Nabilai Kibunguchy

Nabilai Kibunguchy (born January 5, 1998) is an American soccer player who currently plays for MLS Next Pro side Orlando City B.

Nabilai Kibunguchy
Personal information
Full name Nabilai Kibunguchy
Date of birth (1998-01-05) January 5, 1998
Place of birth Elk Grove, California, United States
Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)[1]
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 Orlando City B
Number 54
Youth career
2015–2016 Sacramento Republic
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2019 UC Davis Aggies 52 (3)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019 San Francisco Glens 11 (0)
2021–2022 Minnesota United 2 (0)
2021 → Sacramento Republic (loan) 16 (1)
2022 Minnesota United 2 16 (4)
2023– Orlando City B 26 (4)
International career‡
2016 United States U19 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of September 17, 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of November 8, 2021

Career

Youth

Kibunguchy was part of the Sacramento Republic from 2015 to 2016, where he made 30 appearances and scored a single goal.[2]

College

Kibunguchy played college soccer at the University of California, Davis from 2016 to 2019. During his time with the Aggies, Kibunguchy made 52 appearances, scoring 3 goals and tallying 2 assists. Kibunguchy redshirted his freshman season following a season-ending injury and the Big West Conference was cancelled in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. During his college career, Kibunguchy was named All-Big West Conference First Team, Big West All-Freshman Team and Big West Conference All-Academic Team in 2017, and United Soccer Coaches All-Far West Region Second Team and All-Big West Conference First Team in 2019.[3]

Club

In 2019, Kibunguchy appeared in the USL League Two with San Francisco Glens SC, where he earned a spot on the Western Conference All-Star Team.[4]

Professional

On January 21, 2021, Kibunguchy was selected 18th overall in 2021 MLS SuperDraft by Minnesota United.[5] He officially signed with the team on April 3, 2021.[6]

On May 27, 2021, Kibunguchy moved on loan to USL Championship side Sacramento Republic for the remainder of the 2021 season.[7]

Following the 2022 season, his contract option was declined by Minnesota.[8] Kibunguchy subsequently signed with Orlando City B in MLS Next Pro for the 2023 season.[9]

Personal

Both of Kibunguchy's parents are from Kenya.[10]

References
  1. "Nabilai Kibunguchy". Minnesota United FC. Retrieved August 22, 2022.
  2. "Sacramento Republic FC". sacr.ussoccerda.com.
  3. "Nabi Kibunguchy - Men's Soccer". UC Davis Athletics.
  4. "San Francisco Glens SC | uslleaguetwo.com". www.uslleaguetwo.com.
  5. "McMaster, Kibunguchy and O'Hearn Selected in 2021 SuperDraft | Minnesota United FC". MNUFC.
  6. "Minnesota United sign SuperDraft picks Justin McMaster, Nabilai Kibunguchy | MLSSoccer.com". mlssoccer.
  7. "Kibunguchy Loaned to Sacramento Republic FC | Minnesota United FC". MNUFC.
  8. "Minnesota United 2022 End of Season Roster Update | Minnesota United FC". MNUFC.
  9. "Orlando City B announces roster for 2023 MLS NEXT Pro season | Orlando City". orlandocitysc.
  10. "NABI KIBUNGUCHY: 10 things you don't know about me | Minnesota United FC". MNUFC.


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