| Tristan Nydam | |
| Fullname: | Tristan Ryan Nydam[1] |
| Birth Date: | 1999 11, df=y[2] |
| Birth Place: | Harare, Zimbabwe |
| Height: | [3] |
| Position: | Midfielder / Left back |
| Youthyears1: | 2008–2017 |
| Youthclubs1: | Ipswich Town |
| Years1: | 2017–2021 |
| Clubs1: | Ipswich Town |
| Caps1: | 20 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2018–2019 |
| Clubs2: | → St Johnstone (loan) |
| Caps2: | 5 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Totalcaps: | 25 |
| Totalgoals: | 0 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2017 |
| Nationalteam1: | England U18 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 1 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2017 |
| Nationalteam2: | England U19 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 1 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
Tristan Ryan Nydam (born 6 November 1999) is a former professional footballer who played as a midfielder or left back. Nydam represented England at under-18 and under-19 levels.
Nydam was born in Zimbabwe and moved to England with his family when he was only 10, growing up in Colchester.[4] He became a schoolboy player with Ipswich Town in 2008, before signing a two-year scholarship at Town in July 2016, and then went on to sign his first two-year professional contract in November 2016.[4] He went on to make his full senior debut in the 2–0 win over Luton Town in the first round of the League Cup on 8 August 2017.[5] In November 2017, Nydam signed a new contract with Ipswich until 2021, with the option of an additional year extension.[6] He made 20 appearances during his debut season for the Ipswich first-team.
On 28 August 2018, Nydam signed a loan deal through to January 2019 with Scottish Premiership side St Johnstone.[7] He made his debut for St Johnstone as a sub in a 2–1 away win over Hamilton Academical on 1 September. Nydam found his first team chances limited during his loan spell in Scotland, only making 5 appearances before being recalled in January following the end of his loan deal.
Nydam made 1 substitute appearance for the first-team during the 2018–19 season after returning from loan in January, coming on as a substitute in a 0–2 loss away at Brentford on 10 April 2019.
In July 2019 he broke his ankle during a pre-season Friendly away at Notts County, ruling him out for 6 months.[8]
On 10 April 2021, two years to the day since his last competitive appearance, Nydam made his return from injury as a second-half substitute in a home match against Milton Keynes Dons.[9] On 10 May 2021, Ipswich announced that Nydam would be released following the end of his contract.[10]
On 20 March 2022, Nydam announced his retirement from football at the age of 22.[11]
Nydam made his debut for the England under-18 national team in a 2–1 win against Qatar on 24 March 2017.[12]
He was named in the England under-19 squad for friendlies against Poland and Germany in September 2017.[13] He made his debut in the game against Poland, starting the game in a 7–1 win.[14]
| Club | Season | Division | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| Ipswich Town | 2017–18 | Championship | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 20 | 0 | ||
| 2018–19 | Championship | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2019–20 | League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2020–21 | League One | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Total | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 | |||
| St Johnstone (loan) | 2018–19 | Scottish Premiership | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0 | |||
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