Siyabonga Nontshinga

Last updated

Siyabonga Nontshinga
Personal information
Full name Elliot Siyabonga Nontshinga [1]
Date of birth (1987-02-04) 4 February 1987 (age 37)
Place of birth Port Elizabeth, South Africa
Position(s) Striker
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2008–2011 Bay United 28 (8)
2011–2012 Jomo Cosmos 25 (4)
2012–2013 Bloemfontein Celtic 10 (1)
2013 → Mpumalanga Black Aces (loan) 14 (6)
2013–2014 FC Buffalo
2014–2015 Roses United
2015–2016 Santos 3 (0)
International career‡
2011–2012 South Africa 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 09:38, 18 March 2017 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 09:38, 18 March 2017 (UTC)

Elliot Siyabonga Nontshinga (born 4 February 1987) is a South African international footballer who plays as a striker.

Contents

Club career

Born in Port Elizabeth, Nontshinga has played for Bay United, Jomo Cosmos, Bloemfontein Celtic, Mpumalanga Black Aces, FC Buffalo, Roses United and Santos. [1] [2] [3] [4]

International career

Nontshinga received his first call-up to the South African national team in November 2011, [5] which he dedicated to the memory of his mother. [6]

He made his national team debut for South Africa in 2011, earning three caps between then and 2012. [2]

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Bloemfontein</span> Judicial capital of South Africa

Bloemfontein, also known as Bloem, is the capital and the largest city of the Free State province in South Africa. It is often, and has been traditionally, referred to as the country's "judicial capital", alongside the legislative capital Cape Town and administrative capital Pretoria, although the highest court in South Africa, the Constitutional Court, has been in Johannesburg since 1994.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Bloemfontein Celtic F.C.</span> Football club

Bloemfontein Celtic Football Club is a South African amateur football club based in Bloemfontein that competes in the ABC Motsepe League, the third tier of the South African football league system.

Siyabonga Eugene Nomvethe is a South African former professional soccer player who played as a forward.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Ernst Middendorp</span> German soccer coach (born 1958)

Ernst Middendorp is a German football coach who coaches Cape Town Spurs.

Siphiwe Ignatius Mkhonza was a South African soccer player who played as a centre-back. He played club football for Bloemfontein Celtic, Ria Stars, Lamontville Golden Arrows, Kaizer Chiefs, SuperSport United, Maritzburg United, AmaZulu and Black Leopards and won seven caps for the South Africa national team.

Motshweneng Simon Gopane is a South African football coach and a former international goalkeeper. Throughout his career he played for Bloemfontein Celtic, Jomo Cosmos, Umtata Bush Bucks and Mamelodi Sundowns F.C. while also representing South Africa in the 1998 African Cup of Nations and 1998 FIFA World Cup. Since retiring he would move into goalkeeper coaching and returned to his local team Bloemfontein Celtic before having a brief spell as the Head coach for Roses United F.C.

Cuthbert Malajila is a Zimbabwean footballer who plays as a forward for Premier Soccer League side Black Leopards in South Africa. He also plays for the Zimbabwe national football team.

Lyle Lakay is a South African professional soccer player who plays a midfielder for SuperSport United in the Premier Soccer League.

Eric "Tower" Mathoho is a South African football central defender. He currently plays for Kaizer Chiefs and South Africa.

Mandla Greatful Masango is a South African footballer who most recently played as a right winger for Randers in Denmark. Masango represented South Africa at various youth levels and has been a full international since making his senior debut in 2013.

Musa Bilankulu is a South African professional footballer who last played for Bizana Pondo Chiefs, as a defender.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Bongani Zungu</span> South African soccer player (born 1992)

Bongani Zungu is a South African professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder, currently without a club. He last played for Mamelodi Sundowns and the South Africa national team.

The 2015–16 South African Premier Division season is the twentieth season of the Premier Soccer League since its establishment in 1996.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Richard Ofori (goalkeeper)</span> Ghanaian footballer

Richard Ofori is a Ghanaian professional footballer who play for AmaZulu FC of the South African Premier Division and the Ghana national football team as a goalkeeper.

Lorenzo João Gordinho is a South African professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Cape Town City and the South Africa national team.

Tshegofatso John Mabasa is a South African professional soccer player who plays as a forward for Orlando Pirates.

Dumisani Percervearance Zuma is a South African soccer player who plays as a midfielder. He previously played for Bloemfontein Celtic, Kaizer Chiefs, AmaZulu and Moroka Swallows as well as the South Africa national football team.

Dino Ben Visser is a South African footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Northern Premier League Premier Division club Leek Town.

Cheslyn Jampies is a South African soccer player who plays as a left-back for TTM.

Siyabonga Mbatha is a South African soccer player who played as a goalkeeper.

References

  1. 1 2 Siyabonga Nontshinga at Soccerway. Retrieved 18 March 2017.
  2. 1 2 "Siyabonga Nontshinga". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 18 March 2017.
  3. ↑ "Profile". ABSA Premiership.
  4. ↑ "Nontshinga joins Bloemfontein Celtic". Premier Soccer League. 7 June 2012.
  5. ↑ "Tottenham's Steven Pienaar recalled by South Africa". BBC Sport. 3 November 2011.
  6. ↑ "Nontshinga dedicates call-up to late mother". Kick Off. 3 November 2011.
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.