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Nhlakanipho Ntuli
Personal information
Date of birth (1996-02-10) 10 February 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth Durban, South Africa
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
Ajax
PSV
Orlando Pirates
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2016 FC Twente 0 (0)
2013–2014Orlando Pirates (loan) 0 (0)
2014–2015Jong FC Twente 27 (0)
2017 Free State Stars 2 (0)
International career
2012 South Africa U17
South Africa U20
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 30 June 2017 (UTC)

Nhlakanipho Ntuli (born 10 February 1996) is a South African professional footballer who last played for Free State Stars as a midfielder.[1][2]

Club career

Ntuli played youth football for Ajax, PSV and Orlando Pirates.[3] He joined FC Twente in June 2013,[2] and was loaned back to Orlando Pirates until he turned 18, re-joining the Dutch club in February 2014.[4] He signed a five-year professional contract with Twente in April 2014.[5][6] He made his senior debut for Jong FC Twente in the 2014–15 season.[2]

International career

Ntuli received his first call-up to the South African national team in August 2014.[7] At the youth level he played in the 2012 COSAFA U-17 Zone VI Tournament,[8] 2013 African U-17 Championship qualifiers,[9] the 2013 COSAFA U-20 Cup[10] and 2015 African U-20 Championship qualifiers.[11]

Personal life

Ntuli has spoken of his friendship with fellow player Kamohelo Mokotjo.[7]

References

  1. ^ Free State Stars axe eight players, including former Orlando Pirates midfielder Ntuli‚ goal.com, 13 July 2017
  2. ^ a b c Nhlakanipho Ntuli at Soccerway. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
  3. ^ "Nhlakanipho Ntuli on Ajax deal, playing at Man Utd and working with Pienaar". Tribal Football. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
  4. ^ "Ntuli off to FC Twente". Kick Off. 10 February 2014. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
  5. ^ "Ntuli gets Dutch boost". Kick Off. 29 April 2014. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
  6. ^ "Ntuli signs Twente deal". Kick Off. 29 April 2014. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
  7. ^ a b "Ntuli aims to be better than Mokotjo". Kick Off. 15 October 2014. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
  8. ^ "Football: Cosafa under-17 zone VI tournament-Seychelles U17 edged 1-0 by hosts Zambia". Seychelles Nation. 10 December 2012. Retrieved 28 October 2020.
  9. ^ "Ghana Beat South Africa To Reach 2013 African U-17 Championship". newsghana.com.gh. 1 December 2012. Retrieved 28 October 2020.
  10. ^ "Holders Zambia out of COSAFA U-20 championship". cafonline.com. 8 December 2013. Retrieved 28 October 2020.
  11. ^ Okinyo, Collins (25 May 2014). "South Africa U-20 knockout Ethiopia U-20". soka25east.com. Retrieved 28 October 2020.