Mfana Futhi Bhembe
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mfanafuthi Taribo Bhembe | ||
| Date of birth | May 29, 1982 | ||
| Place of birth | Mbabane, Swaziland | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||
| Playing position | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Free agent | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1999–2002 | Midas City FC | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2003–2004 | Royal Leopards F.C. | 19 | (10) |
| 2004–2005 | Mbabane Swallows | 28 | (21) |
| 2005–2008 | Alabama A&M University | 63 | (24) |
| 2009 | Mbabane Swallows | 5 | (1) |
| 2009–2011 | Jomo Cosmos | 8 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2005–2006 | Swaziland | ||
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of January 24, 2009. | |||
Mfanafuthi Taribo Bhembe (born 10 October 1982 in Mbabane) is a Swazi footballer.
Career
Bhembe began his career by Royal Leopards F.C. and joined on year later in 2005 to Mbabane Swallows, before he attended in July 2006 by Alabama A&M University.
United States
He notched 14 goals in 16 appearances during a surprise senior season in 2008 for Alabama A&M University of the SWAC Conference, helping the side to a 9–5–3 record last fall. The resulting 1.94 points per game were tied for the fifth most in Division I last season, while his 14 goals ranked tied for 10th overall.
Lagerwey says: "Futhi was the fifth leading goal scorer in Division I this season. He's a quick attacking player that got things done at the collegiate level, so we're anxious to see if that can translate to the pros." [1]
Draft
Selected by Real Salt Lake in the fourth round (57th overall) of the 2009 MLS SuperDraft.[2]
Then joined to Real Salt Lake in January 2009 and was released on 9 February 2009.
Return to Africa
He returned to Mbabane Swallows on 10 February 2009[3] and signed on 10 July 2009 for South African club Jomo Cosmos.[4]
Clubs
- 2003–2004: Royal Leopards F.C.
- 2004–2006: Mbabane Swallows [5][6]
- 2006–2008: Alabama A&M University[7]
- 2009: Mbabane Swallows
- 2009–2010: Jomo Cosmos
International
Bhembe was from 2005 to 2006 regular member of the Swaziland national football team[8] and is currently on attention.[9]
External links
- Mfana Futhi Bhembe at National-Football-Teams.com