Personal information | |||
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Full name | Nathaniel Klay Naplah | ||
Date of birth | 5 December 1974 | ||
Place of birth | Liberia | ||
Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
Negeri Sembilan FA | |||
1996 [1]-1998 [2] | Balestier Central | ||
1999 | Tampines Rovers FC | ||
1999–20?? | 1. SC Norderstedt | ||
International career | |||
1999 | Liberia | 1 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Nathaniel Klay Naplah (born 5 December 1974 in Liberia) is a Liberian football coach and former footballer.
Due to the recrudescence of civil war in Liberia in the 1990s, Naplah eventually moved to Ghana, his father's homeland. [3]
Agreeing a free contract with German lower-league side 1. SC Norderstedt in September 1999, [4] Naplah previously played for Tampines Rovers and Balestier Central in Singapore, leaving the former in June 1999. [5] Besides playing his trade in Singapore and Germany, he has also played abroad in Malaysia, [3] for Negeri Sembilan FA. [6] 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. [3]
He has called on the Singapore national team to play friendlies against better opposition. [3]