Mark Mayambela
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mark Luphiwana Mayambela | ||
| Date of birth | 9 September 1987 | ||
| Place of birth | Cape Town, South Africa | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 1 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Left-winger, Attacking midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Fast 11 | |||
| Mother City | |||
| Trinitarians FC | |||
| Old Mutual Academy | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2007–2010 | Bloemfontein Celtic | ||
| 2010–2013 | Orlando Pirates | 29 | (0) |
| 2013 | Mpumalanga Black Aces | 0 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 31 October 2013. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Mark Mayambela (born 9 September 1987 in Cape Town, Western Cape) is a South African football (soccer) player who is currently a free agent.
Playing career
Mayambela began his professional career with Bloemfontein Celtic in 2007 after joining from the Old Mutual Academy. He joined Orlando Pirates in 2010.[1] He was linked with a move to Chippa United in January 2013, but the deal collapsed after he did not want to sign a three-year contract, preferring to join on a six-month deal instead.[2] Mayambela was mainly used as substitute in his 3 seasons at the club and left Pirates at the end of the 2012–13 season.[3] After leaving Pirates, he was linked with a move to an unnamed Turkish club and also trained with Moroka Swallows but failed to agree personal terms with them.[3][4]
He joined Mpumalanga Black Aces in August 2013 on a one-year deal[3] but left Aces in October 2013 by mutual consent after he and Mkhanyiseli Siwahla allegedly arrived at training under the influence of alcohol.[5] Both players were asked to undergo alcohol tests at a clinic, but they refused and were suspended pending a disciplinary hearing.[5] The players indicated that they did not want to attend the hearing and the club agreed with their request to be released from their contracts instead.[5] Mayambela later denied claims that he was drunk at training and stated that he left Aces because he was unhappy at the club.[6] He failed to play a single league game for Aces and made his only appearance for the club in a Telkom Knockout game against former team Orlando Pirates.[7]
References
- ↑ "Pirates sign Celtic's Mayambela". Retrieved 25 November 2013.
- ↑ "Mayambela 'upsets deal'". Retrieved 25 November 2013.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "Former Orlando Pirates’ Mark Mayambela signs for MP Black Aces". Retrieved 25 November 2013.
- ↑ "Mayambela Running Out Of Time". Retrieved 25 November 2013.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 "Aces On Mayambela And Siwahla".
- ↑ "Mayambela Responds To Aces Claims". Retrieved 25 November 2013.
- ↑ "Just Not Mayambela!". Retrieved 25 November 2013.