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Curtis Alexander Nelson (born 21 May 1993) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for Plymouth Argyle. Born in Newcastle-under-Lyme, he was capped by England at under-18 level. Nelson made his debut in the Football League in 2010. He is also the captain of Plymouth Argyle, after the departure of Conor Hourihane in June 2014. ==Career== Nelson spent seven years with Stoke City as an apprentice before being released in February 2009. He joined Plymouth Argyle two months later.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.greensonscreen.co.uk/gosdb-players2.asp?pid=1004&scp=1,2,3,4,5,6,7 )〕 His performances in the 2009–10 season for the youth team and reserves, in both defence and midfield, earned him a place in the first team squad for the club's final match of the campaign against Peterborough United.〔("Plymouth 1–2 Peterborough" ). ''BBC Sport''. 2 May 2010. Retrieved 11 August 2010.〕 Nelson trained with the first team during throughout their 2010–11 pre-season and impressed manager Peter Reid. "I was very impressed with young Curtis," said Reid. "I like young players and he will be training with us all the time now. He played centre-back last year but he can play midfield as well."〔("Half Nelson" ). Plymouth Argyle F.C. 4 August 2010. Retrieved 11 August 2010.〕 He made his first team debut on 10 August 2010 in the League Cup against Notts County, replacing Anton Peterlin as a second-half substitute.〔("Full Nelson" ). Plymouth Argyle F.C. 10 August 2010 Retrieved 11 August 2010.〕〔("Plymouth 0–1 Notts County" ). ''BBC Sport''. 10 August 2010. Retrieved 10 August 2010.〕 He signed his first professional contract in October 2010, one that would last until the end of the 2011–12 season. His performances for Argyle led to a call-up to the England under-18 team to play Italy in April 2011. He replaced George Moncur in the second half as England drew 1–1. Nelson appeared in 35 league matches during his debut season and three more in cup competitions.〔 He finished the season by winning the club's Young Player of the Year award. Nelson began the new season in the team, but lost his place in November after the club signed Maxime Blanchard and Darren Purse.〔 A knee injury in December meant a lengthy spell on the sidelines and new manager Carl Fletcher stressed that it was important Nelson took as long as he needed to make a full recovery. Nelson signed a new undisclosed contract in April 2012, along with team-mates Luke Young and Jared Sims. Nelson finished the season with 21 appearances in all competitions.〔 He scored his first senior goal in a win against Northampton Town in September. "I ran over to the fans to celebrate, but I didn't know what to do," said Nelson.〔 In April 2013, he became the youngest Plymouth Argyle captain since Norman Piper in August 1967 when he led the team in a win against Cheltenham Town. "It was a great honour. To be the captain at such a young age, I wasn't expecting it at all."〔 Nelson made 32 appearances in the 2012–13 campaign and scored three goals.〔 On 7 May 2014, Nelson committed to the ''Pilgrims'' by signing a new two-year contract with the club. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Curtis Nelson」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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