Thulani Tyson Hlatshwayo (born 18 December 1989) is a South African professional soccer player who plays as a defender for Supersport United.

Thulani Hlatshwayo
Personal information
Full name Thulani Tyson Hlatshwayo
Date of birth (1989-12-18) 18 December 1989 (age 35)
Place of birth Soweto, South Africa
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)[1][2]
Position(s) Centre back
Team information
Current team
Supersport United
Number 3
Youth career
Senaoane Gunners FC
2005–2009 Ajax Cape Town
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2014 Ajax Cape Town 96 (2)
2014–2020 Bidvest Wits 140 (18)
2020–2022 Orlando Pirates 32 (0)
2022- Supersport United 47 (1)
International career
2005–2007 South Africa U17 3 (0)
2007–2009 South Africa U20 7 (0)
2009–2012 South Africa U23 3 (0)
2013– South Africa 54 (4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 August 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18 April 2023

Career

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Ajax Cape Town

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Hlatshwayo was born in Soweto, Gauteng. 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. [citation needed]

Bidvest Wits

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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.[3]

International career

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Youth teams

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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.[4]

Senior team

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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.[5] On 13 October 2018, he was one of South Africa's goalscorers as the nation recorded its largest ever victory with a 6–0 win over Seychelles in an Africa Cup of Nations qualifier.[6]

Career statistics

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International

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As of matches played on 12 July 2019[2]
South Africa national team
Year Apps Goals
2013 6 0
2014 4 0
2015 9 1
2016 8 1
2017 4 0
2018 6 1
2019 6 0
Total 43 3

International goals

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Scores and results list South Africa's goal tally first.[2]
# 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
[a] 12 November 2016 Peter Mokaba Stadium, Polokwane, South Africa   Senegal 1–0 2–1 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
3. 13 October 2018 FNB Stadium, Johannesburg   Seychelles 2–0 6–0 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualification

Honours

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Club

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Ajax Cape Town

Bidvest Wits F.C

Premier Soccer League

° 2016/2017

MTN 8

° 2016

Telkom knockout

2017

Orlando Pirates F.C

MTN 8

° 2020

Notes

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  1. ^ On 6 September 2017, the Emergency Bureau for the FIFA World Cup Qualifiers annulled the result of the match between Senegal and South Africa from 12 November 2016 and ordered that it be replayed. Originally South Africa had defeated Senegal 2–1. Match referee Joseph Lamptey was banned for life by the FIFA Disciplinary Committee on 20 March 2017 for "unlawfully influencing" the match after issuing a penalty for handball against Senegal.[7]

References

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  1. ^ Thulani Hlatshwayo at Soccerway
  2. ^ a b c "Hlatshwayo, Thulani". National Football Teams. Archived from the original on 8 April 2018. Retrieved 19 October 2018.
  3. ^ Excel (17 May 2021). "Thulani Hlatshwayo Biography, Age, Wife, Salary & Net Worth". SA Online Portal. Retrieved 12 August 2022.
  4. ^ "Thulani Hlatshwayo". Goal.com. Archived from the original on 2 March 2017. Retrieved 13 February 2011.
  5. ^ "Algeria 3-1 South Africa". BBC. Archived from the original on 23 January 2015. Retrieved 24 January 2015.
  6. ^ Molefe, Mazola (13 October 2018). "Bafana Bafana rock Seychelles in record victory". Independent Online. Archived from the original on 28 March 2019. Retrieved 28 March 2019.
  7. ^ "Match official banned for life due to match manipulation". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 20 March 2017. Archived from the original on 7 September 2017. Retrieved 6 September 2017.
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