Lindo Mfeka
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Lindokuhle Mfeka[1] | ||
Date of birth | 30 March 1994 | ||
Place of birth | Durban, South Africa | ||
Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Oakland Roots | ||
Number | 10 | ||
Youth career | |||
2012–2013 | River City Rovers[1] | ||
College career | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2013–2016 | South Florida Bulls | 72 | (16) |
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2016 | Reading United | 0 | (0) |
2017 | San Jose Earthquakes | 1 | (0) |
2017 | → Reno 1868 (loan) | 22 | (6) |
2018–2019 | Reno 1868 | 51 | (8) |
2021– | Oakland Roots | 23 | (2) |
National team | |||
South Africa U17 | |||
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20:04, 20 December 2021 (UTC) |
Lindokuhle Mfeka[1] (born 29 March 1994) is a South African soccer player who plays for Oakland Roots in the USL Championship.
Career[]
College[]
Mfeka played four years of college soccer at the University of South Florida between 2013 and 2016.[2] He spent a brief period with USL PDL side Reading United in 2016.[3]
Professional[]
On 13 January 2017, Mfeka was selected 28th overall in the 2017 MLS SuperDraft by San Jose Earthquakes.[4]
Mfeka made his professional debut on 6 May 2017, whilst on loan to San Jose's United Soccer League affiliate Reno 1868. Mfeka started in a 4–0 win over Phoenix Rising FC, assisting on two goals.[5]
He made his MLS debut as an injury time substitute on 1 July 2017 in San Jose's 2–1 victory over the LA Galaxy at Stanford Stadium.[6]
On 13 December 2017, Mfeka signed with Reno 1868 ahead of their 2018 season.[7] He was released by Reno following their 2019 season.
After a year without a club, Mfeka joined Oakland Roots on 20 January 2021, ahead of their inaugural USL Championship season.[8]
References[]
- ^ a b c "Lindo Mfeka :: Lindokuhle Mfeka :: Oakland Roots SC".
- ^ "Lindo Mfeka - Men's Soccer".
- ^ "Lindo Mfeka".
- ^ "Earthquakes Select Midfielder Jackson Yueill in the First Round and Midfielder Lindo Mfeka in the Second Round of the 2017 MLS SuperDraft | San Jose Earthquakes". Sjearthquakes.com. 13 January 2017. Retrieved 26 March 2017.
- ^ "Kelly Propels Reno to First Victory". 7 May 2017.
- ^ "RECAP: Earthquakes #BeatLA 2-1 in California Clasico". San Jose Earthquakes. Retrieved 2 July 2017.
- ^ "NEWS: Reno 1868 signs midfielder Lindo Mfeka | San Jose Earthquakes".
- ^ "Roots Sign South African Midfielder Lindo Mfeka". 19 January 2021.
External links[]
- 1994 births
- Living people
- South African soccer players
- South Florida Bulls men's soccer players
- Reading United A.C. players
- San Jose Earthquakes players
- Reno 1868 FC players
- Association football midfielders
- San Jose Earthquakes draft picks
- Major League Soccer players
- USL Championship players
- Sportspeople from Durban
- Oakland Roots SC players
- South African soccer biography stubs