Khulekani Shezi
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 10 January 2001 | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Royal AM | ||
| Number | 15 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020– | Royal AM | 27 | (2) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2022 | South Africa | 3 | (1) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 July 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10 July 2024 | |||
Khulekani Shezi (born 10 January 2001) is a South African soccer player who plays as a midfielder for Royal AM in the Premier Soccer League.
After Royal AM won promotion from the 2020-21 National First Division due to buying Bloemfontein Celtic's license, Shezi made his first-tier debut in October 2022 against Moroka Swallows, and scored his first goal in November 2023 against Cape Town Spurs.[1]
He was called up for South Africa for the 2022 COSAFA Cup, where he played twice, including the plate final where South Africa beat Botswana. He was also called up to the 2022 African Nations Championship qualification against the Comoros, where he scored the winning goal which put South Africa through.[2][3][4]
In May 2024, he was badly injured during a duel with Lindokuhle Mtshali, in which Shezi's was discolated and the ligament damaged.[5]
References
- ^ Khulekani Shezi at Soccerway. Retrieved 17 May 2024.
- ^ Khulekani Shezi at National-Football-Teams.com
- ^ Dindi, Sithembiso (17 July 2022). "Mkhalele's young Bafana edge Botswana to win Cosafa plate final". The Sowetan. Retrieved 7 July 2023.
- ^ Mphahlele, Mahlatse (23 July 2022). "Youthful Bafana side beat Comoros 1-0 in the first leg of CHAN qualifier". Sunday Times. Retrieved 7 July 2023.
- ^ Madlala, Robin-Duke (28 May 2024). "Mtshali Apologizes For Accidental Injury To Royal AM's Shezi". Sportswire. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
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