Nathan Nyafli: Difference between revisions

{{short description|English footballer}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2016}}

{{Use British English|date=May 2016}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Nathan Nyafli

| fullname = Nathan Setor Kofi Nyafli<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.football-league.co.uk/staticFiles/4e/bd/0,,10794~179534,00.pdf|page=55|title=Professional retain lists & free transfers 2012/13|publisher=The Football League|date=May 2013|accessdate=28 April 2014|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140802074454/http://www.football-league.co.uk/staticFiles/4e/bd/0,,10794~179534,00.pdf|archivedate=2 August 2014|df=dmy-all}}</ref>

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1993|12|24|df=y}}

| birth_place = [[London Borough of Lambeth|Lambeth]], England

| height = {{height|m=1.75}}

| position = [[Striker (association football)|Striker]]

| youthyears1 = {{0|000}}2006–07

| youthyears2 = {{0|000}}2007–11

| youthclubs1 = [[Milton Keynes Dons]]

| youthclubs2 = [[Gillingham F.C.|Gillingham]]

| years1 = 2011–2014

| clubs1 = [[Gillingham F.C.|Gillingham]]

| caps1 = 1

| goals1 = 1

| years2 = 2011

| clubs2 = → [[Whitstable Town F.C.|Whitstable Town]] (loan)

| caps2 = ?

| goals2 = ?

| years3 = 2013

| clubs3 = → [[Merstham F.C.|Merstham]] (loan)

| caps3 = ?

| goals3 = ?

| years4 = 2013

| clubs4 = → [[Ramsgate F.C.|Ramsgate]] (loan)

| caps4 = 1

| goals4 = 0

| years5 = 2013

| clubs5 = → [[Eastbourne Borough F.C.|Eastbourne Borough]] (loan)

| caps5 = 1

| goals5 = 0

'''Nathan Setor Nyafli''' (born 6 February 1993) is an English retired [[Association football|footballer]] who played for [[Gillingham F.C.|Gillingham]] as a [[Forward (association football)|forward]].

==Career==

Nyafli began his career with [[Milton Keynes Dons]], and was with the Dons for a year before moving to [[Gillingham F.C.|Gillingham]]. Whilst doing his apprenticeship Nyafli joined [[Whitstable Town]] on loan where he made one appearance for the club.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.kentonline.co.uk/kent/news/gillingham-youngster-nathan-nyaf-a71434/|title = Nathan Nyafli|date = 27 September 2011}}</ref> The following season he joined [[Merstham F.C.|Merstham]], [[Ramsgate F.C.|Ramsgate]] and [[Eastbourne Borough]] on loan. He was named among the substitutes for the final game of Gillingham's 2012–13 season against [[Burton Albion F.C.|Burton Albion]], and after replacing [[Kane Haysman]], he converted [[Sam Muggleton]]'s long throw to score his first senior goal for the club with his very first touch.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.gillinghamfootballclub.com/team/development-team-profiles.aspx |title=DEVELOPMENT TEAM PROFILES |website=www.gillinghamfootballclub.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130712115449/http://www.gillinghamfootballclub.com/team/development-team-profiles.aspx |archive-date=2013-07-12}} </ref> He did not feature for the first team in the 2013–14 season, however, due to an ongoing hip problem, which proved too severe for the forward to continue playing, and his retirement from professional football was announced on 4 February 2014.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.gillinghamfootballclub.com/news/article/nathan-nyafli-retirement-february-4-1340222.aspx|title = Nathan Nyafli Forced to Retire}}</ref>

==References==

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==External links==

*{{Soccerbase}}

*{{Soccerway|nathan-nyafli/285850}}

*[http://www.aylesburyunitedfc.co.uk/players/nathan-nyalfi/#playingcareer Profile] at Aylesbury United

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[[Category:1993 births]]

[[Category:Living people]]

[[Category:Footballers from the London Borough of Lambeth]]

[[Category:People from Lambeth]]

[[Category:English men's footballers]]

[[Category:English people of Ghanaian descent]]

[[Category:Men's association football defenders]]

[[Category:Gillingham F.C. players]]

[[Category:Whitstable Town F.C. players]]

[[Category:Merstham F.C. players]]

[[Category:Ramsgate F.C. players]]

[[Category:Eastbourne Borough F.C. players]]

[[Category:English Football League players]]

[[Category:National League (English football) players]]