Morne Nel

Morne Peter Nel (born 23 May 1996) is a South African footballer who plays as a midfielder for Ajax Cape Town on loan from SuperSport United in the Premier Soccer League.

Morne Nel
Personal information
Full name Morne Peter Nel[1]
Date of birth (1996-05-23) 23 May 1996
Place of birth Cape Town, South Africa
Height 184 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Ajax Cape Town
Number 6
Youth career
0000–2013 Old Mutual Academy
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013– SuperSport United 31 (0)
2017– → Ajax Cape Town 0 (0)
National team
2012 South Africa U-17 1 (1)
2012–2015 South Africa U-20 4 (0)
2015 South Africa U-23 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 11 December 2017

Club career

Old Mutual Academy

Nel played his youth football at Old Mutual Academy in Cape Town, and captained the team.[2]

SuperSport United

Nel joined SuperSport United in May 2013, after attracting interest also from Ajax Cape Town and Mamelodi Sundowns.[3] He impressed and assisted the second goal in SuperSport United's 2–0 win in a pre-season friendly against Manchester City.[4]

In September 2013, along with Denwin Farmer, Zama Rambuwane and Kabelo Seriba, Nel trained in England with Tottenham Hotspur Youth.[5] He impressed in training and was selected to play for Tottenham Hotspur in a friendly against Ipswich Town.[6]

In November 2013, Nel made his league debut in a match against Lamontville Golden Arrows.[7]

In January 2015, there were negotiations regarding Nel transferring to Tottenham Hotspur after impressing at another trial,[8] but in the end he stayed with SuperSport.[9]

In June 2015, SuperSport United signed Nel on a two-year extension.[10]

At the end of November 2015, Nel trialled with Portuguese club Vitória de Guimarães.[11][12]

Loan to Ajax Cape Town

In August 2017, Nel joined Ajax Cape Town on a one-year loan, with an option for a permanent move.[13]

International career

Nel played for the South Africa U17 squad in the 2013 African U-17 Championship qualifiers scoring a goal in the first leg against Ghana.[14]

In November 2012, Nel was called up to the South Africa U20 squad for the 2012 Zone VI Games.[15] After a year, when he was unavailable due to club commitments, Nel re-joined the South Africa U20 squad for the 2015 African Youth Championship qualifiers in August 2014[16] and played in both legs against Cameroon.[17][18] He was called up as part of the final 21-man squad for the tournament in March 2015,[19] but was not released by his club to take part in the training camp.[20] In the group stage he played two matches against Ghana[21] and Mali[22] and was an unused substitute against Zambia.[23]

In September 2015, Nel was called up to the South Africa U23s ahead of a double-header against Tunisia,[24][25] playing in the second match.[26][27]

Nel was selected in the senior team preliminary squad for the 2016 CHAN qualifier against Angola on 17 October 2015,[28] but was not picked for the match-day squad.[29]

References
  1. "Player Profile – Morne Peter Nel". Premier Soccer League. Archived from the original on 4 August 2016. Retrieved 27 June 2016.
  2. Hintsa, Damon (28 March 2013). "Match Report Game 20: Segra Academy vs Old Mutual Academy". Metropolitan Premier Cup.
  3. "Nel's SuperSport Deal Confirmed". Soccer Laduma. 15 May 2013.
  4. Oguntuyi, Akinbode (14 July 2013). "SuperSport United shock Man City". Futaa.
  5. Crann, Joe (4 September 2013). "Nel & Three Others Jet Off To Spurs". Soccer Laduma.
  6. Crann, Joe (12 September 2013). "Nel Turns Out For Spurs". Soccer Laduma.
  7. "SuperSport United's Morne Nel still on trial with Vitoria Guimaraes in Portugal". Kick Off. 10 December 2015.
  8. Doda, Zola (22 January 2015). "Morne Nel on the verge of Tottenham Hotspur move". Kick Off.
  9. Crann, Joe (22 January 2015). "SuperSport: Spurs Like Nel, No Offer Made". Soccer Laduma.
  10. "New Deal For Nel at SSU". Soccer Laduma. 10 June 2015.
  11. Crann, Joe (22 November 2015). "SuperSport Teen Heads To Portugal". Soccer Laduma.
  12. Crann, Joe (10 December 2015). "Guimaraes Extend Nel's Portuguese Spell". Soccer Laduma.
  13. Said, Nick (21 August 2017). "Ajax Cape Town sign SuperSport United youngster Morne Nel on loan". The Times.
  14. "SA U17 lose to Ghana". Premier Soccer League. 18 November 2012.
  15. "Team South Africa named for Zone VI Games in Zambia". SASCOC. 14 November 2012.
  16. "Nel Back For Amajita". Soccer Laduma. 16 August 2014.
  17. "10-Man Amajita Salvage A Draw Against Cameroon". Soccer Laduma. 16 August 2014.
  18. "Lakay Brace Qualifies Amajita For AYC". Soccer Laduma. 31 August 2014.
  19. Greig, Neil (24 February 2015). "Amajita name squad for AYC 2015". African Football.
  20. Fakude, Ernest (26 February 2015). "Gordon Igesund won't release Morne Nel for Amajita duty just yet". Kick Off.
  21. "Orange Africa U-20 Cup of Nations, Senegal 2015, Ghana 2 – 0 South Africa". CAF. 9 March 2015.
  22. "Orange Africa U-20 Cup of Nations, Senegal 2015, South Africa 1 – 2 Mali". CAF. 12 March 2015.
  23. "Orange Africa U-20 Cup of Nations, Senegal 2015, South Africa 5 – 2 Zambia". CAF. 15 March 2015.
  24. "Amaglug-glug set for Tunisia double-header". The Citizen. 1 September 2015.
  25. "Morne Nel: Furman signing won't halt my development at SuperSport United". Goal.com. 2 September 2015.
  26. Makhaya, Ernest (5 September 2015). "Tunisia U23 0–4 South Africa U23: Da Gama's charges cruise to victory in Tunis". Goal.com.
  27. Makhaya, Ernest (7 September 2015). "Tunisia U23 2–1 South Africa U23: Dolly on target as Amaglug-glug go down to Tunisia". Goal.com.
  28. Gleeson, Mark (12 October 2015). "Bafana Bafana assemble mangy looking mix of players for Angola match". The Times.
  29. "Thabo Senong names his starting 11 for Chan match against Angola". Kick Off. 17 October 2015.


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