Ryan Botha

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Ryan Botha
Personal information
Full name Ryan David Botha
Date of birth 5 January 1981
Place of birth South Africa
Position(s) Winger, attacker
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
Stella FC
SuperSport United F.C.
Bidvest Wits F.C.
Jomo Cosmos
2001 Tervarit
2001–2003 Myllykosken Pallo −47 [1] 42 (10)
2004 [2] FC Inter Turku [3] 19 (5)
2004–2005 [4] Denizlispor [5] 4 (0)
2006 Kokkolan Palloveikot [6]
2006–2007 [7] FC Inter Turku [8] [9] 9 (1)
2007 Enosis Neon Paralimni FC [7]
2007–2008 Thanda Royal Zulu F.C. [10] [11]
2008–2010 [12] Moroka Swallows F.C. [13] 9+ (1)
2010–2011 [14] Platinum Stars F.C. [15] 1 (0)
2012 Vasco da Gama [16] 5 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Ryan Botha (born 5 January 1981 in South Africa) is a South African retired footballer who now works as a model and trainer in his home country. [17]

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Career

Botha started his senior career with Stella. In 2001, he signed for Myllykosken Pallo −47 in the Finnish Veikkausliiga, where he made forty-two league appearances and scored ten goals. [18]

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