Malachi Tyrese Mthokozisi Napa (born 26 May 1999[4]) is an English professional footballer who plays as a winger for Billericay Town.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Malachi Tyrese Mthokozisi Napa[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 26 May 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | Newham, England[2] | ||
| Height | 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)[3] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Billericay Town | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Reading | |||
| 2015–2017 | Oxford United | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2021 | Oxford United | 14 | (0) |
| 2017 | → North Leigh (loan) | 9 | (0) |
| 2017 | → Hampton & Richmond Borough (loan) | 13 | (2) |
| 2018–2019 | → Macclesfield Town (loan) | 15 | (0) |
| 2020 | → Woking (loan) | 4 | (1) |
| 2021 | → Woking (loan) | 10 | (0) |
| 2021 | Woking | 5 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | Maldon & Tiptree | 23 | (6) |
| 2022–2023 | Wealdstone | 9 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | → Dartford (loan) | 20 | (3) |
| 2023– | Billericay Town | 5 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:10, 29 August 2023 (UTC) | |||
Club career
editNapa was born in London and grew up in North Woolwich.[5] He played youth football with Reading and Oxford United's Academy before signing his first professional contract with Oxford United in May 2017.[6] After a loan period with Hampton & Richmond Borough, he made his senior Oxford debut as a 65th-minute substitute[7] in an EFL Trophy win over Gillingham in December 2017, providing the assist for Alex Mowatt to score the injury-time winner.[8] His league debut was also as a substitute, in a home victory over Milton Keynes Dons on 1 January 2018. His first start was in Karl Robinson's first match in charge, a televised 3–0 league defeat at Portsmouth on 25 March 2018.[9]
In August 2018 he signed a new three-year contract with Oxford, and joined Macclesfield Town on loan until January 2019.[10] After playing 22 games (in all competitions) at the start of the season, his appearances became less frequent under new manager Sol Campbell, and he returned to his parent club in early 2019 to recover from a virus.[11]
On his return to the Oxford first team in an EFL Cup first-round match against Peterborough United on 13 August 2019, Napa suffered a broken leg.[12]
On 2 October 2020 he went on a short-term loan to National League side Woking.[13]
On 22 January 2021, Napa returned to Woking on a one-month loan, following a prolonged injury lay-off.[14] On 25 March 2021, the loan was made permanent, with Napa signing a deal until the end of the 2020–21 campaign.[15]
On 13 August 2021, following his release from Woking, Napa opted to join Isthmian League North Division side Maldon & Tiptree[16] and went onto score on his debut during a 7–0 victory over Romford, a day later.[17]
On 15 July 2022, Napa agreed to return to the National League to join Wealdstone following a successful trial period.[18]
On 9 December 2022, Napa joined Dartford on an initial one-month loan.
At the end of the 2022–23 season Napa was released by Wealdstone.[19] Following his release, he joined Billericay Town.[20]
Personal life
editCareer statistics
edit- As of 28 August 2023.[21]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Oxford United | 2016–17[22] | League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017–18[22] | League One | 14 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 3[a] | 0 | 17 | 0 | ||
| 2018–19[22] | League One | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2019–20[22] | League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2020–21[22] | League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Oxford United total | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 19 | 0 | ||
| North Leigh (loan) | 2016–17[23] | Southern League Division One South & West | 9 | 0 | — | — | — | 9 | 0 | |||
| Hampton & Richmond Borough (loan) | 2017–18[22][24] | National League South | 13 | 2 | 4 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 17 | 3 | |
| Macclesfield Town (loan) | 2018–19[22] | League Two | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3[a] | 0 | 22 | 0 |
| Woking (loan) | 2020–21[22] | National League | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 2[b] | 1 | 17 | 2 | |
| Woking | 2020–21[22] | National League | 5 | 0 | — | — | 1[b] | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Maldon & Tiptree | 2021–22[25][26] | Isthmian League North Division | 23 | 6 | 1 | 0 | — | 3[c] | 1 | 27 | 7 | |
| Wealdstone | 2022–23[22] | National League | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | |
| Dartford (loan) | 2022–23[22] | National League South | 20 | 3 | — | — | 2[d][e] | 0 | 22 | 3 | ||
| Billericay Town | 2023–24 | Isthmian League Premier Division | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
| Career total | 127 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 153 | 15 | ||
- ^ a b c Appearances in the EFL Trophy
- ^ a b Appearances in the FA Trophy
- ^ One appearance in the FA Trophy, two appearances and one goal in the Alan Turvey Trophy
- ^ One appearance in the Kent Senior Cup
- ^ One appearance in the London Senior Cup
References
edit- ^ "Notification of shirt numbers: Oxford United" (PDF). English Football League. p. 51. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
- ^ "Malachi Napa". www.leballonrond.fr. Retrieved 20 April 2018.
- ^ "Malachi Napa - Biography". oufc.co.uk. Oxford United F.C. Retrieved 6 March 2020.
- ^ "Malachi Napa". Oxford United F.C. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
- ^ "Malachi Napa named PL Kicks Hero". West Ham United F.C. 1 June 2017. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
- ^ a b Edwards, Mark (3 May 2017). "Oxford United hand professional contracts to Manny Agboola, Malachi Napa and Shandon Baptiste". Oxford Mail. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
- ^ Pritchard, David (5 December 2017). "Gillingham 1 (Byrne pen 9), Oxford United 2 (Payne 31, Mowatt 90+1)". Oxford Mail. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
- ^ Pritchard, David (8 December 2017). "Malachi Napa keeps feet on the ground after Oxford United debut". Oxford Mail. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
- ^ "Portsmouth 3 Oxford United 0". Oxford United F.C. 25 March 2018. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
- ^ "Napa's New Deal". Oxford United F.C. 3 August 2018. Retrieved 9 August 2018.
- ^ Pritchard, David (7 March 2019). "Oxford United write off Malachi Napa's season to allow full recovery from virus". Oxford Mail. Retrieved 7 March 2019.
- ^ Pritchard, David (14 August 2019). "Oxford United's Malachi Napa set for operation on broken leg". Oxford Mail. Retrieved 15 August 2019.
- ^ "Cards sign Oxford duo on loan". Woking FC. 2 October 2020. Retrieved 2 October 2020.
- ^ "Malachi Napa returns on loan". Woking FC. 22 January 2021. Retrieved 22 January 2021.
- ^ "Malachi Napa signs permanently". Woking FC. 25 March 2021. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
- ^ "Five New Jammers". Maldon & Tiptree F.C. 13 August 2021. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
- ^ "Isthmian League - North Division – Romford 0 - 7 Maldon & Tiptree". Football Web Pages. 14 August 2021. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
- ^ Woods, Chris (15 July 2022). "Napa and Mongoy join after successful trial". Wealdstone F.C. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
- ^ "Fifteen players retained for 2023/24 season". 17 May 2023.
- ^ @BTFC (20 May 2023). "What a great day for @mccann2507 with two excellent new signings namely @ARON98_DEAN and @malachinapa joining us at Billericay Town FC. Our two new lads were photographed earlier today by @NickyHayesPhoto along with owners @DavidMc12081189 and @NickHutt3 at New Lodge" (Tweet). Retrieved 21 May 2023 – via Twitter.
- ^ Malachi Napa at Soccerbase
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "M. Napa". Soccerway. Retrieved 7 February 2021.
- ^ "Malachi Napa Profile". Aylesbury United F.C. Retrieved 7 February 2021.
- ^ "Malachi Napa". Hampton & Richmond Borough F.C. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
- ^ "Maldon & Tiptree – Appearances – Malachi Napa – 2021-2022". Football Web Pages. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
- ^ "Maldon & Tiptree – Appearances – Malachi Napa – 2021-2022". Football Web Pages. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
External links
edit- Malachi Napa at Soccerbase