Zaid Patel

Muhammad Zaid Patel
Personal information
Full nameMuhammad Zaid Patel
Date of birth4 January 1994
Place of birthKrugersdorp, Gauteng, South Africa
Height1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Playing positionStriker
Club information
Current team
Cape Town All Stars
Youth career
CRC Football Club
Azaadville United
2010–2012Bidvest Wits
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2012–Bidvest Wits4(1)
2013→ Mpumalanga Black Aces (loan)4(2)
National team
2012Bafana Bafana U210(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 10 February 2013.

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 10 February 2013

Muhammad Zaid Patel (born 4 January 1994) is a South African football (soccer) striker who plays for Bidvest Wits.[1]

Career

Patel played Junior League football from the age of 6 for Azaadville United. In 2008/9 he was selected to play for Malaysian Club, CRC Football Club in Penang Island. Successful trials gained Patel a selection in The Bidvest WITS Youth Academy where he was a prolific scorer for 2 seasons. He toured with youth division to Denmark to play in the Brondby Cup in 2011, and played 5 games in the Future Champs Tournament held in South Africa in 2011 scoring 3 goals.

Patel signed junior contract for Bidvest Wits PSL side in January 2012. He scored his first goal for Bidvest Wits against Sundowns coming on in the 80th minute, and scoring the equalizer in the 90th minute in the SA Premier League, PSL.

Patel was loaned to Black Aces in January 2013. He has since scored two goals for the club in four appearances.[2]

References

  1. Nontshinga Joins Aces’ New Players. www.soccerladuma.co.za. Retrieved on 2014-05-21.