Innocent Mdledle

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Innocent Mdledle
Personal information
Full name Innocent Thembinkosi Mdledle
Date of birth (1985-12-11) 11 December 1985 (age 37)
Place of birth Matatiele, South Africa
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Left back
Youth career
Shakes XI
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2004–2005 Witbank Spurs 29 (3)
2005–2009 Orlando Pirates 80 (3)
2009–2012 Mamelodi Sundowns 39 (0)
2012–2014 SuperSport United 19 (0)
2014 Mpumalanga Black Aces 1 (0)
International career
2007–2010 South Africa 10 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Innocent Mdledle (born 11 December 1985 in Matatiele, Eastern Cape) is a South African retired footballer. [1] in the Premier Soccer League and for the South Africa national soccer team. On 26 September 2007, Mdledle was added to the South Africa squad competing in the 2007 COSAFA Cup, [2] even though he was just returning from a calf injury. [3] [4]

Before debuting for the national team, Mdledle was a standout player on the South African under-23 squad, known as Amaglug-glug. [5] He was also part of the South African team at the 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup. He formerly played for Witbank Spurs, Orlando Pirates, and Mamelodi Sundowns. [6]

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