Rhulani Manzini

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Rhulani Manzini
Personal information
Date of birth (1988-03-06) 6 March 1988 (age 35)
Place of birth Acornhoek, South Africa
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
Tshakhuma Tsha Madzivhandila
Number 9
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2009–2011 Batau
2011–2013 Jomo Cosmos 4 (0)
2013–2014 Sivutsa Stars 6 (0)
2014 Witbank Spurs 7 (2)
2014–2015 Platinum Stars 9 (1)
2015–2017 Chippa United 31 (11)
2017–2018 AmaZulu 19 (5)
2018–2020 Chippa United 29 (6)
2020–2021 Marumo Gallants 11 (2)
2021– Tshakhuma Tsha Madzivhandila 12 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 00:03, 19 January 2022 (UTC)

Rhulani Manzini (born 6 March 1988) is a South African soccer player who plays for South African Premier Division side Tshakhuma Tsha Madzivhandila, as a forward. [1] He has also played professionally for Batau, Jomo Cosmos, Sivutsa Stars, Witbank Spurs, Platinum Stars and AmaZulu.

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Career

Born in Bushbuckridge in Mpumalanga, [2] [3] he began his career at Batau in 2009, [4] before joining Jomo Cosmos in 2011. [5] He made his debut in the South African Premier Division in December 2011 in a 2–1 victory over Platinum Stars. [3] After spells at Sivutsa Stars and Witbank Spurs during the 2013–14 season, [3] he joined Platinum Stars in the summer of 2014. [6] After scoring once in nine league appearances for Platinum Stars, [1] he signed for Chippa United in 2015. [7] He appeared in 31 league matches for Chippa, scoring eleven goals, before leaving to join AmaZulu in August 2017. [3] [8] He returned to Chippa United the following summer [9] but was released by the club in December 2019. [10] He threatened legal action with Chippa United in 2020 after not receiving a settlement following the termination of his contract. [11] He joined Tshakhuma Tsha Madzivhandila in November 2020. [12] [13]

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References

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