Tando Velaphi

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Tando Velaphi
Melb victory - Tando Velaphi.jpg
Velaphi training with Melbourne Victory in 2011
Personal information
Full name Tando Yuji Velaphi [1]
Date of birth (1987-04-17) 17 April 1987 (age 36)
Place of birth Perth, Western Australia
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Kochi United
Number 1
Youth career
Perth SC
2004–2006 AIS
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2006–2007 Perth SC 12 (0)
2007 → Queensland Roar (loan) 1 (0)
2007–2011 Perth Glory 74 (0)
2011–2013 Melbourne Victory 3 (0)
2013–2016 Melbourne City [2] 22 (0)
2016–2017 Shonan Bellmare 5 (0)
2018 Wellington Phoenix Reserves 1 (0)
2018 Wellington Phoenix 4 (0)
2018–2021 Perth Glory 7 (0)
2022– Kochi United 30 (0)
International career‡
2006 Australia U-20 6 (0)
2007 Australia U-23 7 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 9 January 2023, 12:00 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20 November 2010, 12:34 (UTC)

Tando Yuji Velaphi (born 17 April 1987) is an Australian professional football player who plays as a goalkeeper for Kochi United.

Contents

Club career

Early playing career

Velaphi trained at the AIS in Canberra on a football scholarship.

Perth SC (2006–2007)

Velaphi began his senior career at Perth SC and while there, had loan stints at Newcastle Jets and Queensland Roar.

Loan to Queensland Roar

Velaphi made his A-League debut with Queensland Roar on 12 January 2007 in a 2–1 win over Melbourne Victory at Docklands Stadium, his performance in the match earning praise from then-Queensland coach Frank Farina. [3]

Perth Glory (2007–2011)

Velaphi was re-signed for Perth Glory as their youth marquee player, keeping him at the club until the end of the 2010–11 season. The 2009–10 season was Velaphi's best, solidifying his spot between the posts and keeping 9 clean sheets over the course of the campaign.

Melbourne Victory (2011–2013)

On 8 February 2011, Melbourne Victory announced that they had signed Velaphi on a two-year deal from Perth Glory on a free transfer. [4] He made his début for the Victory in the 2011 AFC Champions League on 5 April, in a 1–1 draw against Tianjin Teda. [5] He managed to play 4 out of the Victory's 6 Asian Champions League games. Unfortunately for Tando, he suffered an injury in the pre-season, just after the AFC Champions League, causing him to sit out for the vast majority of the season. He made his official A-League debut for the Victory in Round 26, the penultimate round of the season against the Wellington Phoenix at AAMI Park, a match in which the Victory won 3–0. He appeared in the following round against Perth Glory at Nib Stadium, but the Victory slumped to a 4–2 defeat.

Velaphi made his first appearance of the 2012–13 A-League season in the Victory's Round 3 match against Adelaide United, a match which the Victory won 2–1. He was then replaced in the starting lineup by Nathan Coe, and failed to make another appearance in the season.

Velaphi, along with teammates Diogo Ferreira, Spase Dilevski and Sam Gallagher, was released by Melbourne Victory in April 2013, shortly after the end of the 2012–13 A-League season. [6] In his three years at the club, Velaphi made just 3 out of a possible 56 appearances for the club.

Melbourne Heart / City (2013–2016)

Following his release from the Victory, he joined cross town rivals Melbourne Heart on a one-year deal. He managed to play the last three matches of the 2013/14 season. Velaphi has also signed on for another 1-year deal with the Melbourne Heart after much discussion.

After a successful 2014/15 season where he became Melbourne City's first-choice goalkeeper, Velaphi signed a new contract keeping him at City until the end of the 2016/17 A-League season. [7]

He was released during the January transfer window of the 2015–16 A-League season to pursue opportunity overseas. [8]

Wellington Phoenix (2018)

After limited appearances at Shonan Bellmare, Velaphi returned to the A-League, signing a deal with Wellington Phoenix until the end of the 2017-2018 season. On his debut he saved a penalty from Diego Castro. [9]

Return to Perth Glory (2018–2021)

In July 2018, Velaphi re-joined Perth Glory on a one-year contract, expected to create competition with Liam Reddy and Nick Feely for the number one goalkeeper position. [10] Velaphi was released from the Glory at the end of the 2019–20 A-League. [11]

Two months later he returned to Perth having signed a 1-year contract on 10 November 2020, the same day the side released Daniel Margush to move to the Western Sydney Wanderers FC.

Return to Japan and Joined to Kochi United SC (2022–)

After spending three years at Perth, he confirmed his departure from Australian football on 11 February 2022, as he was officially announced as a new signing of Kochi United SC. It marked his return to Japan after six years spent playing overseas. [12]

International career

Velaphi played for the Young Socceroos, playing in the 2006 AFC Youth Championship and is currently a member of the Olyroos. Due to the withdrawal of first-choice Olyroos goalkeeper Danny Vukovic through suspension, Velaphi was competing with Reading back-up keeper, Adam Federici to become the Olyroos' starting goalkeeper at the Beijing Olympics, but made no appearances for the Olyroos.

Tando revealed in January 2010 that his long-term ambition was to leave Australia and play regular football in Europe, in the hopes of securing a place on Australia's 2014 World Cup roster. [13]

Personal life

Velaphi was born in Perth, Western Australia. His mother is Japanese and his father is Zimbabwean. [14] [15] Velaphi is currently studying in Bachelor of Business (Sport Management) at Deakin University. [16]

A-League career statistics

As of 16 September 2014

CS = Clean Sheets

ClubSeason League FinalsCup Asia 1Total
AppsCSAppsCSAppsCSAppsCSAppsCS
Queensland Roar 2006–07 100000—10
Total1000000010
Perth Glory 2007–08 81—41—122
2008–09 131—00—131
2009–10 24910——259
2010–11 284———284
Total73151041007816
Melbourne Victory 2010–11 0000—4040
2011–12 21———21
2012–13 1000——10
Total3100004071
Melbourne City 2013–14 00———00
2014–15 00—30—03
Total0000000000
A-League total77161041408617

1 - AFC Champions League statistics are included in season ending during group stages (i.e. ACL 2011 and A-League season 2010–11 etc.)

Japan career statistics

As of the start from 2023 season.
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational CupLeague CupTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
JapanLeague Emperor's Cup J. League Cup Total
Shonan Bellmare 2016 J1 League 50103090
2017 J2 League 00000000
Total50103090
Kochi United SC 2022 Japan Football League 3002000320
2023 00000000
Total3002000320
Career total3503030410

Honours

Shonan Bellmare

Perth Glory

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References

  1. ↑ Tando Yuji Velaphi at Eurosport
  2. ↑ The team was known as Melbourne Heart prior to 2014
  3. ↑ "Farina's praise for kid gloves Velaphi". The Sydney Morning Herald. 15 January 2011. Retrieved 10 May 2011.
  4. ↑ Victory snaps up Velaphi
  5. ↑ Twomey, Liam (12 April 2011). "Velaphi loving life at Victory". Sportal. Archived from the original on 11 October 2012. Retrieved 10 May 2011.
  6. ↑ "Ferreira and Dilevski among four cut loose by Victory | Melbourne Times Weekly". Archived from the original on 16 June 2013. Retrieved 11 June 2013.
  7. ↑ "Velaphi signs new Melbourne City deal".
  8. ↑ "City Release Velaphi, Sign Bouzanis". Melbourne City. 6 January 2016. Archived from the original on 26 January 2016. Retrieved 6 January 2016.
  9. ↑ Rollo, Phillip (1 February 2018). "Wellington Phoenix add All Whites striker Monty Patterson on loan from Ipswich". Stuff.co.nz .
  10. ↑ "Tando Velaphi returns for Glory". FourFourTwo . 2 July 2018. Archived from the original on 2 July 2018. Retrieved 2 July 2018.
  11. ↑ Morgan, Gareth (1 September 2020). "Squad Latest". Perth Glory FC . Retrieved 1 September 2020.
  12. ↑ "タンドゥ・ベラフィ選手 入団のお知らせ". 高知ユナイテッドSC. 11 February 2022. Retrieved 9 January 2023.
  13. ↑ Tando Velaphi looks to 2014 World Cup
  14. ↑ "Danny Vukovic fails in bid to go to Beijing". Herald Sun. 5 March 2008. Retrieved 29 January 2011.
  15. ↑ "Nervous Tando steps in for Roar". The Daily Telegraph. Australian Associated Press. 11 January 2007. Retrieved 29 January 2011.
  16. ↑ "Elite Athlete Program Profiles". Deakin University. Retrieved 13 March 2022.
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