Mkhokheli Dube

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Personal information
Kheli Dube
Full name	Mkhokheli Dube
Date of birth	August 6, 1983 (1983-08-06) (age 24)
Place of birth	Bulawayo, Zimbabwe
Height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Playing position	Forward
Club information
Current club	New England Revolution
Number	11
Youth clubs
2000-2003 2004-05 2006-07	Zimbabwe Saints Lindsey Wilson College Coastal Carolina
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
2003 2005 2006 2006-2007 2008-	Highlanders FC Michigan Bucks Delaware Dynasty Michigan Bucks New England Revolution	16 (10) 05 0(4) 25 (15) 09 0(3)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 9 May 2008. ² National team caps and goals correct as of 9 May 2008. * Appearances (Goals)

Mkhokheli "Kheli" Dube (b. 6 August 1983 in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe)^[1] is a Zimbabwean football (soccer) player who currently plays in the MLS for the New England Revolution.

1 Career
- 1.1 College
- 1.2 Professional
2 See also
3 References
4 External links

[edit] Career

[edit] College

He played for Lindsey Wilson College during his freshman and sophomore seasons, scoring 36 goals and tallying 13 assists in 50 games.

After his sophomore season, he transferred to Coastal Carolina for his junior and senior seasons, where he scored 16 goals and had 12 assists in 26 games. He missed the first five weeks of his senior season with an injury, but still scored 11 goals. He is a two-time All-Big South performer and was a member of the 2006 Big South All-Tournament Team. He was also the 2007 Big South Conference Player of the Year and a NSCAA All-South Atlantic performer.He was Big South Conference player of the week a record four times in his senior season.

During his college years Dube also played with both Michigan Bucks and Delaware Dynasty of the USL Premier Development League, helping the Bucks reach the PDL championship game both in 2006 (when they also won the title) and 2007.

Dube has also represented his country with the under 20 and under 23 national teams.

[edit] Professional

Dube was drafted 8th in the 2008 MLS Supplemental Draft by New England Revolution. He made his debut for the Revs on March 29, 2008 as an 81st minute substitute for Kenny Mansally in their opening day victory over Houston Dynamo.He scored his first MLS goal in his first start on May 17 2008.[1]