Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 20 January 2004 | ||
Height | 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in) [1] | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Kaizer Chiefs | ||
Number | 42 | ||
Youth career | |||
Kaizer Chiefs | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
2022– | Kaizer Chiefs | 37 | (4) |
International career‡ | |||
South Africa U17 | |||
South Africa U20 | |||
South Africa U23 | |||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 24 May 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 24 May 2024 |
Mduduzi "Mdu" Shabalala (born 20 January 2004) is a South African soccer player who plays as a midfielder for Kaizer Chiefs in the South African Premier Division. [2]
Shabalala grew up as an Orlando Pirates supporter, but joined the Soweto rivals Kaizer Chiefs at age 18. [3] He had played in the Lenasia Football Academy. [4]
After winning the 2020 COSAFA Under-17 Championship, he went on trial with Villarreal CF. After impressing for Kaizer Chiefs' Diski Challenge Shield team in 2021–22, Shabalala went on trial with KVC Westerlo, and was given his first-team debut against Moroka Swallows in May 2022. [5] According to iDiski Times, Westerlo also made a bid for the player, but the negotiations with the Chiefs broke down. [6]
Shabalala did not win the 2022 COSAFA U-20 Cup with South Africa, which also acted as the 2023 U-20 Africa Cup of Nations qualification, but was named in the Team of the Tournament. [7] [8] He was formally promoted to Kaizer Chiefs's senior team on 1 December 2022. [9]
Shabalala was called "a standout player" during the winter part of the 2022-23 South African Premier Division. [10] [11] During the 2023-24 South African Premier Division, Shabalala played semi-regularly, but did not establish himself as a key player yet. The team also struggled in mid-table. [12] [13] [14]
Personal information | |||
---|---|---|---|
Date of birth | 20 January 2004 | ||
Height | 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in) [1] | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Kaizer Chiefs | ||
Number | 42 | ||
Youth career | |||
Kaizer Chiefs | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
2022– | Kaizer Chiefs | 37 | (4) |
International career‡ | |||
South Africa U17 | |||
South Africa U20 | |||
South Africa U23 | |||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 24 May 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 24 May 2024 |
Mduduzi "Mdu" Shabalala (born 20 January 2004) is a South African soccer player who plays as a midfielder for Kaizer Chiefs in the South African Premier Division. [2]
Shabalala grew up as an Orlando Pirates supporter, but joined the Soweto rivals Kaizer Chiefs at age 18. [3] He had played in the Lenasia Football Academy. [4]
After winning the 2020 COSAFA Under-17 Championship, he went on trial with Villarreal CF. After impressing for Kaizer Chiefs' Diski Challenge Shield team in 2021–22, Shabalala went on trial with KVC Westerlo, and was given his first-team debut against Moroka Swallows in May 2022. [5] According to iDiski Times, Westerlo also made a bid for the player, but the negotiations with the Chiefs broke down. [6]
Shabalala did not win the 2022 COSAFA U-20 Cup with South Africa, which also acted as the 2023 U-20 Africa Cup of Nations qualification, but was named in the Team of the Tournament. [7] [8] He was formally promoted to Kaizer Chiefs's senior team on 1 December 2022. [9]
Shabalala was called "a standout player" during the winter part of the 2022-23 South African Premier Division. [10] [11] During the 2023-24 South African Premier Division, Shabalala played semi-regularly, but did not establish himself as a key player yet. The team also struggled in mid-table. [12] [13] [14]