Dipsy Selolwane
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Diphetogo Selolwane | ||
Date of birth | 27 January 1978 | ||
Place of birth | Gaborone, Botswana | ||
Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder, Striker | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Pretoria University | ||
Number | 8 | ||
Youth career | |||
2000 | Harris–Stowe State University | ||
2001 | Saint Louis University | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1997–2000 | Gaborone United | ||
2001–2002 | Vejle BK | 5 | (0) |
2002–2005 | Chicago Fire | 27 | (3) |
2005 | Real Salt Lake | 8 | (0) |
2005–2007 | Santos | 45 | (13) |
2007 | Jomo Cosmos | 2 | (0) |
2008–2010 | Ajax Cape Town | 61 | (8) |
2010–2012 | Supersport United | 39 | (2) |
2012–2015 | Pretoria University | ||
National team‡ | |||
1998–2012 | Botswana | 68 | (18) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of May 25, 2011 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of January 28, 2016 |
Diphetogo "Dipsy" Selolwane (born January 27, 1978 in Gaborone) is a former Botswana football (soccer) midfielder who played for South African Premier Soccer League club University of Pretoria.[1] He has played as a striker in Major League Soccer.[2]
Career[]
Selolwane first played for Gaborone United in the Botswana Premier League.[3] After playing college soccer at St. Louis University and being named first-team All-American in 2001, Selolwane was drafted 36th overall in the 2002 MLS Superdraft by the Chicago Fire.[4][5] Selolwane was traded to Real Salt Lake after the 2004 MLS season but failed to make an impact and was released during the 2005 season.[6] In four years of action in MLS, he scored three goals[citation needed].
He returned to Africa, first to Botswana and then to the South African Premier Soccer League. His first PSL club was Santos, before moving to Jomo Cosmos, after having a very disappointing 2006-07 season. He signed with Ezenkosi for the 2007-08 season, but made only two appearances and joined Ajax Cape Town in early 2008. His PSL career flourished at Ajax, where he was converted to a midfielder and earned a July 2010 move to league champions Supersport United.[citation needed]
International career[]
Selolwane is also a significant player for the Botswana national football team. On 28 January 2012, Selolwane converted a penalty, which temporarily equalized the score in the 1:6 loss against Guinea. This was the first ever goal scored by the national team in a major international tournament.[7]
Personal life[]
Selolwane and actor Marang Molosiwa announced that they were having a child in May 2020.[citation needed] This was Selolwane's second child. The pair tied the knot recently and were showered with praises and congratulatory messages after Dipsy shared a photo of him and his newly wedded bride.[8]
International goals[]
- Scores and results list Botswana's goal tally first.[9]
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "University of Pretoria have signed Gabonese defender Charly Mossouno". Kick Off. 2012-07-11. Retrieved 2020-05-27.
- ^ "Dipsy Selolwane Player Profile". MTN Football. January 2012. Archived from the original on 2012-02-09. Retrieved 2012-01-29.
- ^ "10 Things You Didn't Know About Dipsy Selolwane". Botswana Youth Magazine. 2013-08-07. Retrieved 2020-05-27.
- ^ "Farewell to Botswana legend Diphetogo 'Dipsy' Selolwane". BBC Sport. 2014-07-14. Retrieved 2020-05-27.
- ^ Chicago Fire FC (2020). "Player Registry". Chicago Fire FC Player Registry. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
- ^ "Dipsy on the move". 2005-01-03. Retrieved 2020-05-27.
- ^ "Guinea revive Africa Cup of Nations hopes by thrashing Botswana". Guardian.co.uk. 2012-01-28. Retrieved 2012-01-29.
- ^ "Dipsy and Marang ties the knot". Botswana Youth Magazine. 2021-04-09. Retrieved 2021-05-21.
- ^ Diphetogo "Dipsy" Selolwane - Goals in International Matches - RSSSF
External links[]
- Dipsy Selolwane at National-Football-Teams.com
- Hail 'Dipsy' Selolwane – The Botswana Gazette
- 1978 births
- Living people
- Botswana footballers
- Botswana expatriate footballers
- Botswana international footballers
- Association football forwards
- Chicago Fire FC players
- Real Salt Lake players
- Botswana expatriate sportspeople in Denmark
- Botswana expatriate sportspeople in South Africa
- Botswana expatriate sportspeople in the United States
- Vejle Boldklub players
- Jomo Cosmos F.C. players
- Saint Louis Billikens men's soccer players
- Ajax Cape Town F.C. players
- People from Gaborone
- Association football midfielders
- Santos F.C. (South Africa) players
- Gaborone United S.C. players
- Expatriate footballers in Denmark
- Expatriate soccer players in South Africa
- SuperSport United F.C. players
- University of Pretoria F.C. players
- 2012 Africa Cup of Nations players
- Expatriate soccer players in the United States
- Major League Soccer players
- Chicago Fire FC draft picks
- All-American men's college soccer players