Malachi Napa

Malachi Tyrese Mthokozisi Napa[1] (born 26 May 1999[4]) is an English professional footballer who plays as a winger for Oxford United of EFL League One.

Malachi Napa
Personal information
Full name Malachi Tyrese Mthokozisi Napa[1]
Date of birth (1999-05-26) 26 May 1999
Place of birth London, England[2]
Height 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)[3]
Playing position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Oxford United
Number 21
Youth career
Reading
2015–2017 Oxford United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017– Oxford United 14 (0)
2017 → Hampton & Richmond Borough (loan) 12 (2)
2018–2019 → Macclesfield Town (loan) 15 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18:34, 1 October 2019 (UTC)

Napa was born in London and grew up in North Woolwich.[5] He played youth football with Reading and Oxford United's Academy before signing his first professional contract with Oxford United in May 2017.[6] After a loan period with Hampton & Richmond Borough, he made his senior Oxford debut as a 65th-minute substitute[7] in a Checkatrade Trophy win over Gillingham in December 2017, providing the assist for Alex Mowatt to score the injury-time winner.[8] His league debut was also as a substitute, in a home victory over Milton Keynes Dons on 1 January 2018. His first start was in Karl Robinson's first match in charge, a televised 3–0 league defeat at Portsmouth on 25 March 2018.[9]

In August 2018 he signed a new three-year contract with Oxford, and joined Macclesfield Town on loan until January 2019.[10] After playing 22 games (in all competitions) at the start of the season, his appearances became less frequent under new manager Sol Campbell, and he returned to his parent club in early 2019 to recover from a virus.[11]

On his return to the Oxford first team in an EFL Cup first-round match against Peterborough United on 13 August 2019, Napa suffered a broken leg.[12]

Personal life

Napa is of Zimbabwean and South African descent.[6]

Career statistics
As of 13 August 2019.[13]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Hampton & Richmond Borough (loan) 2017–18[14] National League South 12241001[lower-alpha 1]0173
Oxford United 2017–18 EFL League One 15000003[lower-alpha 2]0170
Macclesfield Town (loan) 2018–19 EFL League Two 14010303[lower-alpha 2]0220
Oxford United 2019–20 EFL League One 0000100010
Career total 412514070573
  1. Appearances in the Middlesex Senior Cup
  2. Appearances in the EFL Trophy

References
  1. "June 2017". The Football Association. p. 7. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
  2. "Malachi Napa". www.leballonrond.fr. Retrieved 20 April 2018.
  3. "Malachi Napa - Biography". oufc.co.uk. Oxford United F.C. Retrieved 6 March 2020.
  4. "Malachi Napa". Oxford United F.C. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
  5. "Malachi Napa named PL Kicks Hero". West Ham United F.C. 1 June 2017. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
  6. Edwards, Mark (3 May 2017). "Oxford United hand professional contracts to Manny Agboola, Malachi Napa and Shandon Baptiste". Oxford Mail. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
  7. Pritchard, David (5 December 2017). "Gillingham 1 (Byrne pen 9), Oxford United 2 (Payne 31, Mowatt 90+1)". Oxford Mail. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
  8. Pritchard, David (8 December 2017). "Malachi Napa keeps feet on the ground after Oxford United debut". Oxford Mail. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
  9. "Portsmouth 3 Oxford United 0". Oxford United F.C. 25 March 2018. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
  10. "Napa's New Deal". Oxford United F.C. 3 August 2018. Retrieved 9 August 2018.
  11. Pritchard, David (7 March 2019). "Oxford United write off Malachi Napa's season to allow full recovery from virus". Oxford Mail. Retrieved 7 March 2019.
  12. Pritchard, David (14 August 2019). "Oxford United's Malachi Napa set for operation on broken leg". Oxford Mail. Retrieved 15 August 2019.
  13. Malachi Napa at Soccerbase
  14. "Malachi Napa". Hampton & Richmond Borough F.C. Retrieved 28 March 2018.


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