Siphiwe Tshabalala
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Lawrence Siphiwe Tshabalala | ||
| Date of birth | 25 September 1984 | ||
| Place of birth | Soweto, South Africa | ||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | 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 | (31) |
| 2007– | Kaizer Chiefs | 153 | (29) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2006– | South Africa | 81 | (12) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 June 2011 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17 August 2013 | |||
Lawrence Siphiwe Tshabalala (born 25 September 1984 in Soweto) is a South African professional football midfielder who currently plays for Kaizer Chiefs in the Premier Soccer League.
Early life and club career
"Shabba" or "Ntho tse Monate" was born in Seanamarena to Isaac Tshabalala and Rebecca Hadifele Makhubu (d. 2010). 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. He has since been one of the most influential players locally leading the club to several cup wins. He has endorsements with Nike, Shield and Pro-Nutro.
International career
Tshabalala made his national team debut in a friendly against Egypt on 14 January 2006.
He 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.
International goals
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)
- 2010 Safa Footballer of the Year
References
- ^ «Hier wohnt der Fußball»
- ^ SPIEGEL-GESPRÄCH: Wir haben Freude gebracht
- ^ "Shabba ranks opening draw". Skysports.com. 11 June 2010. Retrieved 11 June 2010.
- ^ Stevenson, Jonathan (11 June 2010). "South Africa 1–1 Mexico". BBC News. Retrieved 11 June 2010.
External links
- Siphiwe Tshabalala – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Siphiwe Tshabalala at National-Football-Teams.com
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