Thulani Hlatshwayo

Thulani Tyson Hlatshwayo (born 18 December 1989) is a South African professional footballer, who captains both Orlando Pirates and the South African national team as a defender.

Thulani Hlatshwayo
Personal information
Full name Thulani Tyson Hlatshwayo
Date of birth (1989-12-18) 18 December 1989
Place of birth Soweto, South Africa
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)[1][2]
Position(s) Centre back
Club information
Current team
 Orlando Pirates
Number 14
Youth career
Senaoane Gunners FC
2005–2009 Ajax Cape Town
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2014 Ajax Cape Town 96 (2)
2014–2020 Bidvest Wits 140 (18)
2020– Orlando Pirates 9 (0)
National team‡
2005–2007 South Africa U17 3 (0)
2007–2009 South Africa U20 7 (0)
2009–2012 South Africa U23 3 (0)
2013– South Africa 45 (4)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 2 October 2020
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 2 October 2020

Career

Ajax Cape Town

Hlatshwayo was born in Soweto, Gauteng. He made his professional debut for Ajax on 5 August 2009 in a 2–1 win against Orlando Pirates, in a quarter-final match of the 2009 MTN 8 tournament at the Coca Cola Park in Johannesburg. He was promoted from the club's youth academy ranks after years of good showing for both the club and the country's national youth teams.

Bidvest Wits

In the early months of 2014 it was announced that 'Tyson' as he is efficiently known has signed a pre-contract with Bidvest Wits. By doing so Hlatshwayo ended speculations that he was heading to Orlando Pirates. He joined the Johannesburg-based club in June. He has since been a force to be reckoned alongside another former Ajax CT player in Thato Mokeke. He started in Bidvest's opening league game against SuperSport United.

International career

Youth teams

Hlatswayo has played for both the South Africa national under-17 and under-20 teams. He was also a member of the South African U-20 team that played in the 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup, which lost to Ghana in a 2–1 defeat, losing to the eventual champions in the Round of 16 of the tournament.[3]

Senior team

Hlatswayo was included in South Africa's squad for the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations and scored an own goal in the team's opening match as they lost 3–1 to Algeria.[4] On 13 October 2018, he was one of South Africa's goalscorers as the nation recorded its largest ever victory with a 6–0 win over Seychelles in an Africa Cup of Nations qualifier.[5]

Career statistics

International
As of matches played on 12 July 2019[2]
South Africa national team
YearAppsGoals
201360
201440
201591
201681
201740
201861
201960
Total433

International goals
Scores and results list South Africa's goal tally first.[2]
#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.14 January 2015Stade Omar Bongo, Libreville Mali1–03–0Friendly
2.25 March 2015Somhlolo National Stadium, Lobamba Swaziland1–03–1Friendly
[lower-alpha 1]12 November 2016Peter Mokaba Stadium, Polokwane, South Africa Senegal1–02–12018 FIFA World Cup qualification
3.13 October 2018FNB Stadium, Johannesburg Seychelles2–06–02019 Africa Cup of Nations qualification

Honours

Club

Ajax Cape Town

Bidvest Wits F.C

Premier Soccer League

° 2016/2017

MTN 8

° 2016

Telkom knockout

2017

Orlando Pirates F.C

MTN 8

° 2020

Notes
  1. On 6 September 2017, the Emergency Bureau for the FIFA World Cup Qualifiers annulled the result of the match between Senegal and South Africa from 12 November 2016 and ordered that it be replayed. Originally South Africa had defeated Senegal 2–1. Match referee Joseph Lamptey was banned for life by the FIFA Disciplinary Committee on 20 March 2017 for "unlawfully influencing" the match after issuing a penalty for handball against Senegal.[6]

References
  1. Thulani Hlatshwayo at Soccerway
  2. "Hlatshwayo, Thulani". National Football Teams. Archived from the original on 8 April 2018. Retrieved 19 October 2018.
  3. "Thulani Hlatshwayo". Goal.com. Archived from the original on 2 March 2017. Retrieved 13 February 2011.
  4. "Algeria 3-1 South Africa". BBC. Archived from the original on 23 January 2015. Retrieved 24 January 2015.
  5. Molefe, Mazola (13 October 2018). "Bafana Bafana rock Seychelles in record victory". Independent Online. Archived from the original on 28 March 2019. Retrieved 28 March 2019.
  6. "Match official banned for life due to match manipulation". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 20 March 2017. Archived from the original on 7 September 2017. Retrieved 6 September 2017.


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