Lungisani Ndlela

Lungisani Ndlela
Personal information
Full name	Lungisani Lionel Ndlela
Date of birth	8 September 1980 (age 44)
Place of birth	Frankfort, South Africa
Height	2.00 m (6 ft 6+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Striker
Youth career
	Sporting Spades
	Real Rangers
	Maritzburg City
Senior career*
Years	Team
2000–2003	Pretoria University
2003–2004	Moroka Swallows
2004–2006	Supersport United
2006–2009	Mamelodi Sundowns
2009–2010	Moroka Swallows
2010–2011	United FC
International career‡
2005–2006	South Africa
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 September 2009; ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 13 September 2009

Lungisani Ndlela (born 8 September 1980 in Frankfort, Free State) is a former South African football (soccer) striker who used to play in the Premier Soccer League. He played for teams such as Mamelodi Sundowns and Moroka Swallows. He also represented the South African National football Team. Standing at 2.00m, he is one of the tallest players in world football.

He retired from football and became a prison warder in a prison in Witbank, Mpumalanga.^[1]

Career statistics

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	10 July 2005	Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, United States	Jamaica	3–3	Draw	2005 CONCACAF Gold Cup
2.	17 July 2005	Reliant Stadium, Houston, United States	Panama	1–1	Draw	2005 CONCACAF Gold Cup
3.	13 August 2005	Mmabatho Stadium, Mafikeng, South Africa	Zambia	2–2	Draw	2005 COSAFA Cup
Correct as of 9 March 2017^[2]