Siphiwe Tshabalala

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Siphiwe Tshabalala aka Tashalabala (Lemon Gaming)

Tshabalala playing for South Africa at the 2010 FIFA World Cup
Personal information
Full nameLawrence Siphiwe Tshabalala
Date of birth (1984-09-25) 25 September 1984
Place of birthSoweto, South Africa
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Playing positionMidfielder
Club information
Current clubKaizer Chiefs
Number14
Youth career
Phiri Arsenal
Phiri Movers
Kaizer Chiefs juniors
Moroka Swallows juniors
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
2003–2004Alexandra United26(7)
2004–2007Free State Stars64(31)
2007–Kaizer Chiefs166(30)
National team‡
2006–South Africa85(12)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22 June 2011.

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 25 December 2013

Lawrence Siphiwe Tshabalala (born 25 September 1984 in Soweto) is a South African professional football midfielder who currently plays for Kaizer Chiefs in the Premier Soccer League.

Since making his debut in 2006, Tshabalala has scored 12 goals in 81 matches for South Africa, at three African Cup of Nations and the 2010 FIFA World Cup, at which he scored the first goal.

Early life and club career

"Shabba" or "Ntho tse Monate" was born in Phiri - soweto to Isaac Tshabalala and Rebecca Hadifele Makhubu (d. 2010). Tshabalala played at the Kaizer Chiefs academy but only broke through to the senior team after spells with Alexandra United and Free State Stars. In early 2007 Chiefs brought back their own product. He has since been one of the most influential players locally leading the club to several cup wins. He has endorsements with Nike, Shield and Pro-Nutro.

International career

Tshabalala made his national team debut in a friendly against Egypt on 14 January 2006.

He was part of the South African squad at 2006 African Nations Cup, 2008 African Nations Cup and the 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup.

On 11 June 2010, gaining his 50th cap for the nation of South Africa,[1] he scored the first goal of the 2010 FIFA World Cup against Mexico in the 55th minute. The game went on to finish at a 1–1 draw.[2] The goal later received a nomination for goal of the year by FIFA.

International goals

# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 26 March 2008 Lucas Masterpieces Moripe Stadium Atteridgeville, South Africa  Paraguay 3–0 3–0 Friendly
2 11 October 2008 Nuevo Estadio de Malabo, Malabo, Equatorial Guinea  Equatorial Guinea 1–0 1–0 2010 WCQ
3 28 March 2009 Royal Bafokeng Stadium, Phokeng, South Africa  Norway 2–1 2–1 Friendly
4 27 January 2010 Moses Mabhida Stadium, Durban, South Africa  Zimbabwe 1–0 3–0 Friendly
5 31 March 2010 Estadio Defensores del Chaco Asunción, Paraguay  Paraguay 1–1 1–1 Friendly
6 16 May 2010 Mbombela Stadium Nelspruit, South Africa  Thailand 1–0 4–0 Friendly
7 11 June 2010 FNB Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa  Mexico 1–0 1–1 2010 FIFA World Cup
8 10 August 2011 Ellis Park Stadium Johannesburg, South Africa  Burkina Faso 2–0 3–0 Friendly
9 15 June 2012 Mbombela Stadium Nelspruit, South Africa  Gabon 1–0 3–0 Friendly
10 22 December 2012 Moses Mabhida Stadium Durban, South Africa  Malawi 2–0 3–1 Friendly
11 8 June 2013 Stade Ahmadou Ahidjo, Yaoundé, Cameroon  Central African Republic 2–0 2–0 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification
12 17 August 2013 FNB Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa  Burkina Faso 1–0 2–0 Friendly

Honours

References

  1. ↑ "Shabba ranks opening draw". Skysports.com. 11 June 2010. Retrieved 2010-06-11. 
  2. ↑ Stevenson, Jonathan (11 June 2010). "South Africa 1–1 Mexico". BBC News. Retrieved 11 June 2010. 

External links

Kaizer Chiefs F.C. – current squad


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