Josta Dladla

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Josta Dladla
Personal information
Full name Josta Shimane Dladla
Date of birth (1979-07-13) 13 July 1979 (age 44)
Place of birth Soweto, South Africa
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Right winger,
Striker
Youth career
Birch Acres
Wits University
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1999–2002 Wits University 80 (17)
2002–2004 AGF 62 (9)
2004–2009 Mamelodi Sundowns 99 (13)
2009–2015 Kaizer Chiefs 102 (9)
2015–2016 Moroka Swallows 17 (0)
International career
2002–2006 South Africa 6 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Josta Dladla (born 13 July 1979) is a South African football (soccer) midfielder. He was capped 6 times for South Africa.

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Early life

Dladla was born in Soweto and lived with his grandmother. His first pair of boots were the Puma Jomo Sono King and they were given to him by a family friend in 1986. He attended the Tsugang Primary School in Soweto. His father worked in England and he boarded a flight for the first time when he was in Grade 8 in 1995 when he went to visit him during the December holidays. [1]

Club career

He joined Wits in 1999 when he was still in high school and wore number 21 which was available and earned R1000,00 a month. [1] Dladla made his professional debut against AmaZulu in a 1–1 draw on 19 December 1999. [2] Dladla received attention for his remarkable playmaking prowess, and was eventually sold to AGF Aarhus at the end of the 2001/02 campaign. [3] He made his debut two weeks later, scoring in a 4–3 win over Viborg, helping them to their first win in a month. Fellow countryman Sibusiso Zuma also scored for his club against Esjberg. Dladla, by Danish newspapers was said to have outshined Zuma, Dladla also went on to say "What's all this fuss about Sibusiso Zuma? I'm better than him!". [4] He played his last match for Aarhus against the same team he debuted against Viborg FF on 29 May 2004 losing 2–0. [5] He joined Mamelodi Sundowns in 2004, where he scored 15 goals in 122 appearances and won the SAA Supa8, Nedbank Cup and two league titles. [6] He played his debut on 7 February 2009 in a 2–1 loss over Moroka Swallows. He scored his first goal on 29 November 2011 in a 3–0 win over Bidvest Wits from a solo run from the centre into the box in the 90th minute.[ citation needed ]

Statistics

Club

Club performance
SeasonClubLeague appsLeague goals
1999–00 Wits University 151
2000–01 Wits University 347
2001–02 Wits University 319
2001–02 AGF Aarhus 51
2002–03 AGF Aarhus 265
2003–04 AGF Aarhus 313
2004–05 Mamelodi Sundowns 180
2005–06 Mamelodi Sundowns 235
2006–07 Mamelodi Sundowns 232
2007–08 Mamelodi Sundowns 265
2008–09 Mamelodi Sundowns 91
2008–09 Kaizer Chiefs 90
2009–10 Kaizer Chiefs 274
2010–11 Kaizer Chiefs 230
2011–12 Kaizer Chiefs 194
2012–13 Kaizer Chiefs 171
2013–14 Kaizer Chiefs 70
2014–15 Kaizer Chiefs 00
Career total34348

International career

Dladla was the 138th player to be capped for South Africa after isolation. He earned six caps, all as a substitute. [7]

Personal life

Dladla has a tattoo from his wrist to his shoulder on the right arm. He has body art called a sleeve and has the names of his wife, Thato and his son, Xavier who was born in 2006. [6]

Style of play

Danish soccer writer, Hans Christian Blem stated that Dladla is Very quick and has excellent technique. [4] Stuart Baxter said the following in a Citypress interview comparing Dladla to Ryan Giggs. "We wouldn't extend his contract if we didn't think he would become the Ryan Giggs of Chiefs, Josta can play wide, central, off the strikers and Josta shows that he has Giggs' resilience. He can be a substitute, start the match and still be a team player. [8]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Home - Kaizer Chiefs FC".
  2. ↑ "SuperSport".
  3. ↑ "Club Profile | Bidvest Wits". Archived from the original on 26 August 2014. Retrieved 24 August 2014.
  4. 1 2 "Dladla outshines Zuma in Denmark".
  5. ↑ "danskfodbold.com - DBU's Officielle Statistikere". www.danskfodbold.com. Retrieved 18 August 2023.
  6. 1 2 "Dladla ready to tattoo Chiefs' name on PSL title".
  7. ↑ "Telkom Knockout 2014 - News and Stats about Josta Dladla". Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 19 September 2014.
  8. ↑ "Josta Dladla 'a Giggs in the making'". City Press. South Africa. Archived from the original on 1 September 2013. Retrieved 7 November 2013.
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