Nigel Dabinyaba

Nigel Dabinyaba
Personal information
Date of birth (1992-10-26) 26 October 1992
Place of birth Lae, Papua New Guinea
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
Lae City
Number 9
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2010 Gigira Laitepo Morobe
2010–2011 Besta PNG United
2011–2014 Hekari United
2014–2016 Lae City (11)
2016 Western Pride 2 (1)
2016 Canterbury United 2 (0)
2017–2018 Penang FA 18 (3)
2018– Lae City (9)
2018 Hamilton Wanderers
2019 Malaita Kingz
International career
2011 Papua New Guinea U20 3 (2)
2012 Papua New Guinea U23 4 (1)
2014– Papua New Guinea 19 (11)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 8 February 2020
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 7 October 2022

Nigel Dabinyaba (born 26 October 1992), sometimes spelt Nigel Dabingyaba, is a Papua New Guinean footballer who plays as a forward for Lae City FC in the Papua New Guinea National Soccer League, as well as the Papua New Guinea national team. Besides Papua New Guinea, he has played in New Zealand and Malaysia.

He has won seven National Soccer League titles, including three with Hekari United and four with Lae City FC. Internationally, he has earned 18 caps and scored 8 goals since his debut in 2014.