Siyabonga Sangweni

Doctor Siyabonga Sangweni (born 29 September 1981 in Empangeni, KwaZulu-Natal), known as Siyabonga Sangweni, is a retired South African soccer defender who use to play for Premier Soccer League club Orlando Pirates and South Africa.

Siyabonga Sangweni
Personal information
Full name Doctor Siyabonga Sangweni[1]
Date of birth (1981-09-29) 29 September 1981
Place of birth Empangeni, South Africa
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Centre back
Club information
Current team
Orlando Pirates
Number 21
Youth career
Royal Chiefs
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2001–2005 Uthukela 95 (7)
2005–2011 Golden Arrows 150 (4)
2011–2016 Orlando Pirates 79 (6)
National team
2007–2013 South Africa 29 (4)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 3 April 2016
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 25 December 2013

His younger brother Thamsanqa Sangweni is also a footballer and he also played for Orlando Pirates.

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.

Retirement

In a press conference on 7 April 2016, Pirates’ chairman Irvin Khoza announced that Sangweni has been plagued by a string of injuries. Khoza said that after consultation, the medics have confirmed that the former Bafana Bafana centre back has to end his career early. Khoza said Sangweni, who has 29 Bafana caps with four goals, will be remembered as a club legend.

Career statistics

International goals

#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.24 May 2010Orlando Stadium, Soweto, South Africa Bulgaria1–1DrawFriendly
2.15 May 2011Benjamin Mkapa National Stadium, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania Tanzania1–0WinFriendly
3.23 January 2013Moses Mabhida Stadium, South Africa Angola2–0Win2013 Africa Cup of Nations
4.27 January 2013Moses Mabhida Stadium, South Africa Morocco2–2Draw2013 Africa Cup of Nations

Honours

Lamontville Golden Arrows

Orlando Pirates

See also

References

  1. "S. Sangweni". Soccerway. Retrieved 16 April 2014.
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