Thulani Hlatshwayo

Thulani Hlatshwayo

Personal information
Full name	Thulani Tyson Hlatshwayo
Date of birth	18 December 1989
Place of birth	Soweto, South Africa
Height	1.89 m (6 ft 2 ^1⁄2 in)
Playing position	Centre back
Club information
Current team	Bidvest Wits
Number	3
Youth career
	Senaoane Gunners FC
2005–2009	Ajax Cape Town
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2009–2014	Ajax Cape Town	84	(2)
2014–	Bidvest Wits	37	(5)
National team^‡
2005–2007	South Africa U17	3	(0)
2007–2009	South Africa U20	7	(0)
2009–2012	South Africa U23	4	(0)
2013–	South Africa	23	(2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15 January 2016. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 25 December 2013

Thulani Hlatswayo (born 18 December 1989 in Soweto, Gauteng) is a South African professional footballer, who currently plays as a defender for South Africa and Bidvest Wits.

Career

Ajax Cape Town

Thulani Hlatshwayo is a South African football player who plays as a defender for South Africa and Bidvest Wits in the Premier Soccer League. He joined Wits from Ajax Cape Town on 1 July 2014 after spending five seasons with Ajax.

He made his professional debut for Ajax on 5 August 2009 in a 2-1 win against Orlando Pirates, in a quarter-final match of the 2009 MTN 8 tournament at the Coca Cola Park in Johannesburg. He was promoted from the club's youth academy ranks after years of good showing for both the club and the country's national youth teams.

He is capped for South Africa in all junior levels Amajimbos [South Africa U/17 National Team], Amajita [South Africa U/20 National Team] and South Africa National U/23. He is now a regular for Bafana Bafana and was also part of the squad for the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations.

Bidvest Wits

In the early months of 2014 it was announced that 'Tyson' as he is efficiently known has signed a pre-contract with Bidvest Wits. By doing so Hlatshwayo ended speculations that he was heading to Orlando Pirates. He joined the Johannesburg-based club in June. He has since been a force to be reckoned alongside another former Ajax CT player in Thato Mokeke. He started in Bidvest's opening league game against SuperSport United.

International career

Youth teams

Hlatswayo has played for both the South Africa national under-17 and under-20 teams. He was also a member of the South African U-20 team that played in the 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup, which lost to Ghana in a 2-1 defeat, losing to the eventual champions in the Round of 16 of the tournament.^[1]

Senior team

Hlatswayo was included in South Africa's squad for the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations and scored an own goal in the team's opening match as they lost 3–1 to Algeria.^[2]

Statistics

International goals

Scores and results list South Africa's goal tally first.

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	14 January 2015	Stade Omar Bongo, Libreville	Mali	1–0	3–0	Friendly
2.	25 March 2015	Somhlolo National Stadium, Lobamba	Swaziland	1–0	3–1	Friendly

Honours

Club

Ajax Cape Town

• 2009 MTN 8: Finalist
• 2010 Telkom Knockout: Finalist

References

1. "Thulani Hlatshwayo". Goal.com. Retrieved 13 February 2011.
2. "Algeria 3-1 South Africa". BBC. Retrieved 24 January 2015.