Keith Nah (born 20 June 1995) is a Liberian

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. He is a right-footed attacker, and is the first Liberian footballer to become top scorer in consecutive seasons in two different leagues in the same country. Considered one of the best players in the

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, he is known for his

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, finishing, skill, pace, and ability to play with both feet. He is third all-time top scorer of MNL.

Career

Keith Nah started his football career with club Vinton Professional playing in the Liberian third division. After playing several seasons with Vinton in the third league, he helped his side gain promotion to the Liberia Football second division league. Vinton finished as runners-up to league winners Green Pasture FC, and Nah won himself the second division Most Valuable Player (MVP) title. After the end of the 2010–11 league season, Keith Nah signed with the Liberian "oil boys" LPRC OILERS for 2012. That year, he was invited to the Liberia football U20 national team for the African youth qualifier against the Niger U20 national team. In 2012 Keith Nah was invited to join the Myanmar second division club Chin United. He had a successful trial with Chin and was given the opportunity to play in the 2013 Myanmar second division league. Chin finished that season in second place and was promoted to the top tier of Myanmar football (the

). He also finished the season as the highest goal scorer with eighteen league goals. In the

2014 Myanmar National League The 2014 Myanmar National League season was 5th edition of Myanmar National League. The first round of the season was on 1 February 2014 and ended on 8 June 2013. The second round begins on 7 June 2014 and ends on 21 November 2014. Foreign playe ...

, Keith Nah scored twenty-five league goals and four FA Cup goals. He finished the season second on the goal-scoring chart, one goal less than top goal scorer Cezar Augusto who finished with twenty-six goals. Keith Nah received offers from clubs from Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand and South Korea. He signed with

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club

Kedah FA Kedah Darul Aman Football Club () is a professional football club based in Alor Setar, Kedah. The team competes in the Malaysia A1 Semi-Pro League, the second tier of Malaysian football. They are the first team in the history of Malaysian footb ...

. Following his arrival in Malaysia, Keith Nah scored seven goals out of Kedah's nine pre-season matches, making him the top goal scorer in the team for the pre-season. On his league debut, February 6, 2015, Nah scored twice to help his side win their 2015 league opener with a 5–1 victory over Kuala Lumpur. He scored once more in his club's second league game against Kuantan, that ended with a 2–2 draw. After returning to Myanmar, Keith Nah helped his club Yadanarbon to win the 2016 MNL and becoming a joint top goalscorer with Nigerian Myanmar Win Naing Soe and Nigeria Christopher Chizoba who all scored 16 goals in the season.

International career

Nah was featured in the Liberia under-20 national team in 2013 African U-20 Championship qualification. The young national side was drawn against Niger with the first encounter away to Niger from 20 April 2012. The corresponding fixture was on 6 May 2012 in Monrovia.

Career statistics

Honors

Top Scorer:

2016 2016 was designated as: * International Year of Pulses by the sixty-eighth session of the United Nations General Assembly. * International Year of Global Understanding (IYGU) by the International Council for Science (ICSU), the Internationa ...

2017 2017 was designated as the International Year of Sustainable Tourism for Development by the United Nations General Assembly. Events January * January 1 – Istanbul nightclub shooting: A gunman dressed as Santa Claus opens fire at the ...

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Nah, Keith 1995 births Living people Footballers from Monrovia Liberian men's footballers 21st-century Liberian sportsmen Liberia men's under-20 international footballers Men's association football forwards LPRC Oilers players Kedah Darul Aman F.C. players Yadanarbon F.C. players Ayeyawady United F.C. players SD Ponferradina players Shan United F.C. players Keith Nah Keith Nah Keith Nah Myanmar National League players Malaysia Super League players Segunda División B players Keith Nah Keith Nah Liberian expatriate men's footballers Liberian expatriate sportspeople in Myanmar Liberian expatriate sportspeople in Malaysia Liberian expatriate sportspeople in Spain Liberian expatriate sportspeople in Thailand Expatriate men's footballers in Myanmar Expatriate men's footballers in Malaysia Expatriate men's footballers in Spain Expatriate men's footballers in Thailand