Sifiso Hlanti

Sifiso Sandile Hlanti (born 1 May 1990) is a South African professional soccer player who plays for Kaizer Chiefs as a left back.

Sifiso Hlanti
Personal information
Full name Sifiso Sandile Hlanti[1]
Date of birth (1990-05-01) 1 May 1990
Place of birth Durban, South Africa
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Position(s) Left back
Club information
Current team
 Kaizer Chiefs
Number 23
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2012 Lamontville Golden Arrows 2 (0)
2012 Chippa United
2012–2013 Thanda Royal Zulu 23 (1)
2013–2016 AmaZulu 41 (0)
2016–2020 Bidvest Wits 118 (3)
2020–2021 Moroka Swallows 16 (1)
2021– Kaizer Chiefs 5 (1)
National team‡
2016– South Africa 22 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17:20, 2 October 2021 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 13:47, 9 July 2021 (UTC)

Club career

Born in Durban, Hlanti has played for Lamontville Golden Arrows, Chippa United, Thanda Royal Zulu, AmaZulu, Bidvest Wits and Moroka Swallows.[1][2]

In September 2020 he began training with Kaizer Chiefs, despite the club being under a transfer ban.[3][4] He was one of 6 players to sign for the club on 9 July 2021, following the lifting of the transfer ban.[5][6]

International career

He made his international debut for South Africa in 2016.[1] After playing in a match at the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations, Hlanti's Wikipedia entry was the subject of vandalism.[7]

Career statistics

International
As of matches played on 12 July 2019[1]
South Africa national team
YearAppsGoals
201620
201750
201850
201960
Total180

References
  1. "Sifiso Hlanti". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
  2. Sifiso Hlanti at Soccerway. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
  3. "Kaizer Chiefs confirm Sifiso Hlanti arrival for training". Kick Off. 28 September 2020.
  4. "Kaizer Chiefs news: Sifiso Hlanti training explained by agent". Kick Off. 30 September 2020.
  5. "Amakhosi welcome new faces to Naturena". Kaizer Chiefs. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
  6. "Kaizer Chiefs announce six new signings". TimesLIVE.
  7. "Egypt vs South Africa: Hlanti's Wikipedia page gets a makeover". 6 July 2019.


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