Ayanda Patosi
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | [1] | 31 October 1992||
Place of birth | Cape Town, South Africa[1] | ||
Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 8 1⁄2 in)[1] | ||
Playing position | Left winger[2] | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Cape Town City | ||
Youth career | |||
2010–2011 | ASD Cape Town | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2011–2017 | Lokeren | 145 | (21) |
2017– | Cape Town City | 5 | (1) |
National team‡ | |||
2013– | South Africa[2] | 12 | (3) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 08:46, 4 October 2017 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 07:02, 2 June 2017 (UTC) |
Ayanda Patosi (born 31 October 1992) is a South African international footballer who plays professionally for Cape Town City, as a left winger.
Club career
At the age of 16, Patosi trained with Belgian club Genk.[3] He spent the 2010–11 season with ASD Cape Town,[2] and Patosi later returned to Belgium on a tour with the African Soccer Development school.[4] While there, Patosi signed a four-year contract with Lokeren in May 2011.[5]
He made his professional debut for Lokeren in the 2011–12 season,[1][6] winning the Belgian Cup that same year.[7][8]
He returned to South Africa in June 2017, signing for Cape Town City.[9]
International career
Patosi was tipped in March 2012 by fellow player Anele Ngcongca as a possible future star of the South African national team.[10] In November 2012, Patosi was hailed as a "sensation" and there were calls for him to be included in the national team set-up.[11] He received his first call-up to the national team in December 2012.[12] Patosi made his international debut on 12 October 2013, in a friendly match against Morocco, alongside fellow players Sibusiso Vilakazi and Kgosi Nthle.[13]
In December 2014 he was announced as being part of South Africa's provisional squad for the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations.[14] He did not make the final, 23-man squad.[15]
International goals
- Scores and results list South Africa's goal tally first.[1]
Goal | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1. | 26 May 2014 | Stadium Australia, Sydney, Australia | 1–0 | 1–1 | Friendly | |
2. | 16 June 2015 | Cape Town Stadium, Cape Town, South Africa | 2–1 | 2–1 | Friendly | |
3. | 11 October 2016 | Moses Mabhida Stadium, Durban, South Africa | 1–1 | 1–1 | Friendly |
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 Ayanda Patosi at Soccerway. Retrieved 2 June 2017.
- 1 2 3 "Player profile". National-Football-Teams.com. Retrieved 2 June 2017.
- ↑ Ed Aarons (23 March 2012). "Patosi relishing big stage". Kick Off. Retrieved 18 December 2014.
- ↑ Ed Aarons (20 October 2011). "African Soccer Development pupils flourishing in Europe". BBC Sport. Retrieved 18 December 2014.
- ↑ "SA youngsters sign in Belgium". Kick Off. 23 May 2011. Retrieved 18 December 2014.
- ↑ "Profile" (in Dutch). Voetbal International. Retrieved 18 December 2014.
- ↑ Ed Aarons (1 April 2012). "Patosi relishing Belgian cup win with Sporting Lokeren". BBC Sport. Retrieved 18 December 2014.
- ↑ "Joy for Patosi, despair for Keet". Supersport. 25 March 2012. Retrieved 18 December 2014.
- ↑ "Cape Town City confirm the signing of Bafana midfielder Ayanda Patosi from Belgium club KSC Lokeren". Kickoff. 1 June 2017. Retrieved 2 June 2017.
- ↑ Ed Aarons (19 March 2012). "Ngcongca tips Patosi as Bafana star". Kick Off. Retrieved 18 December 2014.
- ↑ Ed Aarons (13 November 2012). "A new sensation: Ayanda Patosi". BBC Sport. Retrieved 18 December 2014.
- ↑ "Patosi named in South Africa squad to face Malawi". BBC Sport. 11 December 2012. Retrieved 18 December 2014.
- ↑ Jonty Mark (12 October 2014). "Bafana's future looks bright". IOL. Retrieved 18 December 2014.
- ↑ "South Africa include injured Tokelo Rantie in provisional squad". BBC Sport. 18 December 2014. Retrieved 18 December 2014.
- ↑ "2015 Nations Cup: South Africa omit Serero from squad". BBC Sport. 30 December 2014. Retrieved 31 December 2014.