Sandile Ndlovu

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Sandile Ndlovu
Personal information
Full name Sandile Ronald Ndlovu
Date of birth (1980-07-01) 1 July 1980 (age 44)
Place of birth Pietermaritzburg, South Africa
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Striker
Youth career
Ramblers
Highlanders
Sobantu
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2003–2007 Mamelodi Sundowns 28 (8)
2004–2005Dynamos (loan) 27 (18)
2006–2007Maritzburg United (loan) 21 (7)
2007–2009 Moroka Swallows 48 (17)
2009–2010 Bloemfontein Celtic 20 (3)
2010– Dynamos
2012–2013 Roses United 10 (2)
International career
2005 South Africa 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Sandile Ndlovu (born 1 July 1980) is a South African former professional soccer player who played as a striker. He played for Premier Soccer League clubs Bloemfontein Celtic, Moroka Swallows, Maritzburg United, Dynamos and Mamelodi Sundowns, and the South Africa national team. [1]

He hails from KwamaChibisa (Malinyane) Edendale near Pietermaritzburg. In the season of 2004-05 he was the PSL Player's Player of the Season. [2]

Fans fans nicknamed him AK-47. [3]

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References

  1. Laduma, Soccer. "Sandile 'AK-47' Ndlovu Picks A Star-Studded PSL XI". Soccer Laduma. Retrieved 27 December 2024.
  2. MADLALA, ROBIN-DUKE. "WHAT HAS SANDILE 'AK-47' NDLOVU BEEN UP TO..." Daily Sun. Retrieved 27 December 2024.
  3. "One on one with footballer, 'AK 47'". News24. Retrieved 11 July 2022.