Richard Henyekane

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Richard Henyekane
Personal information

Full name	Richard Tebogo Henyekane
Date of birth	(1983-09-28) 28 September 1983
Place of birth	Kimberley, South Africa
Height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Playing position	Striker, Winger
Club information
Current club	Mamelodi Sundowns
Number	11
Youth career
	Basotho Tigers
	Benoni Premier United
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
2004–2010	Golden Arrows	119	(35)
2010-	Mamelodi Sundowns	27	(2)
National team^‡
2009–	South Africa	9	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15 November 2012. † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 25 December 2013

Richard Henyekane (born 28 September 1983 in Kimberley) is a South African football player for Premier Soccer League club Mamelodi Sundowns.

The player hails from Kimberley’s Galeshewe township. His younger brother Joseph Henyekane is also a professional footballer having played for Golden Arrows in the past.

Henyekane who plays as a striker or attacking right wing position had his career best season with Golden Arrows in the PSL. The striker bagged three hat-tricks during the 2009-10 PSL season ending with 19 league goals, as well as a further Telkom Knockout hat-trick, finishing with 23 goals for the season. The striker was then snapped up by Mamelodi Sundowns on a lucrative three-year contract.

On 4 March 2012, his team set a remarkable record in the Nedbank Cup when they beat Powerlines FC by 24 goals to nil, with Henyekane scoring five of the goals.^[1]

Henyekane has made nine official appearances with the senior national team, Bafana Bafana.

References

↑ "Sundowns make South African history with 24-0 win". BBC Sport (BBC). 4 March 2012. Retrieved 7 March 2012.

External links

v t e Lesley Manyathela Golden Boot Award

2001: Mushangazhike 2002: Maluleke 2003: Manyathela 2004: Ledwaba 2005: Mbesuma 2006: Niang 2007: Katongo 2008: Chamanga 2009: Henyekane 2010: Mphela 2011: Musona 2012: Nomvethe 2013: Mashego

Mamelodi Sundowns F.C. – current squad

1 Mweene
3 Nyandoro
4 Langerman
6 Arendse
7 Domingues
8 Kekana
9 Mphela
10 Modise
11 Henyekane
14 Moriri
15 Womé
16 Mphahlele
17 Schut
18 Khumalo
19 Mashaba
20 Billiat
21 Sangweni
22 Shongwe
23 Mokoena
24 Moon
25 Ramagalela
27 Malajila
28 Laffor
30 Mulenga
31 Masenamela
33 Mabunda
34 Zungu
37 Sumaila
38 Monama
40 Sandilands
42 Ngobeni
53 Mashego
Verbauwhede
Manager: Mosimane

Persondata
Name	Henyekane, Richard
Alternative names
Short description	Association footballer
Date of birth	28 September 1983
Place of birth	Kimberley, South Africa
Date of death
Place of death

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