Siphiwe Tshabalala

Siphiwe Tshabalala

Personal information
Full name	Lawrence Siphiwe Tshabalala
Date of birth	25 September 1984 (1984-09-25)
Place of birth	Soweto, South Africa
Height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Playing position	Left Winger
Club information
Current club	Kaizer Chiefs
Number	14
Youth career
	Phiri Arsenal
	Phiri Movers
	Kaizer Chiefs
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
2003–2004	Alexandra United	26	(7)
2004–2007	Free State Stars	64	(13)
2007–	Kaizer Chiefs	97	(20)
National team‡
2006–	South Africa	62	(8)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22 June 2011. † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 5 January 2012

Lawrence Siphiwe Tshabalala (born 25 September 1984 in Soweto) is a South African professional footballer, who currently plays for Premier Soccer League club Kaizer Chiefs.

Club career

Tshabalala played at the Kaizer Chiefs academy but only broke through to the senior team after spells with Alexandra United and Free State Stars. In early 2007 Chiefs brought back their own product and Tshabalala was used as the team’s first-choice left-wing. During the 2008–09 pre-season, coach Muhsin Ertugral began to occasionally employ the left-footer in the centre of the midfield.

Honours

• 2006 Baymed Cup winner (Stars)
• 2010 Telkom Charity Cup winner (Chiefs)
• 2009 Vodacom Challenge winner (Chiefs)
• 2008 MTN 8 winner (Chiefs)
• 2007, 2010, 2011 Telkom Knockout winner (Chiefs)

International career

He made his national team debut in a friendly against Egypt on 14 January 2006.

Tshabalala was part of the South African squad at 2006 African Nations Cup, 2008 African Nations Cup and the 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup.

On 11 June 2010, gaining his 50th cap for The Nation of South Africa, he scored the first goal of the 2010 FIFA World Cup against Mexico in the 55th minute. The game went on to finish at a 1–1 draw. The goal later received a nomination for goal of the year by FIFA.

International goals

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	26 March 2008	Atteridgeville	Paraguay	3–0	3–0	Friendly
2	11 October 2008	Malabo, Equatorial Guinea	Equatorial Guinea	1–0	1–0	2010 WCQ
3	28 March 2009	Rustenburg, South Africa	Norway	2–1	2–1	Friendly
4	27 January 2010	Durban, South Africa	Zimbabwe	1–0	3–0	Friendly
5	31 March 2010	Asunción, Paraguay	Paraguay	1–1	1–1	Friendly
6	16 May 2010	Nelspruit, South Africa	Thailand	1–0	4–0	Friendly
7	11 June 2010	Johannesburg, South Africa	Mexico	1–0	1–1	2010 FIFA World Cup
8	10 August 2011	Johannesburg, South Africa	Burkina Faso	2–0	3–0	Friendly

External links

• Siphiwe Tshabalala – FIFA competition record
• Siphiwe Tshabalala at National-Football-Teams.com