Nabilai Kibunguchy (born January 5, 1998) is an American soccer player who currently plays for MLS side Minnesota United.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Nabilai Kibunguchy | ||
Date of birth | (1998-01-05) January 5, 1998 (age 24) | ||
Place of birth | Elk Grove, California, United States | ||
Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Minnesota United | ||
Number | 36 | ||
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– | Minnesota United | 2 | (0) |
2021 | → Sacramento Republic (loan) | 16 | (1) |
2022– | Minnesota United 2 | 16 | (4) |
National team‡ | |||
2016 | United States U19 | 2 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of September 18, 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of November 8, 2021 |
Kibunguchy was part of the Sacramento Republic from 2015 to 2016, where he made 30 appearances and scored a single goal.[2]
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]
In 2019, Kibunguchy also appeared in the USL League Two with San Francisco Glens, where he earned a spot on the Western Conference All-Star Team.[4]
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]
Both of Kibunguchy's parents are from Kenya.[8]
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