Nathaniel Klay Naplah

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

Nathaniel Naplah
Personal information
Full name Nathaniel Klay Naplah
Date of birth 5 December 1974
Place of birth Liberia
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing 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
National team
1999 Liberia 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Early life

Due to the recrudescence of civil war in Liberia in the 1990s, Naplah eventually moved to Ghana, his father's homeland.[3]

Career

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]

References
  1. "Berita Harian, 18 December 1996, Page 15".
  2. "Berita Harian, 4 December 1998, Page 31".
  3. "'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.
  4. Hamburg, Hamburger Abendblatt -. "1. SC Norderstedt verpflichtet Nathaniel Klay Naplah".
  5. "The New Paper, 15 June 1999, Page 37".
  6. "Berita Harian, 2 March 1996, Page 15".
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