Cyriel Dessers

Cyriel Kolawole Dessers (born 8 December 1994) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for Serie A club Cremonese. Born in Belgium, he plays for the Nigeria national team.

Cyriel Dessers
Dessers with Utrecht in 2017
Personal information
Full name Cyriel Kolawole Dessers
Date of birth (1994-12-08) 8 December 1994
Place of birth Tongeren, Belgium
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Cremonese
Number 90
Youth career
0000–2013 OH Leuven
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2014 OH Leuven 1 (0)
2014–2016 Lokeren 32 (4)
2016–2017 NAC Breda 36 (22)
2017–2019 FC Utrecht 40 (12)
2019–2020 Heracles Almelo 26 (15)
2020–2022 Genk 38 (10)
2021–2022 → Feyenoord (loan) 27 (9)
2022– Cremonese 24 (6)
International career‡
2020– Nigeria 3 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:35, 14 April 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 2 June 2022

Club career

OH Leuven

During the 2013–14 season, 19-year-old Dessers stood out in the reserves and youth competitions for OH Leuven, scoring over 20 goals. With OHL in danger of relegation and several first team strikers either out of shape, injured or suspended, he was given his first minutes in the first team in a 3–2 away loss against Mons.[1]

Lokeren and NAC Breda

In April 2014, Dessers signed a two-year deal with Lokeren.[2]

In July 2016, he signed with NAC Breda on a contract until summer 2019, of Dutch second-tier Eerste divisie. On 28 May 2017, they were promoted to the Eredivisie, after a 1–4 victory over NEC, in which Dessers scored three goals. He finished the season with 29 goals in 40 matches.

FC Utrecht

In July 2017, Dessers moved to FC Utrecht, agreeing a contract for three years with an option for an additional year.[3] On 11 August 2017, he scored the first goal in the competition.

After the 2019–20 Eredivisie season was abandoned, Dessers was jointly awarded the top goalscorer award alongside Steven Berghuis with 15 goals each.

Genk and loan to Feyenoord

On 30 June 2020, Dessers moved to Genk on a four-year deal.[4]

On 31 August 2021, Dessers returned to the Netherlands to join Feyenoord on loan with an option to buy.[5] He scored his first goal for the club on 19 September, scoring Feyenoord's fourth goal in a 4–0 away win against PSV.[6] On 1 June 2022, Feyenoord announced that they had opted not to exercise the option to purchase Dressers' contract.[7]

Cremonese

On 10 August 2022, Dessers signed with Cremonese in Italy.[8]

International career

Born in Belgium to a Belgian father and Nigerian mother, Dessers chose to represent Nigeria at international level in December 2019.[9]

On 4 March 2020, he was called up by Nigeria head coach Gernot Rohr as part of the team players invited for the Africa Cup of Nations qualifying fixtures against Sierra Leone.[10] Dessers debuted in a friendly 1–1 draw with Tunisia on 13 October 2020.[11]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 14 April 2023[12][13]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[lower-alpha 1] Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
OH Leuven 2013–14 Belgian Pro League 1000—1[lower-alpha 2]020
Lokeren 2014–15 Belgian Pro League 214333[lower-alpha 3]02[lower-alpha 4]0297
2015–16 11000——110
Total 324333020407
NAC Breda 2016–17 Eerste Divisie 362200—4[lower-alpha 5]74029
Utrecht 2017–18 Eredivisie 299225[lower-alpha 3]13[lower-alpha 6]03912
2018–19 11322—4[lower-alpha 6]2177
Total 40124451725619
Heracles Almelo 2019–20 Eredivisie 261533——2918
Genk 2020–21 Belgian Pro League 32720——347
2021–22 30002[lower-alpha 7]11[lower-alpha 8]061
2022–23 3300——33
Total 38102021104311
Feyenoord (loan) 2021–22 Eredivisie 2791113[lower-alpha 9]10—4120
Cremonese 2022–23 Serie A 24621——267
Career total 2207815122412159274111
  1. Includes Belgian Cup, KNVB Cup, Coppa Italia
  2. Appearance in Belgian Second Division play-offs
  3. Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  4. Appearances in Belgian Pro League Europa League play-off
  5. Appearances in Eredivisie promotion play-offs
  6. Appearances in Eredivisie European play-offs
  7. Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  8. Appearance in Belgian Super Cup
  9. Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League

International
As of match played 28 May 2022
Scores and results list Nigeria's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Dessers goal.
List of international goals scored by Cyriel Dessers
No. Date Venue Cap Opponent Score Result Competition
1 28 May 2022AT&T Stadium, Arlington, United States2 Mexico1–11–2Friendly

Honours

Genk

Feyenoord

Individual

References
  1. "Jupiler Pro League - 30e speeldag: RAEC Mons - Oud-Heverlee Leuven 3 - 2" (in Dutch). ohl.be. 16 March 2014. Archived from the original on 7 April 2014. Retrieved 2 April 2014.
  2. "Lokeren signs young striker from OHL" (in Dutch). sporza.be. 2 April 2014.
  3. "FC Utrecht hengelt Dessers binnen". 1 June 2018 (in Dutch). Retrieved 3 July 2018.
  4. Projects, Sanmax (30 June 2020). "Cyriel Dessers: "Nu ben ik waar ik wil zijn." | KRC Genk". krcgenk.be. K.R.C. Genk.
  5. "Cyriel Dessers verhuurd aan Feyenoord". krcgenk.be (in Dutch). K.R.C. Genk. 31 August 2021.
  6. "Feyenoord vernedert onmachtig PSV in Eindhoven". vi.nl (in Dutch). Voetbal International. 19 September 2021.
  7. "Feyenoord decide against taking up Dessers option". feyenoord.com. 1 June 2022. Retrieved 6 June 2022.
  8. "DESSERS NUOVO CALCIATORE DELLA CREMONESE" (in Italian). Cremonese. 10 August 2022. Retrieved 15 August 2022.
  9. "Cyriel Dessers: Dutch league's leading scorer opts for Nigeria". BBC Sport. 5 December 2019.
  10. Oludare, Shina. "Dessers & Ehizibue earn Nigeria call-ups as Leicester City's Iheanacho returns". Goal.com.
  11. "Nigeria vs. Tunisia". Soccerway. 13 October 2020.
  12. Cyriel Dessers at Soccerway. Retrieved 30 October 2022.
  13. "Cyriel Dessers » Club matches". WorldFootball.net. Retrieved 4 June 2019.
  14. "Onuachu with an assist as Genk clinch Belgian Cup title after Standard Liege win". Goal. 26 April 2021. Retrieved 29 April 2021.
  15. Honeyman, Sam (25 May 2022). "Roma 1–0 Feyenoord: Zaniolo strike wins the first Europa Conference League final". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 25 May 2022.
  16. "Dutch Eredivisie Top Scorers". NOS (in Dutch). 8 March 2020. Retrieved 8 March 2020.
  17. "Cyriel Dessers named as player of the month". eredivisie.nl. 4 December 2019. Archived from the original on 30 May 2020. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
  18. "2021/22 Europa Conference League top scorers: Cyriel Dessers finishes ahead of Tammy Abraham". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 25 May 2022. Retrieved 25 May 2022.
  19. "2021/22 Europa Conference League Team of the Season". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 27 May 2022. Retrieved 27 May 2022.
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