Jeffrey Ntuka
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Pule Jeffrey Ntuka[1] | ||
Date of birth | 10 May 1985 | ||
Place of birth | Kroonstad, South Africa | ||
Date of death | 21 January 2012 | (aged 26)||
Place of death | Kroonstad, South Africa | ||
Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in) | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Youth career | |||
–2003 | School of Excellence[2] | ||
2003 | Chelsea | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2003–2009 | Chelsea | 0 | (0) |
2003–2008 | → Westerlo (loan) | 93 | (6) |
2008–2010 | Kaizer Chiefs | 6 | (1) |
2010–2011 | SuperSport United | 8 | (0) |
Total | 107 | (6) | |
International career | |||
2004–2007 | South Africa | 5 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Jeffrey Ntuka (10 May 1985 – 21 January 2012) was a South African footballer who played at both professional and international levels as a defender.
Career
[edit]Club career
[edit]Born in Kroonstad, Free State,[2] Ntuka joined English club Chelsea in 2003 and spent five years on loan at Belgium club Westerlo,[3] making 93 league appearances for them.[4] Ntuka returned to South Africa in 2009, making his debut for Kaizer Chiefs in May 2009.[5] After battling alcohol problems,[6] Ntuka later played for SuperSport United.[4] He was released by United in 2011.
International career
[edit]Ntuka earned five caps for South Africa between 2004 and 2007.[4] He made his debut on 18 August 2004 in a 2–0 win over Tunisia coming in for Nasief Morris in the 88th minute.[7] Ntuka was a member of South Africa's squad at the 2005 COSAFA Cup, but had to withdraw due to injury.[8] He played his last match on 27 May 2006.[9]
Death
[edit]Ntuka was stabbed to death in Kroonstad during the early hours of 21 January 2012.[3] His killer, April Jao, was sentenced to 12 years imprisonment in November 2013.[10]
References
[edit]- ^ "Premier Soccer League - www.psl.co.za - official website". Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 9 October 2013.
- ^ a b "'Friends' kill drunk Ntuka - SundayWorld". Archived from the original on 28 March 2017. Retrieved 1 February 2012.
- ^ a b "Jeffrey Ntuka stabbed to death in South Africa". BBC Sport. 21 January 2012. Retrieved 21 January 2012.
- ^ a b c Jeffrey Ntuka at National-Football-Teams.com
- ^ "Kaizer Chiefs' Jeffrey Ntuka: The Best Is Yet To Come". Goal.com. 16 May 2009. Retrieved 21 January 2012.
- ^ "Ntuka has beaten drink demons". KickOff.com. 4 November 2009. Archived from the original on 27 May 2012. Retrieved 21 January 2012.
- ^ "Tunisia v South Africa, 18 August 2004".
- ^ Mark Gleeson (24 February 2005). "SA look to the future". BBC Sport. Retrieved 21 January 2012.
- ^ "South Africa - International Matches 2001-2005".
- ^ "Ntuka's killer jailed". 25 November 2013. Retrieved 25 November 2013.
- 1985 births
- 2012 deaths
- South African men's soccer players
- South Africa men's international soccer players
- Chelsea F.C. players
- K.V.C. Westerlo players
- Kaizer Chiefs F.C. players
- SuperSport United F.C. players
- South African expatriate men's soccer players
- Expatriate men's footballers in England
- Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium
- Men's association football defenders
- People murdered in South Africa
- South African murder victims
- People from Kroonstad
- Deaths by stabbing in South Africa
- Soccer players from the Free State (province)
- South African soccer biography stubs