Somila Ntsundwana

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Somila Ntsundwana
Personal information
Date of birth (1996-11-26) 26 November 1996 (age 27)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
Richards Bay
Number 45
Youth career
Bidvest Wits
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2015–2017 Bidvest Wits 1 (0)
2017–2021 AmaZulu 19 (1)
2019–2020Royal Eagles (loan) 19 (4)
2021Richards Bay (loan) 18 (3)
2021– Richards Bay 75 (9)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 9 April 2024

Somila Ntsundwana (born 26 November 1996) is a South African soccer player who plays as a forward for Richards Bay in the Premier Soccer League.

He hails from Motherwell, Eastern Cape. [1] he came up though the academy of Bidvest Wits, [2] and also made his Premier Division debut for Wits in December 2015. [3] He has been nicknamed Balotelli. [2]

Ahead of the 2017–18 season he joined AmaZulu. [4] Ahead of the 2019–20 season, Ntsundwana was told by then-manager Cavin Johnson that he was not in his plans at AmaZulu, and was obligated to go on loan. Ntsundwana went to Royal Eagles, a step down to the second tier, but he did see more playing time. [1] However, Royal Eagles disintegrated, and Ntsundwana was back with AmaZulu until he went on his second loan in January 2021, this time to Richards Bay. [2] [5]

Ahead of the 2021–22 season, Ntsundwana declined to return to AmaZulu and joined Richards Bay permanently. [6] The club won promotion from the 2021-22 National First Division, with Ntsundwana being a regular in Richards Bay's subsequent stint in the Premier Division. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 Ndebele, Sihle (4 October 2019). "Somila Ntsundwana soars with Royal Eagles". The Sowetan. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
  2. 1 2 3 Ndebele, Sihle (29 January 2021). "Ntsundwana happy to be loaned out, again". The Sowetan. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
  3. 1 2 Somila Ntsundwana at Soccerway. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
  4. "Done deal!". Kick Off. 1 October 2017. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
  5. Dladla, Nkululeko (21 January 2021). "Somila Ntsundwana joins Richards Bay on loan from AmaZulu". Kick Off. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
  6. Dladla, Nkululeko (21 May 2022). "One of Richards Bay FC heroes Somila Ntsundwana has finally revealed why he rejected AmaZulu FC's request at the beginning of the season". Soccer Laduma. Retrieved 9 April 2024.