Nigel Dabinyaba

Nigel Dabinyaba
Personal information
Date of birth (1992-10-26) 26 October 1992 (age 32)
Place of birth Lae, Papua New Guinea
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Lae City
Number 9
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2010 Gigira Laitepo Morobe
2010–2011 Besta PNG United
2011–2014 Hekari United
2014–2016 Lae City (11)
2016 Western Pride 2 (1)
2016 Canterbury United 2 (0)
2017–2018 Penang FA 18 (3)
2018– Lae City (9)
2018 Hamilton Wanderers
2019 Malaita Kingz
International career‡
2011 Papua New Guinea U20 3 (2)
2012 Papua New Guinea U23 4 (1)
2014– Papua New Guinea 19 (11)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 8 February 2020
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 7 October 2022

Nigel Dabinyaba (born 26 October 1992), sometimes spelt Nigel Dabingyaba, is a Papua New Guinean footballer who plays as a forward for Lae City FC in the Papua New Guinea National Soccer League, as well as the Papua New Guinea national team.[1] Besides Papua New Guinea, he has played in New Zealand and Malaysia.[2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9]

He has won seven National Soccer League titles, including three with Hekari United and four with Lae City FC. Internationally, he has earned 18 caps and scored 8 goals since his debut in 2014.

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