Lindo Mfeka

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Lindo Mfeka
Personal information
Full name Lindokuhle Mfeka [1]
Date of birth (1994-03-30) 30 March 1994 (age 29)
Place of birth Durban, South Africa
Height 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Oakland Roots
Number 10
Youth career
2012–2013 River City Rovers [1]
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2013–2016 South Florida Bulls 72 (16)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2016 Reading United 0 (0)
2017 San Jose Earthquakes 1 (0)
2017 → Reno 1868 (loan) 22 (6)
2018–2019 Reno 1868 51 (8)
2021– Oakland Roots 73 (8)
International career
South Africa U17
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13:07, 22 October 2023 (UTC)

Lindokuhle Mfeka [1] (born 29 March 1994) is a South African soccer player who plays for Oakland Roots in the USL Championship.

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Career

College

Mfeka played four years of college soccer at the University of South Florida between 2013 and 2016. [2] He spent a brief period with USL PDL side Reading United in 2016. [3]

Professional

On 13 January 2017, Mfeka was selected 28th overall in the 2017 MLS SuperDraft by San Jose Earthquakes. [4]

Mfeka made his professional debut on 6 May 2017, whilst on loan to San Jose's United Soccer League affiliate Reno 1868. Mfeka started in a 4–0 win over Phoenix Rising FC, assisting on two goals. [5]

He made his MLS debut as an injury time substitute on 1 July 2017 in San Jose's 2–1 victory over the LA Galaxy at Stanford Stadium. [6]

On 13 December 2017, Mfeka signed with Reno 1868 ahead of their 2018 season. [7] He was released by Reno following their 2019 season.

After a year without a club, Mfeka joined Oakland Roots on 20 January 2021, ahead of their inaugural USL Championship season. [8]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Lindo Mfeka :: Lindokuhle Mfeka :: Oakland Roots SC".
  2. ↑ "Lindo Mfeka – Men's Soccer".
  3. ↑ "Lindo Mfeka".
  4. ↑ "Earthquakes Select Midfielder Jackson Yueill in the First Round and Midfielder Lindo Mfeka in the Second Round of the 2017 MLS SuperDraft | San Jose Earthquakes". Sjearthquakes.com. 13 January 2017. Retrieved 26 March 2017.
  5. ↑ "Kelly Propels Reno to First Victory". 7 May 2017.
  6. ↑ "RECAP: Earthquakes #BeatLA 2–1 in California Clasico". San Jose Earthquakes. Retrieved 2 July 2017.
  7. ↑ "NEWS: Reno 1868 signs midfielder Lindo Mfeka | San Jose Earthquakes".
  8. ↑ "Roots Sign South African Midfielder Lindo Mfeka". 19 January 2021.


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