Morne Nel

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Morne Nel
Personal information
Full name Morne Peter Nel [1]
Date of birth (1996-05-23) 23 May 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth Cape Town, South Africa
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Ajax Cape Town
Number 6
Youth career
0000–2013 Old Mutual Academy
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2013– SuperSport United 31 (0)
2017– → Ajax Cape Town 0 (0)
International career
2012 South Africa U-17 1 (1)
2012–2015 South Africa U-20 4 (0)
2015 South Africa U-23 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11 December 2017

Morne Peter Nel (born 23 May 1996) is a South African footballer who plays as a midfielder for Ajax Cape Town on loan from SuperSport United in the Premier Soccer League.

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Club career

Old Mutual Academy

Nel played his youth football at Old Mutual Academy in Cape Town, and captained the team. [2]

SuperSport United

Nel joined SuperSport United in May 2013, after attracting interest also from Ajax Cape Town and Mamelodi Sundowns. [3] He impressed and assisted the second goal in SuperSport United's 2–0 win in a pre-season friendly against Manchester City. [4]

In September 2013, along with Denwin Farmer, Zama Rambuwane and Kabelo Seriba, Nel trained in England with Tottenham Hotspur Youth. [5] He impressed in training and was selected to play for Tottenham Hotspur in a friendly against Ipswich Town. [6]

In November 2013, Nel made his league debut in a match against Lamontville Golden Arrows. [7]

In January 2015, there were negotiations regarding Nel transferring to Tottenham Hotspur after impressing at another trial, [8] but in the end he stayed with SuperSport. [9]

In June 2015, SuperSport United signed Nel on a two-year extension. [10]

At the end of November 2015, Nel trialled with Portuguese club Vitória de Guimarães. [11] [12]

Loan to Ajax Cape Town

In August 2017, Nel joined Ajax Cape Town on a one-year loan, with an option for a permanent move. [13]

International career

Nel played for the South Africa U17 squad in the 2013 African U-17 Championship qualifiers scoring a goal in the first leg against Ghana. [14]

In November 2012, Nel was called up to the South Africa U20 squad for the 2012 Zone VI Games. [15] After a year, when he was unavailable due to club commitments, Nel re-joined the South Africa U20 squad for the 2015 African Youth Championship qualifiers in August 2014 [16] and played in both legs against Cameroon. [17] [18] He was called up as part of the final 21-man squad for the tournament in March 2015, [19] but was not released by his club to take part in the training camp. [20] In the group stage he played two matches against Ghana [21] and Mali [22] and was an unused substitute against Zambia. [23]

In September 2015, Nel was called up to the South Africa U23s ahead of a double-header against Tunisia, [24] [25] playing in the second match. [26] [27]

Nel was selected in the senior team preliminary squad for the 2016 CHAN qualifier against Angola on 17 October 2015, [28] but was not picked for the match-day squad. [29]

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References

  1. ↑ "Player Profile – Morne Peter Nel". Premier Soccer League. Archived from the original on 4 August 2016. Retrieved 27 June 2016.
  2. ↑ Hintsa, Damon (28 March 2013). "Match Report Game 20: Segra Academy vs Old Mutual Academy". Metropolitan Premier Cup.
  3. ↑ "Nel's SuperSport Deal Confirmed". Soccer Laduma. 15 May 2013.
  4. ↑ Oguntuyi, Akinbode (14 July 2013). "SuperSport United shock Man City". Futaa.
  5. ↑ Crann, Joe (4 September 2013). "Nel & Three Others Jet Off To Spurs". Soccer Laduma.
  6. ↑ Crann, Joe (12 September 2013). "Nel Turns Out For Spurs". Soccer Laduma.
  7. ↑ "SuperSport United's Morne Nel still on trial with Vitoria Guimaraes in Portugal". Kick Off . 10 December 2015.
  8. ↑ Doda, Zola (22 January 2015). "Morne Nel on the verge of Tottenham Hotspur move". Kick Off .
  9. ↑ Crann, Joe (22 January 2015). "SuperSport: Spurs Like Nel, No Offer Made". Soccer Laduma.
  10. ↑ "New Deal For Nel at SSU". Soccer Laduma. 10 June 2015.
  11. ↑ Crann, Joe (22 November 2015). "SuperSport Teen Heads To Portugal". Soccer Laduma.
  12. ↑ Crann, Joe (10 December 2015). "Guimaraes Extend Nel's Portuguese Spell". Soccer Laduma.
  13. ↑ Said, Nick (21 August 2017). "Ajax Cape Town sign SuperSport United youngster Morne Nel on loan". The Times .
  14. ↑ "SA U17 lose to Ghana". Premier Soccer League. 18 November 2012.
  15. ↑ "Team South Africa named for Zone VI Games in Zambia". SASCOC. 14 November 2012.
  16. ↑ "Nel Back For Amajita". Soccer Laduma. 16 August 2014.
  17. ↑ "10-Man Amajita Salvage A Draw Against Cameroon". Soccer Laduma. 16 August 2014.
  18. ↑ "Lakay Brace Qualifies Amajita For AYC". Soccer Laduma. 31 August 2014.
  19. ↑ Greig, Neil (24 February 2015). "Amajita name squad for AYC 2015". African Football.
  20. ↑ Fakude, Ernest (26 February 2015). "Gordon Igesund won't release Morne Nel for Amajita duty just yet". Kick Off .
  21. ↑ "Orange Africa U-20 Cup of Nations, Senegal 2015, Ghana 2 – 0 South Africa". CAF. 9 March 2015.
  22. ↑ "Orange Africa U-20 Cup of Nations, Senegal 2015, South Africa 1 – 2 Mali". CAF. 12 March 2015.
  23. ↑ "Orange Africa U-20 Cup of Nations, Senegal 2015, South Africa 5 – 2 Zambia". CAF. 15 March 2015.
  24. ↑ "Amaglug-glug set for Tunisia double-header". The Citizen . 1 September 2015.
  25. ↑ "Morne Nel: Furman signing won't halt my development at SuperSport United". Goal.com. 2 September 2015.
  26. ↑ Makhaya, Ernest (5 September 2015). "Tunisia U23 0–4 South Africa U23: Da Gama's charges cruise to victory in Tunis". Goal.com.
  27. ↑ Makhaya, Ernest (7 September 2015). "Tunisia U23 2–1 South Africa U23: Dolly on target as Amaglug-glug go down to Tunisia". Goal.com.
  28. ↑ Gleeson, Mark (12 October 2015). "Bafana Bafana assemble mangy looking mix of players for Angola match". The Times .
  29. ↑ "Thabo Senong names his starting 11 for Chan match against Angola". Kick Off . 17 October 2015.


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