Nansel Selbol

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Nansel Selbol
Personal information
Date of birth (1997-05-31) May 31, 1997 (age 26)
Place of birth Jos, Nigeria
Height 1.62 m (5 ft 4 in)
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
Bijelo Brdo
Number 18
Youth career
C.O.D. United FC
Plateau United
Pawas Soccer Academy
2015 Sporting Kansas City
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2016–2017 Swope Park Rangers 49 (10)
2018 Orange County SC 8 (1)
2020– BBijelo Brdo 24 (0)
International career
2013 Nigeria U17 5 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:25, 6 February 2022 (UTC)

Nansel Selbol (born 31 May 1997) is a Nigerian footballer who plays for BSK Bijelo Brdo.

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Career

After spending time in Nigeria with locals sides Pawas Soccer Academy, Plateau United and C.O.D. United FC, [1] Selbol was given the chance to join the academy team of Sporting Kansas City. After a successful season with the academy, scoring 10 goals in 10 games, [2] Selbol joined Kansas City's United Soccer League affiliate Swope Park Rangers on 6 January 2016. [3] He scored his first goal for the Swope Park Rangers with the game-winner against Tulsa Roughnecks FC on April 2, 2016. [4]

In May 2020, Selbol joined Druga HNL side BSK Bijelo Brdo. [5]

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References

  1. Armstrong, Megan (2016-02-29). "From Nigeria to Kansas City: Nansel Selbol's journey to the Swope Park Rangers | Sporting Kansas City". Sportingkc.com. Retrieved 2017-03-02.
  2. Sporting Kansas City U-17/18. "Sporting Kansas City". Spkc.ussoccerda.com. Retrieved 2017-03-02.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  3. "Swope Park Rangers sign Alex Molano, Nansel Selbol and Jacob VanCompernolle | Sporting Kansas City". Sportingkc.com. 2016-01-06. Retrieved 2017-03-02.
  4. Bergabo, Patrik. "Recap: Swope Park Rangers earn 2-1 win on the road against Tulsa Roughnecks FC".
  5. "Official: The Croatian second division team brought in a former youth representative of Nigeria". germanijak.hr (in Croatian). 5 May 2020. Archived from the original on 27 June 2020. Retrieved 13 March 2023.