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 1.90 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

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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