| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Tiyiselani Roun Shipalane | ||
| Date of birth | October 5, 1985 | ||
| Place of birth | Tzaneen, South Africa | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2005–2008 | Lindsey Wilson Blue Raiders | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2006–2008 | Michigan Bucks | 49 | (11) |
| 2009 | Harrisburg City Islanders | 18 | (6) |
| 2009 | → D.C. United (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2010 | D.C. United | 0 | (0) |
| 2010 | → Richmond Kickers (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2010 | Harrisburg City Islanders | 2 | (0) |
| 2010 | Carolina RailHawks | 5 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of September 22, 2010. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Tiyiselani "Ty" Shipalane (born October 5, 1985 in Tzaneen) is a South African footballer who last played for Carolina RailHawks in the USSF Division 2 Professional League.
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Shipalane moved from his native South Africa to the United States in 2005 to attend and play college soccer at Lindsey Wilson College, where he was the 2006 NAIA Region XI Player of the Year and a three-time All-American.
During his college years Shipalane was a member of the highly successful Michigan Bucks USL Premier Development League team. With the Bucks, Shipalane scored the winning goal in the 2006 PDL championship game, lost in the final of the 2007 PDL Championship game, and won the PDL regular season title in 2008. In total, he scored 11 goals in 49 appearances over three seasons with the team.
Shipalane trialled with Columbus Crew during the 2009 pre-season, but was not offered a contract by the team; instead, he was signed by the Harrisburg City Islanders of the USL Second Division. He made his professional debut on April 18, 2009 in Harrisburg's 2-2 opening day tie with the Richmond Kickers.[1] He scored 6 goals in 18 appearances for the Islanders in 2009, and was named USL-2 Rookie of the Year.[2]
On August 28, 2009, following the conclusion of the 2009 USL season, Shipalane was signed on loan by D.C. United of Major League Soccer.[3] He made his DC United debut on September 24 in a CONCACAF Champions League game against C.D. Marathón,[4] but never appeared for the team in league play.
He was officially added to D.C.'s permanent roster on December 14, 2009, and in doing so became the first City Islander to jump directly to MLS.[5]
On April 16, 2010, Shipalane was loaned out to USL Second Division side Richmond Kickers,[6] but played just one game before being released by D.C. United, simultaneously bringing to and both is MLS tenure and his loan deal.
After a brief stint with the Harrisburg City Islanders in June 2010, he signed with the Carolina RailHawks in the USSF Division 2 Professional League.
Shipalane was not listed on the 2011 roster for Carolina released on April 4, 2011.[7]