Thanduyise Khuboni

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Thanduyise Khuboni
Personal information
Full name Thanduyise Abraham Khuboni [1]
Date of birth (1986-05-22) 22 May 1986 (age 38)
Place of birth Clermont, South Africa
Height1.81 m (5 ft 11+12 in)
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Youth career
Nylon City
KwaDabeka FC
Fubs
Young Mates
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2006–2014 Golden Arrows 196 (16)
2014–2016 Mpumalanga Black Aces 34 (2)
2016–2017 Highlands Park 22 (2)
2020 Uthongathi 1 (0)
Total259(21)
International career
2010–2014 South Africa 26 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18:28, 27 July 2020 (UTC)

Thanduyise Abraham Khuboni (born 22 May 1986 in Clermont, KwaZulu-Natal) is a South African footballer who plays as a midfielder.

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Playing career

Khuboni spent his youth career at a number of local amateur clubs before joining Golden Arrows in 2006. He was part of the Arrows team that won the 2009 MTN 8 Cup. Khuboni played in every minute of Arrows' 30 games in the 2011–12 season. [2] In January 2013, Khuboni was linked with a transfer to an unnamed German Bundesliga club as his contract was expiring at the end of the season. [3] Arrows subsequently exercised a 1-year option they had on his contract, thus tying him to the club until the end of the 2013–14 season. [4]

International career

Khuboni made his international debut for South Africa on 27 January 2010 in a 3–0 victory against Zimbabwe in a friendly match played in Durban. [5] He was part of the South African squad for the 2010 FIFA World Cup [6] and played in their final group stage match against France. [7]

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