Moeneeb Josephs
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Moeneeb Josephs[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 19 May 1980 | ||
| Place of birth | Cape Town, South Africa | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Bidvest Wits | ||
| Number | 16 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Westdale | |||
| Westridge Rovers | |||
| Cape Town Spurs | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1997–1999 | Cape Town Spurs | 21 | (0) |
| 1999–2006 | Ajax Cape Town | 115 | (0) |
| 2006–2008 | Wits University | 55 | (0) |
| 2008–2013 | Orlando Pirates | 103 | (0) |
| 2013- | Bidvest Wits | 51 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2003–2012 | South Africa | 22 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 June 2015 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22 May 2012 | |||
Moeneeb Josephs (pronounced Muh'Neeb), (born 19 May 1980) is a South African football (soccer) goalkeeper who plays for Bidvest Wits in the Premier Soccer League.
Josephs is a highly rated goalkeeper in South Africa. His ability to kick with both feet, play as a sweeper and distribute the ball comfortably are some of his traits.
Club career
He began his career with Cape Town Spurs at the age of 17 in 1997 and played for its successor Ajax Cape Town for seven years. In 2006 he moved to Gauteng where he played for Bidvest Wits for two years before moving to Orlando Pirates for a record-breaking fee.
International career
He has played at international level for South Africa and was South Africa's number one goalkeeper at the 2008 African Cup of Nations replacing the injured Rowen Fernandez.
He did not make the final squad for the 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup, but earned selection to the squad for the 2010 FIFA World Cup at Fernandez's expense. He was not expected to see much playing time as back-up to Itumeleng Khune, but on 16 June 2010 he was called on as a 79th-minute substitute for Steven Pienaar following Khune's sending-off against Uruguay. Josephs was powerless to stop the resultant penalty from Diego Forlán as Bafana Bafana lost the match 3–0 with two goals from Forlan and a third, stoppage-time, strike from Alvaro Pereira.[2] Khune's suspension meant that Josephs played in South Africa's final group game against France, where they won 2–1 but were eliminated from the World Cup.
On 24 May 2012, he announced his retirement from international football.[3]
Personal life
Josephs hails from Mitchell's Plain on the Cape Flats and is a devout Muslim .
References
- ^ "FIFA World Cup South Africa 2010: List of Players" (PDF). FIFA. 4 June 2010. p. 28. Retrieved 16 April 2014.
- ^ South Africa 0–3 Uruguay
- ^ Moeneeb Josephs retires from South African national team at goal.com
External links
- Moeneeb Josephs at National-Football-Teams.com
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- Use dmy dates from February 2013
- 1980 births
- Living people
- South African people of Malay descent
- South African soccer players
- South Africa international soccer players
- 2006 Africa Cup of Nations players
- 2008 Africa Cup of Nations players
- Association football goalkeepers
- South African Muslims
- Bidvest Wits F.C. players
- Ajax Cape Town F.C. players
- Orlando Pirates players
- 2010 FIFA World Cup players
- Sportspeople from Cape Town