Nicholas Ferenc "Nicky" Deverdics (born 24 November 1987 in Newcastle upon Tyne

Newcastle upon Tyne

Newcastle upon Tyne is a city and metropolitan borough of Tyne and Wear, in North East England. Historically a part of Northumberland, it is situated on the north bank of the River Tyne...

, Tyne and Wear

Tyne and Wear

Tyne and Wear is a metropolitan county in north east England around the mouths of the Rivers Tyne and Wear. It came into existence as a metropolitan county in 1974 after the passage of the Local Government Act 1972...

) is an English

England

England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...

 footballer, he currently plays in midfield for Iceland

Iceland

Iceland , described as the Republic of Iceland, is a Nordic and European island country in the North Atlantic Ocean, on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. Iceland also refers to the main island of the country, which contains almost all the population and almost all the land area. The country has a population...

ic club BÍ/Bolungarvík

BÍ/Bolungarvík

BÍ/Bolungarvík is an Icelandic football club formed from the merger of the football team Boltafélag Ísafjarðar and sports club UMF Bolungarvík in May 2006. They are from the neighboring towns of Ísafjörður and Bolungarvík in Westfjords, Iceland. In 2008 the team won promotion from the third...

.

Early career

Deverdics began his career as a trainee with Newcastle United

Newcastle United F.C.

Newcastle United Football Club is an English professional association football club based in Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear. The club was founded in 1892 by the merger of Newcastle East End and Newcastle West End, and has played at its current home ground, St James' Park, since the merger...

, but was released at the end of the 2005–06 season.

Upon his release he joined Gateshead

Gateshead F.C.

Gateshead Football Club are a professional Association football club, based in Gateshead, England. They currently play in the Conference National, the fifth level of the English football league system.Ian Bogie is the current manager....

, leaving to join Bedlington Terriers

Bedlington Terriers F.C.

Bedlington Terriers F.C. are a football club based in Bedlington, England. They were established in 1949 and joined the Northern Alliance in 1980 and joined the Northern League when it expanded to two divisions 3 years later...

 in December 2006.

Move to Scotland

In March 2007 moved to Gretna

Gretna F.C.

Gretna Football Club was a Scottish football club that represented the town of Gretna, Dumfries and Galloway, close to the border between England and Scotland...

. He played six times, scoring once, as Gretna clinched promotion to the Scottish Premier League

Scottish Premier League

The Scottish Premier League , also known as the SPL , is a professional league competition for association football clubs in Scotland...

. On 19 May 2008 Deverdics was part of the remaining 40 staff members who were released by Gretna.

Back in the Football League with Barnet

Deverdics joined Barnet, where he spent two seasons, but was never a first team regular and was released in May 2010.

Becoming a Spartan

On the eve of the 2010-2011 season it was announced that Nicky had signed for Conference North side Blyth Spartans. He made his debut as a second half substitute in the 2-0 defeat to Solihull Moors on 14 August 2010.

He scored his first goal for the Spartans on 11 September 2010 in their 3-0 home win over Worcester City.

External links

• Nicky's Blyth Spartans A.F.C. profile