Nathaniel Klay Naplah Explained

Nathaniel Naplah
Fullname:Nathaniel Klay Naplah
Birth Date:5 December 1974
Birth Place:Liberia
Height:190 cm
Position:Defender
Clubs1:Negeri Sembilan FA
Years2:1996[1] -1998[2]
Clubs2:Balestier Central
Years4:1999–20??
Clubs4:1. SC Norderstedt
Years3:1999
Clubs3:Tampines Rovers FC
Nationalyears1:1999
Nationalteam1:Liberia
Nationalcaps1:1
Nationalgoals1:0

Nathaniel Klay Naplah (born 5 December 1974 in Liberia) is a Liberian football coach and former footballer.

Early life

Due to the recrudescence of civil war in Liberia in the 1990s, Naplah eventually moved to Ghana, his father's homeland.

Career

Agreeing a free contract with German lower-league side 1. SC Norderstedt in September 1999,[3] Naplah previously played for Tampines Rovers and Balestier Central in Singapore, leaving the former in June 1999.[4] Besides playing his trade in Singapore and Germany, he has also played abroad in Malaysia, for Negeri Sembilan FA.[5] Taking up a youth coaching position at the International Soccer Academy in Singapore, the former Liberian international has led some of their teams to the Gothia Cup, a global tournament for youth sides.[6]

He has called on the Singapore national team to play friendlies against better opposition.[6]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Berita Harian, 18 December 1996, Page 15.
  2. Web site: Berita Harian, 4 December 1998, Page 31.
  3. Web site: 1. SC Norderstedt verpflichtet Nathaniel Klay Naplah. Hamburger Abendblatt -. Hamburg.
  4. Web site: The New Paper, 15 June 1999, Page 37.
  5. Web site: Berita Harian, 2 March 1996, Page 15.
  6. Web site: 'Are the best youth players even playing in the S.League?' - Former Liberia international and Tampines Rovers player Nathaniel Naplah - Goal.com. www.goal.com.