Neil Boshoff

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Neil Boshoff
Personal information
Full name Neil Matthew Boshoff
Date of birth (1996-01-22) 22 January 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth Pinetown, South Africa
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Cape Town Spurs
Number 43
Youth career
Westville Boys High School
Westville United Football Academy
Sharks Academy
AmaZulu
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2016–2022 AmaZulu 15 (0)
2022–2023 Richards Bay 2 (0)
2023– Cape Town Spurs 20 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11 September 2024

Neil Boshoff (born 22 January 1996) is a South African soccer player who plays as a goalkeeper for Cape Town Spurs in the National First Division.

He was born in Pinetown, [1] attended Westville Boys High School and played for their school team. When the team won the Kloof High School Football Tournament in, Boshoff was named player of the tournament as the first goalkeeper to become so. [2] Boshoff also attended the Westville United Football Academy and the Sharks Academy before joining AmaZulu. Here, he played in the Diski Challenge while goalkeepers came and went in the senior squad. [3]

Following several years at AmaZulu without playing time, Boshoff made his first-tier debut in the 2019–20 South African Premier Division. [4] He was surprisingly substituted in for Siyabonga Mbatha who injured himself during warmup. Boshoff held a clean sheet in that match, against Orlando Pirates. [3] Boshoff ended with 10 league games in the 2019–20 season. [5]

Boshoff still did not became AmaZulu's first choice; after Siyabonga Mbatha the club recruited Veli Mothwa. In the summer of 2022, Boshoff was released and continued on to Richards Bay. [1] His playing time was very limited, and he went on to Cape Town Spurs after one year. [6] The 2023–24 South African Premier Division ended in relegation for Cape Town Spurs, but Boshoff added another clean sheet to his name as the team beat Kaizer Chiefs 2–0 in May 2024, at the same time cementing Kaizer Chiefs' worst-ever league position of 10th. [7]

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References

  1. 1 2 Vedan, Eshlin (18 July 2022). "Richards Bay shooting for clean sheets". Cape Times. Retrieved 11 September 2024.
  2. ↑ "Westville wins Kloof Inter-Provincial Football Tournament". Westville Boys High School. Retrieved 11 September 2024.
  3. 1 2 Solms, Leonard (27 August 2019). "Neil Boshoff on his dream debut against Orlando Pirates". News 24. Retrieved 11 September 2024.
  4. ↑ Neil Boshoff at Soccerway. Retrieved 11 September 2024.
  5. ↑ "Usuthu keeper relishes working with Dlamini". Super Sport. 28 September 2020. Retrieved 11 September 2024.
  6. ↑ Mlotha, Sipho (7 January 2024). "How I Became A Goalkeeper: Neil Boshoff". Kick Off. Retrieved 11 September 2024.
  7. ↑ "Chiefs lose at Spurs for worst-ever league finish". Premier Soccer League. 25 May 2024. Retrieved 11 September 2024.


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