Dino Ndlovu

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Dino Ndlovu
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Ndlovu with Qarabağ in 2017
Personal information
Full name Dino Ndlovu [1]
Date of birth (1990-02-15) 15 February 1990 (age 34)
Place of birth Klerksdorp, South Africa
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
Dona Young Stars
Motherwell FC (South Africa)
OI Celtic
Digagabi FC
Platinum Stars
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2009–2011 Mamelodi Sundowns 0 (0)
2010–2011 → Bloemfontein Celtic (loan) 9 (0)
2011–2012 Bnei Yehuda 33 (8)
2012–2015 Maccabi Haifa 29 (10)
2014–2015 → SuperSport United (loan) 25 (3)
2015 → Mpumalanga Black Aces (loan) 8 (1)
2015–2016 Anorthosis Famagusta 32 (17)
2016–2018 Qarabağ 36 (15)
2018–2021 Zhejiang Greentown 65 (41)
2021–2022 Kocaelispor 15 (9)
2022 Changchun Yatai 9 (1)
2023 Boluspor 10 (4)
2023– Sakaryaspor 6 (1)
International career‡
2009 South Africa U23 2 (3)
2012– South Africa 8 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23 September 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 13 October 2018

Dino Ndlovu (born 15 February 1990) is a South African professional soccer player who plays as a forward for TFF First League club Sakaryaspor and the South Africa national football team. [2]

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Early life and career

Ndlovu hails from Jouberton near Klerksdorp. [3] During his formative years, Ndlovu began playing soccer on the streets and when he was sixteen, he was afforded the opportunity to join an Academy of Excellence. He had to turn down the opportunity, however as it would have left his mother alone at home. [4] He later traveled to Johannesburg where he slept in a train station bathroom for three days in order to attend soccer trials with Platinum Stars. He was offered a contract by the club and initially impressed in front of goal at youth level. [4] His form dipped soon after, however, as the new source of income began to serve as a distraction and Platinum Stars elected not to renew his contract in 2011. At the time he was the breadwinner for his family, which included his pregnant wife. [4]

Club career

Bnei Yehuda

Following his release from Platinum Stars, Ndlovu was advised by his agent to leave South Africa. He trialled with Israeli side Bnei Yehuda who signed after just two days. [4]

Anorthosis Famagusta

Ndlovu joined Anorthosis Famagusta in the 2015 summer, passed to the crowds warm attention on a friendly Anorthosis preparation games. Accomplished 6 goals in preparation friendly games only friendlies.

Qarabağ

On 12 August 2016 FK Qarabağ announced they had signed Ndlovu to a two-year contract. [5] During the 2017–18 UEFA Champions League campaign, Ndlovu scored an away goal against FC Copenhagen which helped Qarabağ qualify for the group stages of the tournament for the first time in the club's history [4]

Boluspor

On 10 January 2023, Ndlovu joined TFF First League club Boluspor. [6]

International career

He was recalled to the national team in October 2018. [7] On 13 October, 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. [8]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 7 April 2023 [9]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational CupLeague CupContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Mamelodi Sundowns 2009–10 Premier Soccer League 0000–––00
2010–11 0000–––00
Total000000000000
Bloemfontein Celtic (loan) 2010–11 Premier Soccer League9010–––100
Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv 2011–12 Israeli Premier League 3381100––349
2012–13 00002141–62
Total338112141004011
Maccabi Haifa 2012–13 Israeli Premier League2194412––2615
2013–14 81000071–152
2014–15 000000––00
Total2910441271004117
SuperSport United (loan) 2013–14 Premier Soccer League1421000––152
2014–15 1110030––141
Total25310300000293
Mpumalanga Black Aces (loan) 2014–15 Premier Soccer League8121–––102
Anorthosis Famagusta 2015–16 Cypriot First Division 321731–––3518
Qarabağ 2016–17 Azerbaijan Premier League 231044–71–3415
2017–18 13500–94–208
Total36154400155005321
Zhejiang Greentown 2018 China League One 241900–––2419
2019 271700–––2717
2020 14500––2 [a] 1166
Total6541000000216741
Kocaelispor 2021–22 TFF First League 15900–––159
Changchun Yatai 2022 Chinese Super League 9100–––91
Boluspor 2022–23 TFF First League10400–––104
Career total27010916116326721320131
  1. ↑ Appearance(s) in CSL Relegation play-offs

International

South Africa
YearAppsGoals
201230
201300
201410
201500
201600
201710
201811
Total61

Statistics accurate as of match played 13 October 2018 [10]

International goals

Scores and results list South Africa's goal tally first. [10]
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.13 October 2018 FNB Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa Flag of Seychelles.svg  Seychelles 5–06–0 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualification

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References

  1. ↑ "FIFA U-20 World Cup Egypt 2009™: List of Players: South Africa" (PDF). FIFA. 6 October 2009. p. 16. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 October 2009.
  2. ↑ "Dino Ndlovu unveiled by Kocaelispor". Kick Off. 29 June 2021. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
  3. ↑ Kickoff Magazine May 2013 p. 32
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 Kinsella, Nizaar (22 November 2017). "The Journey of Qarabag's Dino Ndlovu: From Sleeping in a Train Station toilet to Playing Chelsea". Goal. Retrieved 22 November 2017.
  5. ↑ "Dino Nidlovu rəsmən". qarabagh.com (in Azerbaijani). FK Qarabağ. 12 August 2016. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 12 August 2016.
  6. ↑ "官方：亚泰外援迪诺加盟土耳其第二级别球队博卢体育" (in Chinese). Dongqiudi. 10 January 2023. Retrieved 11 January 2023.
  7. ↑ "South Africa turn to journeyman Ndlovu". BBC Sport.
  8. ↑ Molefe, Mazola (13 October 2018). "Bafana Bafana rock Seychelles in record victory". Independent Online. Retrieved 28 March 2019.
  9. ↑ Dino Ndlovu at Soccerway
  10. 1 2 "Dino Ndlovu". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 13 October 2017.
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