Nolan Ngewakl

Nolan Ngewakl
Personal information
Full name Nolan Manuel Tsuneo Sablan Ngewakl[1]
Date of birth (2008-07-08) 8 July 2008 (age 16)
Place of birth Northern Mariana Islands
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Latte
Number 18
Youth career
2020–2023 Matansa
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2023– Latte
International career‡
2023– Northern Mariana Islands 4 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19:14, 1 December 2023 (UTC)

Nolan Ngewakl (born 8 July 2008) is a Northern Mariana Islands footballer who currently plays Latte FC of the Marianas Soccer League 1 and the Northern Mariana Islands national team.

Club career

As a youth, Ngewakl played for Matansa FC in the Youth Soccer League. He was one of the top scores in the league in 2020.[2] In 2022, he was one of three national team players in the squad.[3] He returned to the team for the 2023 season.[4] Later in 2023, Ngewakl joined Latte FC in the Marianas Soccer League 1, scoring against Eleven Tiger FC in October.[5]

International career

Ngewakl represented the Northern Mariana Islands at the youth level as part of the national U15 squad. He scored for the side in a 6–0 friendly victory over Guam in July 2022.[6] Later that year, he was part of the squad that competed in 2023 AFC U-17 Asian Cup qualification.[7] He was credited with an own goal in a 0–23 defeat to Australia in the Group Stage of the competition.[8] In 2023, he was named to the under-15 squad again, this time for the 2023 EAFF U-15 Men's Championship held in Qingdao, China. He was named co-captain of the side, along with Mark Costales.[9]

Ngewakl was called up to the senior national team in November 2023 for the 2023 Pacific Games.[10] He made his senior debut on 18 November against Fiji in the team's opening match.[11] Later in the competition, he scored in a 4–0 win over American Samoa for his first senior international goal.[12][13] Ngewakl, who at age fifteen was the youngest player in the NMI squad, scored almost immediately after entering the match and just before the final whistle. The victory was the Northern Mariana Islands' first-ever win in the Pacific Games and first over a full member of the Oceania Football Confederation.[14]

International goals

Scores and results list Northern Mariana Islands' goal tally first.[11]

No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 27 November 2023 SIFF Academy Field, Honiara, Solomon Islands  American Samoa 4–0 4–0 2023 Pacific Games
Last updated 27 November 2023

International career statistics

As of match played 30 November 2023.[11]
Northern Mariana Islands
Year Apps Goals
2022 4 1
Total 4 1

References

  1. ^ "Northern Mariana Islands U15 Squad". East Asian Football Federation. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
  2. ^ Monroyo, Roselyn (24 March 2020). "Open race for Golden Boot". Saipan Tribune. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
  3. ^ "MP United defeats Matansa FC in boys U16". Northern Mariana Islands Football Association. 5 October 2022. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
  4. ^ Gases, Leigh (7 April 2023). "SUFC undefeated in women's soccer". Saipan Tribune. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
  5. ^ Gases, Leigh (6 October 2023). "Eleven Tiger, MP United bag debut wins in MSL 1, 2". Saipan Tribune. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
  6. ^ Sablan, Jr., James (8 July 2022). "NMI U15 silences Guam U14 in friendly game". Marianas Variety. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
  7. ^ "NMI U17 team off to Australia". Northern Mariana Islands Football Association. 5 October 2022. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
  8. ^ "Qualifiers - Group G: China PR 9-0 Cambodia; Australia 23-0 Northern Mariana Islands". The Asian Football Confederation. Retrieved 29 November 2023.
  9. ^ Sablan, Jr., James (23 August 2023). "NMI U15 men's soccer team to compete in East Asia championships". Marianas Variety. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
  10. ^ Gases, Leigh (15 November 2023). "NMI nat'l soccer teams off to Solomons and China". Saipan Tribune. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
  11. ^ a b c "NFT profile". National Football Teams. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
  12. ^ Gases, Leigh (27 November 2023). "NMI soccer team beats A. Samoa, 4-0". Saipan Tribune. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
  13. ^ "Fruitful day for NMI athletes". Saipan Tribune. 28 November 2023. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
  14. ^ Gases, Leigh (28 November 2023). "Blue Ayuyus record 1st win in Pacific Games". Saipan Tribune. Retrieved 28 November 2023.