Joseph Makhanya

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Joseph Makhanya
Personal information
Full name Joseph Mbutisi Makhanya
Date of birth (1981-09-15) 15 September 1981 (age 41)
Place of birth Soweto, South Africa
Height 1.64 m (5 ft 5 in)
Position(s) Right winger
Youth career
Kagiso Porto FC
–2000 Orlando Pirates
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2000–2011 Orlando Pirates 140 (6)
2011Mpumalanga Black Aces (loan) 11 (0)
2011–2013 Moroka Swallows 30 (1)
International career
2006 South Africa 1
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 June 2013
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 26 June 2013

Joseph Makhanya (born 15 September 1981 in Dobsonville, Gauteng) is a South African association football midfielder who last played for Moroka Swallows in the Premier Soccer League and South Africa.

He hails from Dobsonville, Soweto and he is the son of former the footballer of Orlando Pirates Ernest Makhanya also known as Botsotso Makhanya.

goals scored 12

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