Nabilai Kibunguchy

Nabilai Kibunguchy
Personal information
Full name	Nabilai Kibunguchy
Date of birth	January 5, 1998 (age 23)
Place of birth	Elk Grove, California, United States
Height	1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Club information
Current team	Minnesota United
Number	36
Youth career
2015–2016	Sacramento Republic
College career
Years	Team
2016–2019	UC Davis Aggies
Senior career*
Years	Team
2019	San Francisco Glens
2021–	Minnesota United
2021	→ Sacramento Republic (loan)
National team‡
2016	United States U19
	* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of November 8, 2021; ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of November 8, 2021

Nabilai Kibunguchy (born January 5, 1998) is an American soccer player who currently plays for MLS side Minnesota United.

Career[]

Youth[]

Kibunguchy was part of the Sacramento Republic from 2015 to 2016, where he made 30 appearances and scored a single goal.^[1]

College[]

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.^[2]

In 2019, Kibunguchy also appeared in the USL League Two with San Francisco Glens.^[3]

Professional[]

On January 21, 2021, Kibunguchy was selected 18th overall in 2021 MLS SuperDraft by Minnesota United.^[4] He officially signed with the team on April 3, 2021.^[5]

On May 27, 2021, Kibunguchy moved on loan to USL Championship side Sacramento Republic for the remainder of the 2021 season.^[6]