Siphiwe Tshabalala

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Siphiwe Tshabalala
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Personal information
Full name Lawrence Siphiwe Tshabalala
Date of birth 25 September 1984 (1984-09-25) (age 27)
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[1]
Phiri Movers[2]
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.

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[edit] 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.

[edit] Honours

[edit] 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,[3] 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.[4] The goal later received a nomination for goal of the year by FIFA.

[edit] 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

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