Kaizer Motaung Junior

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Kaizer Motaung Junior
Personal information
Full name Kaizer Motaung Junior
Date of birth August 8, 1981 (1981-08-08) (age 26)
Place of birth    Johannesburg, South Africa
Playing position Striker
Club information
Current club Kaizer Chiefs
Number 7
Youth clubs
Wits University Juniors
Kaizer Chiefs Juniors
Senior clubs1
Years Club App (Gls)*
2001-2003
2003-
1860 Munich
Kaizer Chiefs
0 (0)
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1 Senior club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only and
correct as of November 13, 2007.
2 National team caps and goals correct
as of November 13, 2007.
* Appearances (Goals)

Kaizer Motaung Junior (born August 8, 1981 in Johannesburg, Gauteng) is a South African football (soccer) striker for Premier Soccer League club Kaizer Chiefs.
He is the son of South African soccer legend and Kaizer Chiefs founder Kaizer Motaung.

Motaung's goals overshadowed the higher profile players at Kaizer Chiefs this season and took 'Junior' out of the shadow of his illustrious father. Motaung's 12 goals have put him second in the standings for the 2006-07 Castle Premier Soccer League's Top Goal-scorer of the Year Award and on the periphery of selection to future Bafana Bafana squads. It has taken the former Under-23 international three seasons to break through to the highest level of the South African game. From his club debut in 2004, he just two starts in three full seasons - but in the 2006/07 campaign was suddenly elevated into the spotlight, where he quickly thrived. The quality of the 26-year-old Motaung's talent has made him an instant hero and also ended the doubts over his pedigree. It has also been a rare bright light in a mediocre season for Amakhosi.