External links
- Excellent Walaza at National-Football-Teams.com
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Excellent Musa Walaza | ||
| Date of birth | 8 April 1987 | ||
| Place of birth | Soweto, South Africa | ||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Vasco da Gama | ||
| Number | 21 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2005 | Orlando Pirates | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2005–2011 | Orlando Pirates | 42 | (13) |
| 2009 | → SuperSport United (loan) | 5 | (1) |
| 2009–2010 | → Bloemfontein Celtic (loan) | 23 | (3) |
| 2010–2011 | → Vasco da Gama (loan) | 10 | (0) |
| 2011–2012 | Atlie | ||
| Total | 80 | (17) | |
| International career | |||
| 2008 | South Africa | 2 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Excellent Walaza (born 8 April 1987) is a South African former soccer player who played as a striker. He played club football for Orlando Pirates, SuperSport United, Bloemfontein Celtic, Vasco da Gama and Atlie and international football for South Africa.
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