Thulani Hlatshwayo

Thulani Hlatshwayo
Personal information
Full name Thulani Tyson Hlatshwayo
Date of birth (1989-12-18) 18 December 1989
Place of birth Soweto, South Africa
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 12 in)
Playing position Centre back
Club information
Current team
Bidvest Wits
Number 3
Youth career
Senaoane Gunners FC
2005–2009 Ajax Cape Town
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2014 Ajax Cape Town 84 (2)
2014– Bidvest Wits 37 (5)
National team
2005–2007 South Africa U17 3 (0)
2007–2009 South Africa U20 7 (0)
2009–2012 South Africa U23 4 (0)
2013– South Africa 23 (2)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15 January 2016.

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 25 December 2013

Thulani Hlatswayo (born 18 December 1989 in Soweto, Gauteng) is a South African professional footballer, who currently plays as a defender for South Africa and Bidvest Wits.

Career

Ajax Cape Town

Thulani Hlatshwayo is a South African football player who plays as a defender for South Africa and Bidvest Wits in the Premier Soccer League. He joined Wits from Ajax Cape Town on 1 July 2014 after spending five seasons with Ajax.

He made his professional debut for Ajax on 5 August 2009 in a 2-1 win against Orlando Pirates, in a quarter-final match of the 2009 MTN 8 tournament at the Coca Cola Park in Johannesburg. He was promoted from the club's youth academy ranks after years of good showing for both the club and the country's national youth teams.

He is capped for South Africa in all junior levels Amajimbos [South Africa U/17 National Team], Amajita [South Africa U/20 National Team] and South Africa National U/23. He is now a regular for Bafana Bafana and was also part of the squad for the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations.

Bidvest Wits

In the early months of 2014 it was announced that 'Tyson' as he is efficiently known has signed a pre-contract with Bidvest Wits. By doing so Hlatshwayo ended speculations that he was heading to Orlando Pirates. He joined the Johannesburg-based club in June. He has since been a force to be reckoned alongside another former Ajax CT player in Thato Mokeke. He started in Bidvest's opening league game against SuperSport United.

International career

Youth teams

Hlatswayo has played for both the South Africa national under-17 and under-20 teams. He was also a member of the South African U-20 team that played in the 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup, which lost to Ghana in a 2-1 defeat, losing to the eventual champions in the Round of 16 of the tournament.[1]

Senior team

Hlatswayo was included in South Africa's squad for the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations and scored an own goal in the team's opening match as they lost 3–1 to Algeria.[2]

Statistics

International goals

Scores and results list South Africa's goal tally first.
# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 14 January 2015 Stade Omar Bongo, Libreville  Mali 1–0 3–0 Friendly
2. 25 March 2015 Somhlolo National Stadium, Lobamba  Swaziland 1–0 3–1 Friendly

Honours

Club

Ajax Cape Town

References

  1. "Thulani Hlatshwayo". Goal.com. Retrieved 13 February 2011.
  2. "Algeria 3-1 South Africa". BBC. Retrieved 24 January 2015.


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