Siyabonga Sangweni
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Doctor Siyabonga Sangweni[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 29 September 1981 | ||
| Place of birth | Empangeni, South Africa | ||
| Height | Script error: No such module "person height". | ||
| Position(s) | Centre back | ||
| Team information | |||
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Current team
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Orlando Pirates | ||
| Number | 21 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Royal Chiefs | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2001–2005 | Uthukela | ? | (?) |
| 2005–2011 | Golden Arrows | 150 | (4) |
| 2011– | Orlando Pirates | 70 | (6) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2007– | South Africa | 29 | (4) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 May 2015 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 25 December 2013 |
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Doctor Siyabonga Sangweni (born 29 September 1981 in Empangeni, KwaZulu-Natal), known as Siyabonga Sangweni, is a South African soccer defender for Premier Soccer League club Orlando Pirates and South Africa.
His younger brother Thamsanqa Sangweni plays for Mamelodi Sundowns.
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Club career
Golden Arrows
Nsimbi as he is efficiently known as in the football circles sign for Abafana Bes'thende in 2005 from SAFA Second Division side Uthukela. He played well for Arrows and contributed to the club's first major silverware which was the MTN 8 in 2009. He attracted many clubs and eventually signed for Orlando Pirates in 2011.
Orlando Pirates
Sangweni signed with Orlando Pirates at the beginning of the 2011/12 season. Hailed as one of the best signings of the season due to his defensive abilities. He was a regular starter for Bafana Bafana while playing for Golden Arrows. Siyabonga became a regular at Orlando Pirates and went on to have 28 league appearances in his first season at Pirates. Due to him being very instrumental in the Pirates treble winning of the season, he was nominated as a Footballer of the Season which eventually went to the League's leading goalscorer, Siyabonga Nomvethe of Swallows. He has enjoyed much game-time along Lucky Lekgwathi and Rooi Mahamutsa. He got an injury that kept him to almost all the 2013/14 season.
Career statistics
International goals
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 24 May 2010 | Orlando Stadium, Soweto, South Africa |  Bulgaria |
1–1 | Draw | Friendly |
| 2. | 15 May 2011 | Benjamin Mkapa National Stadium, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania |  Tanzania |
1–0 | Win | Friendly |
| 3. | 23 January 2013 | Moses Mabhida Stadium, South Africa |  Angola |
2–0 | Win | 2013 Africa Cup of Nations |
| 4. | 27 January 2013 | Moses Mabhida Stadium, South Africa |  Morocco |
2–2 | Draw | 2013 Africa Cup of Nations |
References
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
External links
- Siyabonga Sangweni at National-Football-Teams.comLua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 28: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
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- 1981 births
- Living people
- People from Empangeni
- South African soccer players
- Association football defenders
- South Africa international soccer players
- Lamontville Golden Arrows F.C. players
- 2010 FIFA World Cup players
- Orlando Pirates players
- 2013 Africa Cup of Nations players
