Manchester City Born in
Monrovia, Liberia, Nimely began his career at
Liberian Premier League side
Mighty Barrolle, who won the league title in
2006. He moved on to Cameroonian side
Coton de Garoua, who won the
Elite One title in
2006,
2007 and
2007–08 seasons. He went on trial with
Manchester City in December 2007 before signing a four-year deal with the club in January 2008. He helped City win the
FA Youth Cup in 2008. He made his
Premier League debut during a 6–1 win over
Burnley at
Turf Moor on 3 April 2010. He signed a new four-year
contract with the club the following month. He featured in a 1–1 draw with
Juventus at the
Stadio Olimpico Grande Torino on 16 December 2010 that ensured City won their
UEFA Europa League group; he was taken off for
Pablo Zabaleta on 61 minutes. On 17 September 2011, he signed a three-month
loan deal with
Championship side
Middlesbrough. His first appearance came in the
League Cup three days later as "Boro" were beaten 2–1 by
Crystal Palace at
Selhurst Park. He went on to make nine league appearances at the club, though he did not start another game. On 12 January 2012, he signed a loan deal with
Coventry City until the end of the
2011–12 season after
manager Andy Thorn described him as a "hot young prospect". He scored his first goal in the
English Football League on his "Sky Blues" debut in a 3–1 victory over former club Middlesbrough at the
Ricoh Arena. On 10 January 2013, he signed on loan with Crystal Palace until the end of the
2012–13 season, with manager
Ian Holloway stating that "I've admired him for a couple of years". He made his debut two days later, coming on as a
substitute in a 1–0 defeat at Burnley. He played only one further game for the club before returning to the
City of Manchester Stadium.
Port Vale Nimely signed a contract with
League One side
Port Vale in November 2014 to keep him at
Vale Park until the end of the
2014–15 season. He began training with
Bolton Wanderers in January 2015. The next month he was disciplined by "Valiants" manager
Rob Page after staying away from Vale Park without permission. In March, he again missed training without permission. Whilst still missing from training he offered to play for
Coventry City for free but his offer was rejected by manager
Tony Mowbray, who said the player did not perform well during his time at
Middlesbrough when Mowbray was manager there. He was released in May 2015.
Romania Nimely signed with Romanian
Liga I club
Poli Timișoara in February 2016. He scored three goals in ten games in the
2015–16 season. He scored six goals in 21 matches in the
2016–17 season under the stewardship of manager
Gheorghe Hagi.
Stabæk Nimely signed a two-year contract with Norwegian
Eliteserien club
Stabæk on 1 April 2017 after the club purchased him for an undisclosed fee. However, the form of
Ohi Omoijuanfo kept Nimley on the bench, and limited him to just two goals from one league start and 12 league substitute appearances. Nimely subsequently requested the termination of his contract so that he could find regular football elsewhere, and the club agreed to release him just ten weeks after he arrived in
Bærum.
FC Honka After going on trial with
Azerbaijan Premier League club
Kapaz PFK, Nimely signed for
Veikkausliiga club
FC Honka on 7 February 2018. He made 25 appearances in the
2018 season, helping Honka to a fifth-place finish.
Kettering Town Nimely returned to England and joined
National League North side
Kettering Town in August 2019. ==International career==