Nicolas Isimat-Mirin

Nicolas Johnny Isimat-Mirin (born 15 November 1991) is a French professional footballer who plays as a central defender for American Major League Soccer club Sporting Kansas City.

Nicolas Isimat-Mirin
Isimat-Mirin playing for PSV in 2015
Personal information
Full name Nicolas Johnny Isimat-Mirin[1]
Date of birth (1991-11-15) 15 November 1991
Place of birth Meudon, France
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)[2]
Position(s) Centre back
Club information
Current team
 Sporting Kansas City
Number 5
Youth career
2004–2007 Clairefontaine
2007–2009 Rennes
2009–2010 Valenciennes
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2013 Valenciennes 73 (1)
2013–2015 Monaco 6 (0)
2014–2015 → PSV (loan) 15 (1)
2014 → Jong PSV (loan) 1 (0)
2015–2019 PSV 78 (3)
2019–2021 Beşiktaş 14 (0)
2019–2020 → Toulouse (loan) 14 (1)
2021– Sporting Kansas City 0 (0)
National team‡
2010–2011 France U20 5 (0)
2011 France U21 3 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 7 March 2020
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 20 May 2013

Early career

Isimat-Mirin was born in Meudon, in the southwestern suburbs of Paris, to Guadeloupean parents.[3] He began his career at France at Roissy-en-Brie.[3] He is a graduate of the Clairefontaine football academy.[4]

Club career

After his departure from Clairefontain, Isimat-Mirin joined Rennes and spent two seasons at the club before transferring to Valenciennes in 2009.[5] He spent the 2009–10 season playing on the club's Championnat de France amateur 2 team.[6] In September 2010, he was promoted to the first team by manager Philippe Montanier.[7] On 21 September 2010, Isimat-Mirin made his professional debut in a Coupe de la Ligue match against Nîmes Olympique appearing as a substitute. Valenciennes won the match 5–4 on penalties.[8] On 19 October, Isimat-Mirin signed his first professional contract agreeing to a three-year deal until July 2014.[9]

On 1 September 2014, it was announced that Isimat-Mirin was sent on loan to PSV Eindhoven until the end of the season.[10] On 26 June 2015, Isimat-Mirin signed a four-year contract for PSV.[11]

He played on 15 April 2018 as PSV beat rivals Ajax 3–0 to clinch the 2017–18 Eredivisie title.[12]

On 6 January 2019, Isimat-Mirin signed for Beşiktaş.[13] On 21 August 2019, Isimat-Mirin was loaned out to French outfit Toulouse for the 2019–20 season.[14] The contract between Beşiktaş and Isimat-Mirin was mutually terminated on 1 February 2021.[15]

A couple days later, Isimat-Mirin signed a two-year contract with Major League Soccer side Sporting Kansas City.[16]

Honours

PSV Eindhoven

References
  1. "Nicolas Johnny Isimat Mirin". Turkish Football Federation. Retrieved 20 December 2020.
  2. "Nicolas ISIMAT-MIRIN" (in French). L'Équipe. 19 October 2016. Retrieved 21 October 2016.
  3. van den Nieuwenhof, Frans (26 March 2015). "Isimat-Mirin: 'AS Monaco en PSV zijn over mij in gesprek'" (in Dutch). Voetbal International. Retrieved 21 October 2016.
  4. "Découvrez... N. Isimat-Mirin" (in French). Valenciennes FC. Retrieved 21 September 2010.
  5. "Isimat-Mirin intègre le groupe pro" (in French). La Voix des Sports. 8 September 2010. Retrieved 21 September 2010.
  6. "Nicolas Isimat Mirin Foot National profile" (in French). Foot National. Retrieved 21 September 2010.
  7. "Isimat-Mirin avec les pros à VA" (in French). Le Figaro. 8 September 2010. Retrieved 21 September 2010.
  8. "Nîmes v. Valenciennes Match Report" (in French). L'Equipe. 21 September 2010. Retrieved 21 September 2010.
  9. "Kadir prolonge, contrat pro pour Isimat-Mirin" (in French). Valenciennes FC. 19 October 2010. Retrieved 19 October 2010.
  10. "PSV gaat verdediger Isimat-Mirin verwelkomen". www.vi.nl (in Dutch). Voetbal International. 1 September 2014. Retrieved 9 September 2014.
  11. "PSV legt Isimat-Mirin definitief vast". www.psv.nl (in Dutch). PSV Eindhoven. 26 June 2015. Retrieved 27 June 2015.
  12. "PSV Eindhoven beat Ajax to seal title". 15 April 2018 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  13. "Welcome to Beşiktaş, Nicolas Isimat-Mirin!". bjk.com.tr. Beşiktaş J.K. 6 January 2019. Retrieved 7 January 2019.
  14. "Beşiktaş Mirin'i resmen açıkladı!" (in Turkish). NTV Spor. 21 August 2019. Archived from the original on 1 September 2019. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
  15. "Nicolas Isimat Mirin'e Teşekkür Ederiz" (in Turkish). Beşiktaş J.K. 1 February 2021. Archived from the original on 1 February 2021. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
  16. "Sporting KC signs 29-year-old French center back Nicolas Isimat-Mirin". Sporting Kansas City. 3 February 2021. Retrieved 3 February 2021.


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