| Nickenson Paul | |
| Fullname: | Nickenson Stephan Paul |
| Birth Date: | 25 August 1997 |
| Birth Place: | Oranjestad, Aruba |
| Currentclub: | Dakota |
| Clubnumber: | 3 |
| Position: | Center-back |
| Height: | 1.80 m [1] |
| Years1: | 2015–2022 |
| Clubs1: | Dakota |
| Caps1: | 161 |
| Goals1: | 11 |
| Years2: | 2022 |
| Clubs2: | AO Poros |
| Caps2: | 12 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2023– |
| Clubs3: | Dakota |
| Caps3: | 18 |
| Goals3: | 2 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2012 |
| Nationalteam1: | Aruba U17[2] |
| Nationalcaps1: | 2 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2012–2015 |
| Nationalteam2: | Aruba U20 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 7 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
| Nationalyears3: | 2014– |
| Nationalteam3: | Aruba |
| Nationalcaps3: | 25 |
| Nationalgoals3: | 0 |
| Nationalteam-Update: | 9 December 2023 |
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]
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.
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]
| 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 | ||
| Total | 25 | 0 | ||
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