Nabilai Kibunguchy

Nabilai Kibunguchy
Personal information
Full name	Nabilai Absolom Kibunguchy
Date of birth	(1998-01-05) January 5, 1998 (age 25)
Place of birth	Elk Grove, California, United States
Height	1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)^[1]
Position(s)	Defender
Team information
Current team	Orlando City B
Number	54
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)
2021–2022	Minnesota United	2	(0)
2021	→ Sacramento Republic (loan)	16	(1)
2022	Minnesota United 2	16	(4)
2023–	Orlando City B	26	(4)
International career^‡
2016	United States U19	2	(0)
2023–	Kenya	1	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of September 17, 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of November 8, 2021

Nabilai Absolom Kibunguchy (born January 5, 1998) is a professional footballer who currently plays for MLS Next Pro side Orlando City B. Born in the United States, he plays for the Kenya national team.

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Career

Youth

Kibunguchy was part of the Sacramento Republic from 2015 to 2016, where he made 30 appearances and scored a single goal.^[2]

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.^[3]

Club

In 2019, Kibunguchy appeared in the USL League Two with San Francisco Glens SC, where he earned a spot on the Western Conference All-Star Team.^[4]

Professional

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]

Following the 2022 season, his contract option was declined by Minnesota.^[8] Kibunguchy subsequently signed with Orlando City B in MLS Next Pro for the 2023 season.^[9]

International career

Born in the United States, both of Kibunguchy's parents are from Kenya.^[10] He is a former youth international for the United States, having played for the United States U19s in 2016.^[11] He was called up to the Kenya national team for a set of 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification matches in November 2023.^[12]