Personal information | |||
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Full name | Bennett Jerry Chenene | ||
Date of birth | 2 February 1984 | ||
Place of birth | Sebokeng, South Africa | ||
Height | 1.64 m (5 ft 5 in) | ||
Position(s) | Left winger | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Williamsville AC | ||
Youth career | |||
Sasolburg Juventus | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2004–2006 | Winners Park | 37 | (5) |
2006 | AmaZulu | 12 | (2) |
2007–2010 | Orlando Pirates | 71 | (13) |
2010–2011 | Bloemfontein Celtic | 23 | (1) |
2011–2013 | Moroka Swallows | 51 | (14) |
2013–2015 | SuperSport United | 30 | (6) |
2015 | → Pretoria (loan) | 5 | (0) |
2019– | Williamsville AC | ||
International career | |||
2007–2008 | South Africa | 3 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:00, 29 December 2019 (UTC) |
Bennett Chenene (born 2 February 1984) is a South African former footballer. [1]
Chenene won the 2012 MTN 8 while playing with Moroka Swallows and the 2014 Telkom Knockout Cup with Supersport United. He earned three caps for the South Africa national soccer team. [1]
After having been without a club for four years, Chenene was invited in December 2018 to play for Williamsville Athletic Club in the Ivory Coast, where he ended his career. [2] [3] [1]
Chenene's sister, Nomvula Chenene, was murdered in 2022. Chenene believed it may have been a hate crime due to her sexuality. [4]
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