Buti Khoza

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Buti Khoza
Personal information
Full name Buti Alpheuse Khoza
Date of birth (1988-05-21) 21 May 1988 (age 35) [1]
Place of birth Witbank, Mpumalanga, South Africa [2]
Height1.89 m (6 ft 2+1⁄2 in) [2]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Jomo Cosmos
Number 1
Youth career
Jomo Cosmos [3]
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2009–2015 Jomo Cosmos 17 (0)
2016–2017 Witbank Spurs 3 (0)
2017–2019 Ubuntu Cape Town 35 (0)
2019– Jomo Cosmos 12 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:00, 20 August 2020 (UTC)

Buti Alpheuse Khoza (born 21 May 1988) is a South African professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Jomo Cosmos. [4]

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Club career

Jomo Cosmos

Khoza made his debut for Jomo Cosmos on 13 September 2011 against AmaZulu at Makhulong Stadium. He was substituted off only five minutes into the match for Namibian goalkeeper Abisai Shanangayamwe. [1] His only other appearance in the campaign came against Santos, in an away match which Cosmos would lose 1–0. [1]

Cosmos were relegated at the end of the 2011–12 campaign, and Khoza would make eight appearances in their first season in the National First Division. He managed only a single clean sheet in his second season with the club, spending most of the season as an unused substitute. During the following two seasons Khoza only made seven more league appearances, before being released at the end of the 2014–15 season as Cosmos secured promotion to the Premier Soccer League. [3]

Witbank Spurs

Khoza joined his hometown club Witbank Spurs at the start of the 2016–17 season, after spending a full season without a club. He made his debut for the club on 1 October 2016, conceding twice as Spurs lost to Royal Eagles. [1] In his third and final match for the club, away against provincial rivals Mbombela United, Khoza gave away a penalty after bringing down Bongani Ndhlovu in the penalty area in the 28th minute. [5] Spurs went on to lose the match 5–1. [6]

Ubuntu Cape Town

Khoza signed for Ubuntu Cape Town halfway through the 2016–17 season, having only made four total appearances for Spurs. Immediately made the first choice goalkeeper, he debuted on 11 February 2017 against Real Kings at Sugar Ray Xulu Stadium, keeping the first of his seven clean sheets for the season. [1]

Return to Jomo Cosmos

Khoza returned to Jomo Cosmos on 1 July 2019. His debut came on 15 September 2019 in a home match against Real Kings at Dobsonville Stadium. [1]

Career statistics

Club

As of 20 August 2020. [1]
ClubSeasonLeagueNational CupLeague CupContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Jomo Cosmos 2011–12 Premier Soccer League 200000–0020
2012–13 National First Division 802000–00100
2013–14 500000–0050
2014–15 201000–0030
Total17030000000200
Witbank Spurs 2016–17 National First Division 301000–0040
Ubuntu Cape Town 2016–17 National First Division 1501000–00160
2017–18 1803000–00210
2018–19 201000–0030
Total35050000000400
Jomo Cosmos 2019–20 National First Division 1202000–00140
Total670110000000780

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "B. Khoza". Soccerway. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
  2. 1 2 "Buti Khoza". Jomo Cosmos. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
  3. 1 2 "Cosmos Part Ways With Goalkeeper". Soccer Laduma. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
  4. ↑ "Franklin Cale credits Ubuntu youngsters for win over AmaZulu in Nedbank Cup". Kick Off. 12 March 2018. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
  5. ↑ "United dig their spurs in for victory". Mpumalanga News. 17 December 2016. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
  6. ↑ "Mbombela United vs. Witbank Spurs 5 – 1". Soccerway. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
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