Nil Vinyals
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Nil Vinyals Corao | ||
| Date of birth | (1996年09月21日) 21 September 1996 (age 29) | ||
| Place of birth | Barcelona, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Spokane Velocity | ||
| Number | 8 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Barcelona Futsal | |||
| Junior FC | |||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014–2016 | UU Bulldogs | ||
| 2016–2018 | Winthrop Eagles | 50 | (2) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2020 | Tormenta FC | 34 | (4) |
| 2021–2024 | Richmond Kickers | 108 | (19) |
| 2025– | Spokane Velocity | 36 | (5) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 1 May 2026 | |||
Nil Vinyals Ciero (born 21 September 1996) is a Spanish professional footballer that plays as a attacking midfielder for Spokane Velocity in USL League One.
Early life and youth career
[edit ]Nil Vinyals Ciero was born on 21 September 1996, in Barcelona, Spain. He started his career playing for Barcelona Futsal before going to Junior FC. He started high school at St. Paul's School before going to college.
Personal life
[edit ]His father Jordi, is also a former professional footballer that played for Barcelona. His father even coached the youth academy and the reserve team for the Catalan club. He is currently the coach of Yunnan Yukun, a club in the Chinese Super League.
College career
[edit ]Vinyals started college at Union University Bulldogs after graduating from high school in 2014. However, he would transfer to the Winthrop Eagles the following year. He scored his first goal for the Eagles in the 2016 season and would also score a goal in the 2017 season. In total, Vinyals played 50 games and scored two goals across three seasons.[1]
Professional career
[edit ]South Georgia Tormenta
[edit ]On 1 May 2017, Premier Development League club Tormenta FC signed Vinyals on an academy contract, while still in college. The following year, Vinyals signed another academy contract with Tormenta FC, where he would carry his team to first place in the in their Conference and made it to the playoffs in the first of the club's history, however they would get knocked out of Southern Conference semi-finals to The Villages SC.
2019
[edit ]On 28 September 2018, Vinyals signed for Tormenta FC on a permanent basis for the club's inaugural season in the newly formed USL League One.[2] On 29 March 2019, Vinyals made his debut for 2019 season in a 1–0 win against Greenville Triumph.[3] He would make 19 total appearances in the 2019 season.
2020
[edit ]He started his first game for Tormenta in the 2020 season in a 2–2 draw against Chattanooga Red Wolves on 25 July 2020.[4] On 1 August 2020, Vinyals would scored his first two goals for Tormenta in their 2–0 win over Orlando City B.[5] On 17 October 2020, he would assist a goal for Marco Micaletto in a 1–0 away win against the Richmond Kickers.[citation needed ] Vinyals scored his third goal of season in a 4–0 win against New England Revolution II.[6] Vinyals scored his last goal for Tormenta in a 2–1 loss against North Texas SC. After scoring and making his final appearance, he was subbed off for Tristan DeLoach.[7]
Richmond Kickers
[edit ]2021
[edit ]On 11 February 2021, Vinyals signed for the Richmond Kickers in USL League One.[8] Vinyals made his debut for the Kickers in a 1–0 loss the Greenville Triumph.[9] He would score his first goal in a 2–1 loss against Fort Lauderdale CF.[citation needed ] On 5 June 2021, Vinyals would assist goals for Emiliano Terzaghi and Juan Pablo Monticelli in a 3–2 win against New England Revolution II.[10]
He would score again in a 2–1 loss against Toronto FC II.[citation needed ] On 9 October 2021, he got his fifth goal contribution by crossing it to Ivan Magalhães where he would score the first goal in a 2–1 win against North Texas SC.[citation needed ] He would record his six goal contribution in a 3–2 win against Forward Madison, where he assisted a goal for Chris Cole.[citation needed ] The Kickers would make it to the playoffs, but would lose in the first round against FC Tucson.[citation needed ] In the 2021 season, he made 27 appearances and scored two goals.
2022
[edit ]Vinyals scored his first two goals in the 2022 season in a dominating 4–0 win against FC Tucson, he would also provide an assist to Matt Bentley.[11] On 17 June 2022, he scored again in a 3–2 win against Northern Colorado Hailstorm.[12] Vinyals scored in a 2–1 loss against Forward Madison.[citation needed ]
On 26 July 2022, Vinyals assisted a goal for Emiliano Terzaghi in a 2–3 away win against North Carolina FC.[citation needed ] Vinyals scored another goal and assisted Ethan Vanacore-Decker in a 2–3 win against Union Omaha.[citation needed ] On 16 September 2022, he assisted a goal for Owayne Gordon 2–2 draw against Chattanooga Red Wolves.[citation needed ] He would score his goal contribution of the season assisting a goal from a free kick to Nathan Aune in a 1–1 draw against Tormenta FC.[13]
The Kickers finished the regular season placing first, and advanced to the playoffs, however they would lose to the Chattanooga Red Wolves 1–0 in the first round.[14] In the 2022 season, Vinyals made 28 appearances and scored 5 goals.
2023
[edit ]On 4 January 2023, Vinyals signed a multi-year deal keeping him at the club until the end of the 2024 season.[15] He played his first game in the 2023 season in a 0–0 draw against Charlotte Independence.[citation needed ] On 1 July 2023, he scored his first goal of the season scoring in a 2–0 win against Chattanooga Red Wolves.[16] He would score a brace in a 2–2 draw against Lexington SC.[17] On 6 October 2023, Vinyals wore the captains armband supplying a 2–2 draw against One Knoxville.[18] He would also supply a goal in a 4–5 loss against Central Valley Fuego FC.[19]
2024
[edit ]On 6 April 2024, he scored his first goal of the season in a 3–2 loss against Central Valley Fuego FC.[20] He scored his second goal in a 2–2 draw against Lexington SC.[21] He would leave the club when his contract expired in 2024.
Spokane Velocity
[edit ]On 21 February 2025, Vinyals joined Spokane Velocity.[22] He would score his first goal for Spokane in 1–1 draw against expansion club Texoma FC.[23] In the 2025 season he scored 4 goals in 30 appearances.
He scored his first goal of the 2026 season in a 3–1 win over AV Alta.
References
[edit ]- ^ "Nil Vinyals - Soccer Stats". Winthrop Eagles.
- ^ USL Digital (28 September 2018). "Tormenta FC player Nil Vinyals to move up to USL DIII with the Franchise". Tormenta FC.
- ^ "Tormenta FC Defeats Greenville Triumph SC 1-0". Our Sports Journal. 29 March 2019.
- ^ Bobick, Bob (25 July 2020). "Red Wolves can't hang on to lead late in 2-2 draw in 2020 season opener". Local 3 News.
- ^ "Tormenta FC beats Orlando City". Savannah Now. 2 August 2020.
- ^ "Tormenta crush Revolution; Benedictine's Tristan DeLoach makes home debut". Savannah Now. 22 October 2020.
- ^ "Game Day Guide: North Texas SC vs. FC Tormenta". Dallas FC. 24 October 2020.
- ^ Wood, Patrick (11 February 2021). "Kickers Add Vinyals for 2021". Richmond Kickers. Retrieved 21 April 2021.
- ^ "Kickers Fall to Greenville at City Stadium". Our Sports Central. 24 March 2021.
- ^ "Recap | Revolution II fall to Richmond Kickers in 2021 home opener". Revolution Soccer. 17 April 2021.
- ^ Heintschel, Nathan (3 April 2022). "MATCH RECAP: Kickers Earn Assertive 4-0 Win In Front of Record Crowd of 4,054". Richmond Kickers.
- ^ Martinez-Lopez, Melanie (18 June 2022). "Match Recap: Kickers Earn 3-2 Victory to Remain Top of the League Table". Richmond Kickers.
- ^ Martinez-Lopez, Melanie (3 October 2022). "Match Recap: Kickers Guarantee Top 4 Finish With Comeback Draw At South Georgia Tormenta FC". Richmond Kickers.
- ^ "Kickers Win USL League One Regular-Season Title; Defeat Madison 1-0". Our Sports Central. 9 October 2022.
- ^ Heintschel, Nathan (4 January 2023). "Nil Vinyals Signs New Multi-Year Contract to Orchestrate Richmond's Attack". Richmond Kickers.
- ^ Heintschel, Nathan (2 July 2023). "Match Recap: Kickers Deliver Fireworks On and Off the Pitch with 2-0 Win In Front of 5,858 Fans". Richmond Kickers.
- ^ Cparke (29 July 2023). "Lexington Sporting Club fights to 2-2 draw with Richmond Kickers ahead of pivotal road trip". Lexington SC.
- ^ McGinley, Mannion (6 October 2023). "Match Recap: Vinyals Sparks Comeback; Kickers draw 2-2 at Knox". Richmond Kickers.
- ^ Heintschel, Nathan (14 October 2023). "Match Recap: Kickers and Fuego Battle In League's Highest Scoring Match of 2023". Richmond Kickers.
- ^ "Central Valley Fuego FC's Battling Effort Falls Short Against Richmond Kickers". Our Sports Central. 6 April 2024.
- ^ Cparke (28 July 2024). "Lexington SC scores twice, bests Richmond Kickers in USL League One play". Lex Sporting.
- ^ "Velocity FC Lands a Vaunted Veteran with Midfielder Nil Vinyals". USL Spokane. 21 February 2025.
- ^ USL Spokane (3 July 2025). "Velocity FC Grinds Out 1-1 Draw Against Texoma FC in Defensive Battle". USL Spokane.
- 1996 births
- Living people
- Spanish men's footballers
- Men's association football midfielders
- USL League One players
- USL League Two players
- Richmond Kickers players
- Spokane Velocity players
- Tormenta FC players
- Winthrop Eagles men's soccer players
- Spanish expatriate men's footballers
- Spanish expatriate sportspeople in the United States
- Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States