Thanduyise Abraham Khuboni (born 22 May 1986 in Clermont, KwaZulu-Natal) is a South African footballer who plays as a midfielder.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Thanduyise Abraham Khuboni[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 22 May 1986 | ||
| Place of birth | Clermont, South Africa | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Nylon City | |||
| KwaDabeka FC | |||
| Fubs | |||
| Young Mates | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2006–2014 | Golden Arrows | 196 | (16) |
| 2014–2016 | Mpumalanga Black Aces | 34 | (2) |
| 2016–2017 | Highlands Park | 22 | (2) |
| 2020 | Uthongathi | 1 | (0) |
| Total | 259 | (21) | |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2010–2014 | South Africa | 26 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18:28, 27 July 2020 (UTC) | |||
Playing career
editKhuboni 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
editKhuboni 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]
References
edit- ^ "T. Khuboni". Soccerway. Retrieved 16 April 2014.
- ^ "The 2700 club". Archived from the original on 13 November 2013. Retrieved 13 November 2013.
- ^ "German club eyeing Khuboni". 19 January 2013. Retrieved 13 November 2013.
- ^ "Khuboni At Arrows Until 2014". 6 August 2013. Retrieved 13 November 2013.
- ^ "Bafana Bafana: class of 2010". Archived from the original on 14 June 2010. Retrieved 13 November 2013.
- ^ "World Cup 2010 Group A: Final 23-man squads announced". June 2010. Retrieved 13 November 2013.
- ^ "Parreira gives Teko the boot". Retrieved 13 November 2013.
External links
edit- Thanduyise Khuboni at National-Football-Teams.com