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My Take
What grabs me about Nidal Celik is the trajectory: a teenager out of Sarajevo who earned his stripes at home before Lens came calling in 2025, then broke into the senior national team the same year. Centre-back is the least forgiving position to learn young, demanding composure that usually takes a decade to acquire. To anchor a Ligue 1 back line and a national defence at this age suggests a maturity that scouts clearly trust. I am genuinely curious whether he becomes the long-term cornerstone Bosnia and Herzegovina has been searching for. Players forged in cities with hard histories often carry an extra layer of resilience.
Overview
Nidal Čelik (pronounced [nǐdal tʃělik]; born 17 July 2006) is a Bosnian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Ligue 1 club Lens and the Bosnia and Herzegovina national team. Čelik started his professional career at Sarajevo, before joining Lens in 2025. A former youth international for Bosnia and Herzegovina, Čelik made his senior international debut in 2025.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Nidal Čelik
- Name (Japanese)
- ニダル・チェリク
- Reading
- にだる・ちぇりく
- Born
- July 17, 2006 (age 19)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Cancer / Dog
- Origin
- Sarajevo, Sarajevo Canton, Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- association football player
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Association football player — see all → · More people from Bosnia and Herzegovina →
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.