Chris Nurse

Chris Nurse

Personal information
Full name	Christopher Ronald Nurse
Date of birth	7 May 1984 (1984-05-07) (age 27)
Place of birth	Hammersmith, England
Height	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Playing position	Midfielder
Club information
Current club	Carolina RailHawks
Number	17
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
2002-2003	Kingstonian	18	(1)
2003–2004	Sutton United
2004	Aldershot Town
2005–2006	Moor Green
2006–2007	Hinckley United	34	(3)
2007–2008	Tamworth	42	(9)
2008	Stevenage Borough
2008–2009	Halesowen Town	5	(0)
2009	Rochester Rhinos	26	(2)
2009–2010	AFC Telford United	12	(0)
2010	Puerto Rico Islanders	34	(2)
2011–	Carolina RailHawks	21	(1)
National team‡
2008–	Guyana	11	(1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of June 4, 2011. † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of January 21, 2009

Christopher Nurse (born 7 May 1984 in London) is an English-born Guyanese footballer currently playing for Carolina RailHawks in the North American Soccer League.

Career

Club

Nurse began his professional career in the English non-League system as a dynamic young midfielder who was a part of the youth academy at Kingstonian F.C before featuring for the reserve team & Impressive displays during pre-season saw him rewarded with a place in the senior squad.

Nurse has extensive experience at multiple levels. He played for Aldershot & Stevenage Borough in the Conference National and almost won promotion from the Conference North with Hinckley United in 2006–07.

On 6 March 2009, the USL First Division team Rochester Rhinos announced the signing of Nurse to a one-year deal for the 2009 season.^[1] reaching the play-offs but were eliminated by the Puerto Rico Islanders.

In March 2010 the Puerto Rico Islanders completed the signing of Nurse to a one-year deal. Nurse played in the proceeding three CFU Club Championship matches and led the Islanders to become the 2010 CFU Club Championship Winners in Trinidad and Tobago. In July 2010 Nurse played for the Puerto Rico Islanders defeating the then MLS league leaders, Los Angeles Galaxy 5-3 on aggregate, which paved the way for their progression to the group stages of the CONCACAF Champions League for the third consecutive year. Nurse continued his strong performances leading Puerto Rico to the USSF Division 2 Pro League championship title defeating the Carolina Railhawks in the Playoff Final.

Nurse signed with Carolina RailHawks of the North American Soccer League on March 7, 2011.^[2] Nurse has been part of a sensational season for the Railhawks, going on a 10 game win streak in a team that broke almost every existing club record and finishing top of the North American Soccer League winning the regular season title.

International

Nurse, who is of Guyanese descent, is a current International player for the Guyana national football team nicknamed the Golden Jaguars, despite having been born in England. In September 2011, Nurse was announced captain of the Guyana national football team for the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification matches.

Personal

As a young boy Nurse played Sunday league football for Wallington Wanderers Football Club and Carshalton Athletic F.C along sides Premier league footballer Nigel Reo-Coker. From here Nurse progressed onto Kingstonian Football Academy, balancing full time training with academic studies going onto complete a BTEC National Diploma in Sports Studies and evidently completed a BSc(Hons) Degree in Applied Sports Therapy from 2005 to 2008 at University College Birmingham. Nurse's brother Jon plays for English Football League Two side Dagenham & Redbridge and international football for Barbados. During Nurse's time with the Puerto Rico Islander's he spear headed a significant fund raiser for Susan G Komen Breast Cancer Foundation in memory of his mother and raised in excess of $6000. The team wore pink jerseys which were raffled after a home fixture.

Honors

Kingstonian Football Club

• Surrey Senior Cup Runners Up (1): 2003

Sutton United Football Club

• Isthmian League Runners Up (1): 2003/04

Hinckley United

• Conference North Playoff Runners Up (1): 2006/07

Puerto Rico Islanders

• USSF Division 2 Pro League Champions (1): 2010
• CFU Club Championship Winner (1): 2010

Carolina Railhawks

• NASL Regular Season Champions (1): 2011

References

1. ^ Rhinos acquire Islanders' Atieno, Rochester also brings in Guyana midfielder
2. ^ http://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/?id=4163159

External links

• Rochester Rhinos bio
• Chris Nurse career stats at Soccerbase
• Halesowen Town bio
• Hinckley United stats archive
• International Statistics at CaribbeanFootballDatabase
• Chris Nurse at National-Football-Teams.com

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Name	Nurse, Christopher
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Date of birth	7 May 1984
Place of birth	London, England
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