Tando Velaphi

Football player infobox
playername= Tando Velaphi
fullname = Tando Velaphi


dateofbirth = birth date and age|1987|4|17
cityofbirth = Perth
countryofbirth = Australia
height = height|m=1.85
currentclub = Perth Glory
clubnumber = 30
position = Goalkeeper
youthyears =
2005
youthclubs = Ballajura AFC
Wembley Downs
Perth Juniors
AIS
years = 2006
2006
2007–"present"
clubs = Perth SC
→ Queensland Roar "(loan)"
Perth Glory
caps(goals) =
1 (0)
8 (0)
nationalyears = 2006
2007
nationalteam = Australia U-20
Australia U-23
nationalcaps(goals) = 6 (0)
1 (0)
pcupdate = 4 january 2007
ntupdate = 4 january 2007

Tando Velaphi (born 17 April 1987) is an Australian football (soccer) goalkeeper who currently plays for Perth Glory in the A-League, who he signed for in 2007.

Club career

Velaphi was born and grew up in Perth and is of Zimbabwean and Japanese heritage. He trained at the AIS in Canberra on a football scholarship.

He previously played for Perth SC and had stints at the Newcastle Jets and Queensland Roar, making his A-League debut in Round 20 in the meeting between Queensland Roar and Melbourne Victory at Telstra Dome. Velaphi played for the Young Socceroos and is currently a member of the Olyroos. Due to the withdrawal of first-choice Olyroos goalkeeper Danny Vukovic through suspension, Velaphi was competing with Reading back-up keeper, Adam Federici to become the Olyroos' starting goalkeeper at the Beijing Olympics, but made no appearances for the Olyroos.

A-League career statistics

("Correct as of 10 June 2008")

External links

* [http://www.perthglory.com.au/default.aspx?s=pgfc_playerprofile_item&pid=1171 Perth Glory profile]
* [http://www.footballaustralia.com.au/MensU23/default.aspx?s=aus_u23men_player_profile&pid=1171&tid=112 FFA - Olyroo profile]