Nathan Amarkine D'Laryea (born 3 September 1985, in Manchester) is an English former footballer who played as a defender. He was a product of the

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academy and played for clubs including Rochdale,

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and Hyde FC.

Career

Early career

D'Laryea started out as a trainee at

. Before being released by City, he had a spell on loan at

during the 2006–07 season. He joined Rochdale but made only eight appearances in two seasons and he quit professional football to study for a degree in English Language at the University of Manchester.

Hyde

In July 2009 D'Laryea signed for Conference North semi-professional club Hyde United. He made his debut for Hyde in the first game of the 2009–2010 season against

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. He scored his first Hyde goal in March 2010 in the Tameside derby against

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. He became a regular for Hyde at centre back until late in his first season when he acquired an injury that kept him out for the remainder of the season and the start of

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season.

Personal life

His twin brother, Jonathan D'Laryea, is also a professional footballer and currently plays for AFC Mansfield. The D'Laryea brothers are of Ghanaian descent. In 2012 D'Laryea was working as a

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teacher at Dixons Allerton Academy in

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and where he teaches maths. He recently moved to Manchester To work at

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Referee

In April 2011, it was announced that he had commenced a post-playing career as referee for Leisure Leagues 6-a-side football in Oldham.

References

External links

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Nathan D'Laryea
at hydefc.co.uk

at rochdaleafc.co.uk {{DEFAULTSORT:D'Laryea, Nathan 1985 births Living people English men's footballers English football referees Manchester City F.C. players Macclesfield Town F.C. players Rochdale A.F.C. players Hyde United F.C. players English Football League players English twins English people of Ghanaian descent Mathematics educators Men's association football defenders Men's association football midfielders