Ayanda Gcaba

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Ayanda Gcaba
Personal information
Full name Ayanda Oscar Gcaba[1]
Date of birth (1986-03-08) 8 March 1986 (age 35)
Place of birth Port Shepstone, South Africa
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[1]
Position(s) Centre back
Club information
Current team
 Jomo Cosmos
Youth career
Barberton City Stars
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2012 Free State Stars 65 (2)
2012–2018 Orlando Pirates 87 (6)
2018 → Platinum Stars (loan) 7 (0)
2019–2020 Royal Eagles 13 (0)
2020– Jomo Cosmos 17 (0)
National team‡
2012–2015 South Africa 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 13:08, 18 April 2021 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 13:11, 18 April 2021 (UTC)

Ayanda Gcaba (born 8 March 1986) is a South African international footballer who plays professionally for Jomo Cosmos, as a defender.

Club career[]

Born in Port Shepstone,[1] Gcaba began his career with Barberton City Stars,[2] before playing professionally with Free State Stars, Orlando Pirates, Platinum Stars, Royal Eagles and Jomo Cosmos.[1][3]

He moved to Platinum Stars on loan in January 2018.[4][5][6]

He joined Royal Eagles in September 2019, before leaving the club in January 2020 amongst rumours that he had been fired by the club after driving the team bus, which he denied.[7][8]

He began training with Jomo Cosmos in October 2020,[9] signing with the club in November 2020.[10]

International career[]

He made his international debut for South Africa in 2012.[1]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d e "Ayanda Gcaba". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 18 April 2021.
  2. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 11 September 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. ^ Ayanda Gcaba at Soccerway. Retrieved 18 April 2021.
  4. ^ "Pirates send defender Gcaba on loan to Stars". ESPN.com. 29 January 2018.
  5. ^ "Ayanda Gcaba leaves Orlando Pirates for Platinum Stars | Goal.com". www.goal.com.
  6. ^ "Orlando Pirates send defender Ayanda Gcaba on loan to Platinum Stars". Kick Off. 30 January 2018.
  7. ^ "Ayanda Gcaba explains team bus driving incident before his sacking at Royal Eagles". Kick Off. 9 June 2020.
  8. ^ "Ayanda Gcaba reveals personal issues led to Royal Eagles exit". Kick Off. 20 March 2020.
  9. ^ "Ayanda Gcaba training with Jomo Cosmos". Kick Off. 14 October 2020.
  10. ^ "PressReader.com - Your favorite newspapers and magazines". www.pressreader.com.


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