Itumeleng Shopane

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Itumeleng Shopane
Personal information
Date of birth (1997-06-16) 16 June 1997 (age 24)
Place of birth Taung, North West, South Africa
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Centre forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016-2017 Kaizer Chiefs B
2017-2018 → All Stars (loan) 11 (0)
2018-2019 Kaizer Chiefs B
2019- Swallows (loan) 15 (1)
National team
South Africa U20
2019– South Africa U23
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Itumeleng Shopane (born 16 June 1997) is a South African professional footballer who plays as a centre forward for National First Division side Swallows on loan from Kaizer Chiefs B.

Club career[]

Kaizer Chiefs B[]

In 2016, Shopane joined South Africa's PSL Reserve League side Kaizer Chiefs B, then in 2017 he was loaned to National First Division (NVD) side Cape Town All Stars.

International career[]

South Africa U20[]

He played at the 2016 COSAFA U-20 Cup and the 2017 Africa U-20 Cup of Nations.[1][2]

South Africa U23[]

On 1 November 2019, Shopane was called up by coach David Notoane to join the South Africa national under-23 football team during the 2019 Africa U-23 Cup of Nations that was held in Egypt.[3]

References[]

  1. ^ "FT – COSAFA U20: South Africa 8 Lesotho 0 – Group A". COSAFA. 7 December 2016. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
  2. ^ Makhaya, Ernest (28 January 2018). "Why Itumeleng Shopane is back at Kaizer Chiefs". Goal. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
  3. ^ "Notoane announces the SA U-23 AFCON 2019 squad". SAFA. 1 November 2019. Retrieved 27 February 2020.

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