Personal information | |||
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Full name | Dumisani Michael Ngwenya | ||
Date of birth | 28 October 1984 | ||
Place of birth | Pietermaritzburg, South Africa | ||
Position(s) | Striker | ||
Youth career | |||
Chelsea FC (South Africa) | |||
Maritzburg City | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2005–2011 | AmaZulu | 119 | (29) |
2011–2012 | Dynamos | ||
2012–2013 | University of Pretoria | 16 | (0) |
2014–2016 | Baroka | 10 | (0) |
International career | |||
2008 | South Africa | 1 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
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