Mabhuti Khanyeza

Football player infobox
playername = Mabhuti Khanyeza


fullname = Elliot Mabhuti Khanyeza
nickname =
height =
weight =
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1982|06|17
cityofbirth = Howick
countryofbirth = South Africa
currentclub = Ajax Cape Town
clubnumber = 5
position = Striker
youthyears =
youthclubs =
years = -2002 2002-2007 2007-
clubs = Maritzburg City Golden Arrows Kaizer Chiefs Ajax Cape Town
caps(goals) = 12 (2)
112 (37)
26 (10)
1 (1)
nationalyears = 2003
nationalteam = South Africa
nationalcaps(goals) = 1
pcupdate = November 13, 2007
ntupdate = November 13, 2007

Mabhuti Khanyeza, sometimes spelled Mabhudi Khenyeza, (born June 17 1982 in Howick, KwaZulu-Natal) is a South African football (soccer) striker for Ajax Cape Town in the Premier Soccer League. He has one cap for Bafana Bafana.

Career

Mabhuti Khanyeza’s arrival from Lamontville Golden Arrows in July 2007 after he had spent five seasons at the KwaZulu-Natal based team and scored 43 goals in the 102 official league and cup matches that he had participated in between 2002 and 2007, was according to many commentators bound to happen sooner or later.

And for some it was inevitable that the soft spoken man from the rural areas of KwaZulu-Natal would eventually don the gold and black strip of The Amakhosi. Khanyeza was a major hit on his official debut for Chiefs on the opening night of the 2007 – 2008 season, after coming close to scoring as he was unfortunate to have hit the cross bar twice in the game.

He managed to find the back of the net against Benoni Premier United from the penalty spot in the final minute of the game, which gave him a goal on debut. Often thought of as one of the players who has perhaps not represented his country as regularly as he should have, Khanyeza’s move to Chiefs is a step in the right direction as apart from the possibility of adding silverware to his cupboards he has put himself in a stronger position to receive more national team call ups.

Thus far the player who made his name at Lamontville Golden Arrows will be remembered for his wonder goal against Chiefs arch rivals Orlando Pirates in November 2007, a goal he scored just nineteen seconds into the game.

External links

* [http://www.national-football-teams.com/v2/player.php?id=6263 Career history] at National-football-teams.com