Siyabonga Nomvethe
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Siyabonga Eugene Nomvethe | ||
| Date of birth | 2 December 1977 | ||
| Place of birth | Durban, South Africa | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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AmaZulu | ||
| Number | ? | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Sabatha FC | |||
| Durban Cosmos | |||
| 1994–1997 | Claremont Blizzards | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1997–1998 | African Wanderers | 28 | (11) |
| 1998–2001 | Kaizer Chiefs | 79 | (42) |
| 2001–2005 | Udinese | 19 | (0) |
| 2004 | → Salernitana (loan) | 17 | (2) |
| 2004–2005 | → Empoli (loan) | 10 | (0) |
| 2005 | → Djurgården (loan) | 5 | (1) |
| 2006 | Orlando Pirates | 14 | (4) |
| 2006–2009 | AaB | 68 | (13) |
| 2009–2016 | Moroka Swallows | 149 | (53) |
| 2016 - | AmaZulu | ? | (?) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 1999–2012 | South Africa | 81 | (16) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17 June 2012. |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17 June 2012.
Siyabonga Eugene Nomvethe (born 2 December 1977) is a South African soccer player who has played in several European leagues, and now represents Moroka Swallows in the National First Division. Nomvethe has represented the Bafana Bafana (South Africa national football team) since 6 May 1999, and he played in the 2002 and 2010 World Cups.
Nomvethe was born in the township of KwaMashu north of Durban in the KwaZulu-Natal province of South Africa. He started playing as a striker for the Durban-based lower league club Durban Cosmos in 1994, from which he moved to Claremont Blizzards.
When Claremont Blizzards folded the following year, Nomvethe moved to African Wanderers in the second best South African league. He helped the club secure promotion and Nomvethe made his first appearances in the Premier Soccer League, playing alongside later Bafana Bafana striker Sibusiso Zuma and Phumlani Mkhize. In his debut season, he scored a brace against Chiefs.
In July 1998, he moved on to become a part of the striking force of Kaizer Chiefs. Following 42 goals in 79 games for Kaizer Chiefs, Nomvethe moved abroad in 2001. He was then already touted as a coming star for the Bafana Bafana. Nomvethe made his debut on 8 August 1998 and scored in a 2–1 loss to Bloemfontein Celtic. He injured himself and was out of action for a few months he did come back later on that season and scored a total of eight goals. Nomvethe was put in place of Pollen Ndlanya who left the team and score 22 goals in all competition including 3 in the BobSave Super Bowl to help Chiefs win their first silverware of the new millennium. He scored 11 goals on either half of the season and scored Chiefs first goal of the millennium on 8 January 2000 against his old team African Wanderers. He scored 18 goals in all competitions the next season scoring his tenth against Ria Stars on 21 January 2001. He scored his last goal on 24 April 2001 in a 5–0 win over Bloemfontein Celtic in a BobSave Super Bowl quarter final in the 65th minute which was his 58th for Chiefs.
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