Lucky Baloyi
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Lucky Given Baloyi | ||
| Date of birth | June 19, 1991 | ||
| Place of birth | Mokopane, South Africa | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder, Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Kaizer Chiefs | ||
| Number | 35 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Manchester United (South Africa) | |||
| Tshiamo Sports Academy | |||
| 2005–2010 | Kaizer Chiefs | ||
| Soweto Panthers | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010–2014 | Kaizer Chiefs | 35 | (4) |
| 2014– | Moroka Swallows | 0 | |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2011– | South Africa U-20 | 3 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of May 11, 2014 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of June 17, 2012 | |||
Lucky "Sheriff" Baloyi (born June 19, 1991 in Mokopane, Limpopo) is a South African football (soccer) player who plays as a midfielder and defender for Kaizer Chiefs in the Premier Soccer League.[1]
Club career
Baloyi got the nickname 'Sheriff' because nobody could get past him in at the back. He went for a trial at Chiefs from Tshiamo Sports Academy from Polokwane in 2005. There was a mix-up where Chiefs were expecting a defender, midfielder and striker and Tshiamo sent two midfielders and a striker. "When we arrived at Chiefs they asked, 'So who of you guys is a defender?' and the three of us kept quiet … "We were so scared, because we thought we were going to be dismissed and I was so desperate to play for Chiefs, so I raised my hand and said, 'I'm the one who is a defender!" Baloyi did well at the trials and played in defence under Patrick Ntsoelengoe until Fani Madida took over to coach the reserves, when he was converted to midfield.[2]