Nigel Dabingyaba

Nigel Dabingyaba
Personal information
Full name Nigel Dabingyaba
Date of birth (1992-10-26) 26 October 1992
Place of birth Papua New Guinea
Height 1.82 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in)
Playing position Forward
Club information
Current team
 Toti City Dwellers
Number 9
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2014 Hekari United
2014–2016 Lae City Dwellers
2016 Western Pride 2 (1)
2016 Canterbury United 2 (0)
2017–2018 Penang FA 18 (3)
2018– Toti City Dwellers
National team‡
2011 Papua New Guinea U20 3 (2)
2012 Papua New Guinea U23 4 (1)
2014– Papua New Guinea 12 (6)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of October 28, 2017
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of July 18, 2017

Nigel Dabingyaba is a Papua New Guinean football player who plays as a forward for Penang FA of the Malaysia Super League and the Papua New Guinea national team. He is now being courted by another northern team in Malaysia but the deal is on the hinges on the basis of his international appearances. His services is also being sought few Thai League 1 teams.[1]

Club career

Hekari United, Lae City Dwellers

Dabinyaba played for Hekari United and Lae City Dwellers in his Native Papua New Guinea. He appeared in the OFC Champions League for these clubs in every edition of the tournament between 2011-12 and 2016 except for 2014-2015.[1]

Western Pride FC

Following his performance at the 2016 OFC Nations Cup, Dabingyaba was signed by Western Pride of the NPL Queensland in Australia on a short-term deal. At the time of his debut, Dabingyaba was the only current full international to play in the league and only the second capped international to play for the club.[2] He made his debut for the club on 6 August 2016 in a victory against Moreton Bay United FC.[3]

Canterbury United FC

On 22 November 2016, it was announced that Dabinyaba had signed for New Zealand's Canterbury United of the Stirling Sports Premiership after a long pursuit of the player.[4] He made two league appearances for the club during his short tenure.[1]

Penang FA

In December 2016 it was announced that Dabinyaba was trialing with Penang FA of the Malaysia Premier League.[5] His signing was announced along with the signings of three other players the following month. He is the first Papua New Guinean to play at the professional level since Manis Lamond graced the Australian National Soccer League in the 1980s and 1990s. Dabinyaba has been handed the club's number 10 shirt, an honour normally bestowed on South American players in a foreign league and the significance is not lost on the 9 cap international. [6]

International

Dabinyaba made his senior international debut for Papua New Guinea on 6 September 2014 in a friendly against Singapore. He scored his first two senior international goals during the 2016 OFC Nations Cup in an 8–0 victory over Samoa.[7] Papua New Guinea went on to be the runners-up in the tournament after losing on penalties in the final to New Zealand.[8] On 10 November 2016, Dabinyaba scored in a friendly against Iran.[7][9]

International goals

As of match played 23 November 2017. Papua New Guinea score listed first, score column indicates score after each of Dabingyaba's goal.[10]
#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1 5 June 2016Sir John Guise Stadium, Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea Samoa4–08–02016 OFC Nations Cup
2 7–0
3 8 June 2016 Solomon Islands2–12–1
4 10 November 2016Shah Alam Stadium, Shah Alam, Malaysia Iran1–21–8Friendly
5 14 November 2016 Malaysia1–01–2
6 23 March 2017Sir John Guise Stadium, Port Moresby, Papa New Guinea Tahiti1–01–32018 FIFA World Cup qualification
Last updated 23 March 2017

International statistics

As of match played 23 March 2017[7]
Papua New Guinea
YearAppsGoals
201410
201685
201711
Total106

Honours

International

Papua New Guinea

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Soccerway profile". Soccerway. Retrieved 16 January 2017.
  2. ↑ "Dabinyaba standing out in Australia". PNG Football. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
  3. ↑ McKenzie, Garry. "PRIDE SNARE INTERNATIONAL FLAIR IN DABINYABA". Western Pride FC. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
  4. ↑ "The Dragons sign Nigel Dabinyaba". New Zealand Football. Retrieved 16 January 2017.
  5. ↑ "The Papua New Guinea striker Nigel Dabinyaba was at training". Penang FA Unofficial. Retrieved 16 January 2017.
  6. ↑ Velloo, Loganath. "Penang want Puskas Award winner to concentrate on football". The Star. Retrieved 16 January 2017.
  7. 1 2 3 "NFT Profile". National Football Teams. Retrieved 16 January 2017.
  8. ↑ "All Whites win in penalty shootout". New Zealand Football. Archived from the original on 20 December 2016. Retrieved 16 January 2017.
  9. ↑ "Kapuls suffer heavy defeat to Iran". Oceania Football Confederation. Retrieved 16 January 2017.
  10. ↑ Nigel Dabingyaba at Soccerway
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