cup - Qualification Intercontinental Play-offs | 0 | 1 | — | 0.0% | 0.00 | — |
| 2022-23 | New Zealand | Friendlies | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2021-22 | FC Helsingor | 1. Division | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2021-22 | Rio Ave | Segunda Liga | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2021-22 | FC Helsingor | DBU Pokalen | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2021-22 | Rio Ave | Taça da Liga | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2021-22 | New Zealand | Friendlies | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2020-21 | Rio Ave | Primeira Liga | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2020-21 | Rio Ave II | Campeonato de Portugal Prio - Group H | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2020-21 | Rio Ave | UEFA Europa League | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2020-21 | New Zealand U23 | Olympics Men | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| CAREER | 7 Clubs | — | 9 | 51 | 23 | 45.1% | 0.18 | 0.39 |
Discipline & miscellaneous stats
| Season | Squad | Comp | 90s | CrdY | CrdR | Fls | Fld | Int | TklW |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | New Zealand | World Cup - Qualification Oceania | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| 2026 | New Zealand | Friendlies | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — |
| 2026 | New Zealand | World Cup | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| 2025 | Auckland | Australia Cup | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| 2025 | New Zealand | Friendlies | 25.8 | 6 | 0 | 28 | 18 | 33 | 30 |
| 2025 | Auckland | A-League | 10.8 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 11 | 8 |
| 2024 | Sligo Rovers | Premier Division | 13.8 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 10 |
| 2024 | Sligo Rovers | FAI Cup | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| 2024 | New Zealand | Friendlies | 2.1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — |
| 2024 | Auckland | A-League | 25.8 | 6 | 0 | 28 | 18 | 33 | 30 |
| 2023-24 | Sligo Rovers | Premier Division | 29.4 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 6 |
| 2023-24 | New Zealand | Friendlies | 6.0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 2 |
| 2022-23 | Sligo Rovers | Premier Division | 28.5 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| 2022-23 | Sligo Rovers | UEFA Europa Conference League | 2.8 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| 2022-23 | New Zealand | World Cup - Qualification Oceania | 2.8 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| 2022-23 | New Zealand | World Cup - Qualification Intercontinental Play-offs | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — |
| 2022-23 | New Zealand | Friendlies | 2.5 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| 2021-22 | FC Helsingor | 1. Division | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| 2021-22 | Rio Ave | Segunda Liga | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| 2021-22 | FC Helsingor | DBU Pokalen | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| 2021-22 | Rio Ave | Taça da Liga | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| 2021-22 | New Zealand | Friendlies | 3.0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| 2020-21 | Rio Ave | Primeira Liga | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| 2020-21 | Rio Ave II | Campeonato de Portugal Prio - Group H | 11.0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| 2020-21 | Rio Ave | UEFA Europa League | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| 2020-21 | New Zealand U23 | Olympics Men | 4.3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| CAREER | 7 Clubs | — | 173.9 | 33 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
CrdY = Yellow cards · CrdR = Red cards · Fls = Fouls committed · Fld = Fouls drawn · Int = Interceptions · TklW = Tackles won
Data is sourced from API-Football and updated regularly. If you notice incorrect information, it will be corrected in the next data refresh.
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