Luyolo Nomandela
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Luyolo Mbiko Nomandela | ||
| Date of birth | 3 November 1989 | ||
| Place of birth | Ngqeleni, South Africa | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Mthatha Bucks | ||
| Number | 40 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Mighty Eagles | |||
| Bush Bucks | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011 | FC Buffalo | ||
| 2011–2012 | Carara Kicks | ||
| 2012–2014 | Free State Stars | 32 | (5) |
| 2014–2016 | Mamelodi Sundowns | 3 | (0) |
| 2015 | → Moroka Swallows (loan) | 5 | (1) |
| 2016 | → Jomo Cosmos (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | Cape Town City | 2 | (0) |
| 2017- | Mthatha Bucks | 4 | (1) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2013– | South Africa | 2 | (1) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 11 February 2018 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 25 December 2013 | |||
Luyolo Nomandela (born 3 November 1989 in Ngqeleni, Eastern Cape) is a South African football (soccer) player who plays as a midfielder for Mthatha Bucks F.C. in the National First Division.[1]
Mayano, as he is popularly known made his PSL debut at the beginning of the 2012/2013 season for Free State Stars F.C. from clubs feeder development side Carara Kicks F.C.. Luyolo would go on to become the club's prominent figure for the next few seasons due to his ball controlling ability, vision and pace, winning the club's rookie of the season award and helping the team to a top 8 finish.
At the start of 2013/2014 season he was strongly linked with Kaizer Chiefs F.C. but the move never materialized.
At the end of that season Nomandela joined Mamelodi Sundowns F.C. on a 4year deal. He made just a few off the appearances for the club under coach Pitso Mosimane, being mostly in the side's development squad in the Multichoice Diski Challenge
He made his first national team appearance under Gordon Igesund in the summer of 2013 scoring on debut against Burkina Faso.
While still contracted to Mamelodi Sundowns F.C. he had loan spells with Moroka Swallows F.C. and Jomo Cosmos F.C. with both clubs suffering relegations one year apart, while Nomandela played for the clubs.
In October 2016 Nomandela and Mamelodi Sundowns F.C. reached an agreement to part ways with the player surfacing at Cape Town City F.C. shortly after announcement.
His stint in the mother city was also a less successful one having made very few apprearances off the bench under Eric Tinkler.
Before the end of the 2016/2017 PSL campaign, in April 2016 Cape Town City F.C. announced that they had parted ways with the player for undisclosed reasons.
At the beginning of the 2017/2018 NFD campaign, Nomandela was unveiled by Mthatha Bucks F.C. as part of their plan to try and return to the PSL after more than a decade of absence. It was soon reported that player had been suspended by the club for disciplinary reasons leaving many of his supporters and admirers blaming it all on the big money move he made to Mamelodi Sundowns F.C. in the winter transfer window of 2014 which, in the opinion of many, was the beginning of the end of his career.
References
- Jomo Cosmos sign Luyolo Nomandela, kickoff.com, 6 January 2016
External links
- Luyolo Nomandela at Soccerway