Rushwin Dortley

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Rushwin Dortley
Personal information
Full name Rushwin Wayne Dortley
Date of birth (2002-05-02) 2 May 2002 (age 22)
Place of birth Belhar, South Africa
Height 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 Kaizer Chiefs
Number 14
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2020–2024 Cape Town Spurs 80 (2)
2024– Kaizer Chiefs 3 (0)
International career‡
South Africa U-23
2024– South Africa 5 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:45, 13 September 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15:20, 10 September 2024 (UTC)

Rushwin Dortley (born 2 May 2002) is a South African professional soccer player who plays as a defender for Kaizer Chiefs in the South African Premiership and the South Africa national team.

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Club career

Playing several seasons in the National First Division, Dortley gained national attention when Kaizer Chiefs reportedly bid 3 million rand to sign him. He was an interesting prospect as a left-footed central defender. Following reports that "the player’s representatives have decided to rather secure a move to Europe", [1] Dortley went on trial with FC Nordsjælland in the summer of 2022. [2] [3] [4]

International career

Dortley has captained South Africa U-23. [5] On 26 June 2024, he made his debut for the senior squad in a 2024 COSAFA Cup match, scoring in a 1–1 draw with Mozambique. [6]

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References

  1. ↑ Gwegwe, Siseko (26 June 2022). "Kaizer Chiefs tabled R3 million for Spurs youngster, but…". The South African. Retrieved 25 December 2023.
  2. ↑ Lewis, Craig (16 July 2022). "So where has Chiefs 'target' Dortley ended up?". The South African. Retrieved 25 December 2023.
  3. ↑ "Chiefs Target In Denmark". iDiski Times. 15 July 2022. Retrieved 25 December 2023.
  4. ↑ Gwegwe, Siseko (29 July 2022). "Early Chiefs target returns to SA from Europe". The South African. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
  5. ↑ Strydom, Marc (31 October 2022). "U23s lucky to get past Togo on away goals". The Sowetan. Retrieved 25 December 2023.
  6. ↑ "EN, FR, PR: Honours even on day one of HOLLYWOODBETS COSAFA Cup 2024". cosafa.com. 26 June 2024. Retrieved 28 June 2024.


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