Sphelele Mkhulise

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Sphelele Mkhulise
Personal information
Date of birth (1996-02-19) 19 February 1996 (age 27)
Place of birth Cape Town, South Africa
Position(s) Midfielder, Winger
Youth career
Mamelodi Sundowns
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2016– Mamelodi Sundowns 40 (3)
2016–2017 → Mamelodi Sundowns Res (loan) 29 (3)
2017–2018 → Richards Bay (loan) 25 (3)
International career‡
2021– South Africa 6 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18 July 2021

Sphelele Mkhulise (born 19 February 1996) is a South African professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder or winger for Mamelodi Sundowns.

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Club career

Mkhulise started his career with Mamelodi Sundowns, South Africa's most successful club. [1]

In 2016, he was sent on loan to Black Leopards in the South African second division.

In 2021, Mkhulise received interest from French Ligue 1 side Monaco. [2]

International career

He made his debut for South Africa national soccer team on 10 June 2021 in a friendly against Uganda. [3] He then represented his country at the 2021 COSAFA Cup, which South Africa won, scoring two goals in the group stage.

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References

  1. ↑ "Mkhulise on being ball boy to playing in the first team". fourfourtwo.com.
  2. ↑ "SUNDOWNS TO LOSE ANOTHER BIG TALENT!". dailysun.co.za.
  3. ↑ "South Africa v Uganda game report". ESPN. 10 June 2021. Retrieved 11 August 2021.


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