Nathan Mabi-Mavila (born 15 October 1995) is an English professional

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who plays as a left-back for Al Faisaly in the

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Early life

Mavila is from the

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district of

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. He began playing

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with local club Afewee Urban before joining the London County team. In 2008, Mavila joined the academy of English

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side

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. He left Wycombe in 2012 after the club shut down its academy programme.

Club career

West Ham United

In 2012, Mavila joined the academy of

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side West Ham United. After completing his two-year scholarship, Mavila signed his first professional contract with West Ham in 2014.

2014–15

On 15 January 2015, Mavila was sent on a one-month loan to

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side Wealdstone after playing only 65 minutes for West Ham's U-21s that season. On 17 January 2015, he made his senior debut as a starter in a 4–2 win over Chelmsford City. His loan was subsequently extended for an additional month and Mavila went on to make a total of eight appearances for Wealdstone that season.

2015–16

On 6 August 2018, Mavila was named to the West Ham 18 for the first time, in a

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match against Romanian side

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, but did not appear in the match. On 9 October 2015, Mavila joined

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side Aldershot Town on a one-month loan as a replacement for previous loan player

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. He appeared on the bench for Aldershot on five occasions, but failed to make an appearance. On 10 March 2016, Mavila rejoined Wealdstone until the end of the season and made ten appearances, including three starts. At the end of the season, Mavila was released by West Ham. In April 2016, Mavila went on trial with Italian

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side

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. He later spent time on trial with several different

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clubs in England, including League One side Charlton Athletic.

Maidstone United

On 3 September 2016, Mavila signed with

side

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. He made six league appearances for the Stones before being released in October of that year.

Cambridge City

On 5 December 2016, Mavila signed for

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side Cambridge City. In early January, Mavila left the club after having difficulties commuting to matches from his home in London. Mavila received the Black Youth Awards Achievements Sportsman Of The Year in December 2016.

Third spell at Wealdstone

On 4 January 2017, Mavila rejoined Wealdstone on a permanent basis until the end of the season. He made thirteen league appearances that season, including five starts, and had another two substitute appearances in the

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Wingate & Finchley

On 7 August 2017, Mavila signed with

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side

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. In November 2017, he went on trial with

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side

Cardiff City Cardiff City Football Club ( cy, Clwb Pêl-droed Dinas Caerdydd) is a professional association football club based in Cardiff, Wales. It competes in the Championship, the second tier of the English football league system. Founded in 1899 as R ...

. When Mavila left Wingate in February 2018, he had made 43 appearances in all competitions, more than any other player in the squad.

Leyton Orient

On 9 February 2018, Mavila joined National League side Leyton Orient until the end of the season. He was released at the end of the season without making an appearance for the club.

Hampton & Richmond Borough

After leaving Leyton Orient, Mavila joined

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side Hampton & Richmond Borough in summer 2018. He made nineteen league appearances for Hampton that season and also played 90 minutes in two of the club's

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ties, including a 1–2 loss to

side Oldham Athletic.

Dulwich Hamlet

In January 2019, mavila signed with National League North side

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. While at Dulwich, he made five league appearances, all of which were starts.

Cavalry FC

2019

On 20 February 2019, Mavila made his first move overseas, signing with Canadian Premier League side Cavalry FC, where he reunited with former West Ham United U-21 teammate Jordan Brown. On 8 May 2019, Mavila made his professional debut as a starter in a 1–0 win over

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. That season, he made 23 league appearances, seven in the

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and played both legs of the Canadian Premier League Finals.

2020

On 12 February 2020, Mavila re-signed with Cavalry for the 2020 season. He scored his first goal for Cavalry in the first game of the 2020 Canadian Premier League season, a penalty in stoppage time tie the game 2-2 against

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. After the 2020 season, Mavila and the club would mutually agree to part ways, as Mavila would move back to England to be closer to family.

Brage

On 25 January 2021, Mavila joined

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side Brage on a two-year deal. After appearing in 6 matches, Mavila would leave the club midway through the 2021 season.

Return to England

In November 2021, he returned to England and re-signed for

Premier Division side

Return to Canada

On 7 March 2022, Mavila made his return to Canada, signing with reigning champions

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. He departed the club at the end of the season.

Honours

Club

Cavalry FC * Canadian Premier League (Regular season): **Champions: Spring 2019, Fall 2019 *

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**Runners-up:

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Al-Faisaly SC *

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** Champions:

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* Jordan Super Cup **Runners-up:

Individual
Black Youth Awards Achievements - Sportsman Of The Year
2016

Personal life

Mavila was born and raised in

to parents from the

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. In autumn 2018, he studied Sport and Exercise at the

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with the aim of becoming a

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after his retirement from football. In July 2022, Mavila married his wife, Myriam Mavila. They had a destination wedding in Greece. On 7 August 2017, Mavila was arrested at a police checkpoint for using forged documents during his automobile insurance application, which stated he was twenty years older and lived in

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, in an attempt to have to pay fewer premiums. He pleaded guilty to one count of

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by false representation and one count of using a motor vehicle without third party insurance, and was sentenced to 40 hours of community service.

References

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at Football Web Pages {{DEFAULTSORT:Mavila, Nathan Living people 1995 births Men's association football defenders English men's footballers Footballers from the London Borough of Lambeth People from Brixton Black British sportsmen English people of Democratic Republic of the Congo descent Sportspeople of Democratic Republic of the Congo descent Alumni of the University of East London English expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's soccer players in Canada English expatriate sportspeople in Canada Expatriate men's footballers in Sweden English expatriate sportspeople in Sweden West Ham United F.C. players Wealdstone F.C. players Aldershot Town F.C. players Maidstone United F.C. players Cambridge City F.C. players Wingate & Finchley F.C. players Leyton Orient F.C. players Hampton & Richmond Borough F.C. players Dulwich Hamlet F.C. players Cavalry FC players IK Brage players National League (English football) players Southern Football League players Isthmian League players Canadian Premier League players