Gregory Damons

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Gregory Damons
Personal information
Date of birth (1995-06-13) 13 June 1995 (age 28)
Place of birth Gelvandale, South Africa
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 Moroka Swallows
Number 18
Youth career
0000–2014 FC Callies
2014–2019 Chippa United
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2019–2021 Chippa United 35 (0)
2021–2022 Cape Town Spurs 19 (1)
2022– Moroka Swallows 3 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 30 October 2022

Gregory Damons (born 13 June 1995) is a South African soccer player who plays as a defender for South African Premier Division side Moroka Swallows.

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Early and personal life

Damons was born in Gelvandale, Port Elizabeth as the younger of two children and attended Gelvandale High School and later Western Cape Sports School, having been awarded a scholarship there after playing in the Engen Knockout Challenge. [1] [2] After leaving school, he worked in the reception at St George's Hospital to pay for his transport fares to attend trials. [1] He married Tiffany Gabriella in December 2020. [1]

Career

After playing for FC Callies in the SAFA Regional League, he joined the reserve team of Chippa United in 2014. [1] In January 2018, Damons was promoted to Chippa United's senior team. [3] Damons made his debut for the club on 14 August 2019 in a 1–1 draw with Mamelodi Sundowns; [4] a performance for which he was awarded the Man of the Match award. [2] Across the 2019–20 season, Damons made 21 league appearances for the club. [5]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Ndebele, Sihle (24 February 2021). "Damons looks to teammate Lentjies for guidance". SowetanLIVE. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
  2. 1 2 Nkanjeni, Vuyokazi (24 August 2019). "Local hero seizes the moment in top-flight debut". Weekend Post. Retrieved 21 March 2021– via PressReader.
  3. ↑ "Chippa United Has Promoted Three Players". Soccer Laduma. 12 January 2018. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
  4. ↑ Gleeson, Mark (14 August 2019). "New Chippa star Maphangule breaks the hearts of Sundowns with last minute equaliser". SowetanLIVE. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
  5. ↑ Gregory Damons at Soccerway. Retrieved 30 October 2022.
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