Ayanda Nkili
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ayanda Nkili | ||
| Date of birth | 11 September 1990 | ||
| Place of birth | South Africa | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Stellenbosch | ||
| Number | 16 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Stars of Africa | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010–2013 | IFK Hässleholm | 26 | (7) |
| 2013–2015 | Örebro SK | 62 | (0) |
| 2017– | Stellenbosch | 5 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2 January 2018 | |||
Ayanda Nkili (born 11 September 1990) is a South African footballer who plays as a defender for Stellenbosch FC.[1]
Club career
Early career
Nkili started his career at the Stars of Africa football academy in Johannesburg, South Africa.[2] In 2010, he signed his first professional contract with Division 2 side IFK Hässleholm.[2] He became the fourth Stars of Africa graduate to play in Sweden, following in the footsteps of May Mahlangu, Tokelo Rantie and Bradley Ralani.[1]
Örebro
Following a successful spell with the club, he signed for Superettan club Örebro SK in February 2013.[2] He made his debut for ÖSK on 9 March 2013, playing the full ninety minutes in a 1−0 loss to Falkenbergs FF in the group stage of the Svenska Cupen.[3] In his first season with ÖSK, Nkili featured in 29 league matches, starting all but three,[4] as the club finished as runners-up and were promoted back to the Allsvenskan after a one-year absence.[5]
Career statistics
- As of 7 September 2014[6]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Örebro | 2013 | Superettan | 29 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 0 |
| 2014 | Allsvenskan | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | |
| Total | 45 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 0 | ||
| Career totals | 45 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 0 | ||
Honours
- Örebro SK
- Superettan Runner-up: 2013[4]
- The Atlantic Cup Runner-up: 2014[4]
References
- ^ a b "SA youngster signs in Sweden". Kickoff. 20 February 2013. Retrieved 7 September 2014.
- ^ a b c "AYANDA NKILI KLAR FÖR ÖSK FOTBOLL". Örebro SK (in Swedish). 14 February 2013. Archived from the original on 8 September 2014. Retrieved 7 September 2014.
- ^ "Örebro 0-1 Falkenbergs FF". SvFF. 9 March 2013. Retrieved 7 September 2014.
- ^ a b c "A. Nkili". Soccerway. Retrieved 7 September 2014.
- ^ "Tabell och resultat - Superettan". SvFF (in Swedish). Retrieved 7 September 2014.
- ^ "Ayanda Nkili". Soccerbase. Retrieved 7 September 2014.
External links
- Ayanda Nkili at the Swedish Football Association (in Swedish) (archived)