Leroy Maluka

Leroy Maluka (born 22 December 1985) is a South African footballer currently playing for Åbo IFK in the Finnish third tier Kakkonen.

Leroy Maluka
Personal information
Date of birth (1985-12-22) 22 December 1985
Place of birth Cape Town, South Africa
Height 1.71 m (5 ft 7 1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Åbo IFK (player-assistant)
Number 16
Youth career
Hellenic
Cape Town Spurs
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2009 Ikapa Sporting
2010–2012 TPS 29 (1)
2011–2012 → Åbo IFK (loan) 23 (6)
2013 FC YPA 21 (3)
2014 TPS 8 (0)
2014 → Åbo IFK (loan) 7 (0)
2015 Åbo IFK 10 (1)
2016 FC Jazz 16 (3)
2017–2018 Tampere United 20 (0)
2019– Åbo IFK
Teams managed
2018 Tampere United (player-coach)
2019– Åbo IFK (youth)
2020– Åbo IFK (player-assistant)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12:39, 6 October 2020 (UTC)

He has previously played for Ikapa Sporting in the South African National First Division and for TPS in the Finnish premier division Veikkausliiga.[1]

Career

Club career

Maluka came to Finland on holiday in the summer of 2010 and ended up on a trial at Kakkonen club Åbo IFK, a co-operation club of TPS.[2] However from there, he was directly promoted to the TPS before he had time to play a match in Kakkonen.

Maluka moved to Tampere United in the summer of 2017.[3] In June 2018, Tampere United announced that Maluka would take the place of the head coach of the representative team that played in Kakkonen after Mikko Mäkelä left the club.[4]

For the 2019 season, Maluka returned to Åbo IFK where he also started coaching one of the clubs youth teams. In November 2019, he was also appointed first team player-assistant coach from the 2020 season.[2]

Personal life

Leroy Maluka's brother is the artist Mustafa Maluka.[5]

References
  1. Leroy Maluka Soccerway. Retrieved 3 April 2016.
  2. Adi ja Leroy Maluka miesten edustuksen valmentajaduo, aifk.fi, 16 November 2018
  3. Tampere Unitedille laadukas vahvistus: "Tuo todella kovaa kokemusta", aamulehti.fi, 18 July 2017
  4. Tampere United julkisti uuden päävalmentajan – Keskikenttäpelaaja on jatkossa pelaajavalmentaja, aamulehti.fi, 18 June 2018
  5. Leroy Maluka Retrieved 3 April 2016.
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