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Ayanda Nkili (born 11 September 1990) is a South African footballer who plays as a defender.
Club career
Early career
Nkili started his career at the Stars of Africa football academy in Johannesburg, South Africa. In 2010, he signed his first professional contract with Division 2 side IFK Hässleholm. He became the fourth Stars of Africa graduate to play in Sweden, following in the footsteps of May Mahlangu, Tokelo Rantie and Bradley Ralani.
Örebro
Following a successful spell with the club, he signed for Superettan club Örebro SK in February 2013. He made his debut for ÖSK on 9 March 2013, playing the full ninety minutes in a 1−0 loss to Falkenbergs FF in the group stage of the Svenska Cupen. In his first season with ÖSK, Nkili featured in 29 league matches, starting all but three, as the club finished as runners-up and were promoted back to the Allsvenskan after a one-year absence.
Career statistics
- As of 7 September 2014.
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Örebro | 2013 | Superettan | 29 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 0 |
| 2014 | Allsvenskan | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | |
| Total | 45 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 0 | ||
| Career totals | 45 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 0 | ||
Honours
- Örebro SK
- Superettan Runner-up: 2013
- The Atlantic Cup Runner-up: 2014
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