Olwethu Mzimela

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Olwethu Mzimela
Personal information
Full name Olwethu Thabiso Mzimela
Date of birth (2001-04-18) 18 April 2001 (age 23)
Place of birth Lamontville, South Africa [1]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 AmaZulu
Number 1
Youth career
Golden Arrows
AmaZulu
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2019– AmaZulu 7 (0)
International career‡
South Africa U-20
South Africa U-23
2023 South Africa 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 March 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 27 March 2024

Olwethu Mzimela (born 18 April 2001) is a South African soccer player is a goalkeeper for AmaZulu in the Premier Soccer League.

Mzimela hails from Lamontville and attended Lamontville High School. He also played for local side Lamontville Golden Arrows, but was snapped up by AmaZulu in 2013. He played for AmaZulu's Diski Challenge team and was promoted to the first team in 2019. He played for South Africa U-20 [2] [3] [4] and South Africa U-23. [5]

In 2022, Mzimela was called up to Bafana Bafana by Helman Mkhalele for 2022 African Nations Championship qualification matches. [6] Mzimela was then called up to the 2023 COSAFA Cup where he made his international debut and played 3 games. [7] [1]

Mzimela made his AmaZulu debut in the 2023-24 South African Premier Division in December 2023 against Mamelodi Sundowns. Mzimela replaced Veli Mothwa on an ad hoc basis to increase the competitiveness between AmaZulu's goalkeepers. [8] [9]

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References

  1. 1 2 Olwethu Mzimela at National-Football-Teams.com
  2. ↑ Ndebele, Sihle (5 December 2019). "Olwethu has his eye on AmaZulu's No 1 jersey". The Sowetan. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
  3. ↑ Baloyi, Charles (3 June 2021). "Unity behind AmaZulu reserves' rise to the top". The Sowetan. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
  4. ↑ "Six AmaZulu Players Called Up For Their Respective National Teams". Soccer Laduma. 10 November 2020. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
  5. ↑ "Notoane pleads for SA under-23 support". SABC Sport. 6 October 2022. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
  6. ↑ "Bafana Finally Confirm CHAN Squad". iDiski Times. 29 July 2022. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
  7. ↑ Maphumulo, nguSabelo (21 July 2023). "Ubashiye bekhexile u-Olwethu evimba kwasani" (in Zulu). Bayede News. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
  8. ↑ Olwethu Mzimela at Soccerway
  9. ↑ Sithole, Sinethemba (13 December 2023). "Pablo Franco explains surprise goalkeeping change in AmaZulu's last match". FAR Post. Retrieved 27 March 2024.


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