Thulani Hlatshwayo

Thulani Hlatshwayo
Personal information
Full name	Thulani Tyson Hlatshwayo
Date of birth	18 December 1989 (age 34)
Place of birth	Soweto, South Africa
Height	1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s)	Centre back
Team information
Current team	Supersport United
Number	14
Youth career
	Senaoane Gunners FC
2005–2009	Ajax Cape Town
Senior career*
Years	Team
2009–2014	Ajax Cape Town
2014–2020	Bidvest Wits
2020–2022	Orlando Pirates
2022-	Supersport United
International career‡
2005–2007	South Africa U17
2007–2009	South Africa U20
2009–2012	South Africa U23
2013–	South Africa
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18 April 2023; ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18 April 2023

Career

Ajax Cape Town

Hlatshwayo was born in Soweto, Gauteng. He made his professional debut for Ajax on 5 August 2009 in a 2–1 win against Orlando Pirates, in a quarter-final match of the 2009 MTN 8 tournament at the Coca Cola Park in Johannesburg. He was promoted from the club's youth academy ranks after years of good showing for both the club and the country's national youth teams. ^{[citation needed]}

Bidvest Wits

In the early months of 2014 it was announced that 'Tyson' as he is efficiently known has signed a pre-contract with Bidvest Wits. By doing so Hlatshwayo ended speculations that he was heading to Orlando Pirates. He joined the Johannesburg-based club in June. He has since been a force to be reckoned alongside another former Ajax CT player in Thato Mokeke. He started in Bidvest's opening league game against SuperSport United.

International career

Youth teams

Hlatswayo has played for both the South Africa national under-17 and under-20 teams. He was also a member of the South African U-20 team that played in the 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup, which lost to Ghana in a 2–1 defeat, losing to the eventual champions in the Round of 16 of the tournament.

Senior team

Hlatswayo was included in South Africa's squad for the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations and scored an own goal in the team's opening match as they lost 3–1 to Algeria. On 13 October 2018, he was one of South Africa's goalscorers as the nation recorded its largest ever victory with a 6–0 win over Seychelles in an Africa Cup of Nations qualifier.

Career statistics

International

As of matches played on 12 July 2019

Year	Apps	Goals
South Africa national team
2013	6	0
2014	4	0
2015	9	1
2016	8	1
2017	4	0
2018	6	1
2019	6	0
Total	43	3

International goals

Scores and results list South Africa's goal tally first.

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	14 January 2015	Stade Omar Bongo, Libreville	Mali	1–0	3–0	Friendly
2.	25 March 2015	Somhlolo National Stadium, Lobamba	Swaziland	1–0	3–1	Friendly
	12 November 2016	Peter Mokaba Stadium, Polokwane, South Africa	Senegal	1–0	2–1	2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
3.	13 October 2018	FNB Stadium, Johannesburg	Seychelles	2–0	6–0	2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualification

Honours

Club

Ajax Cape Town

2009 MTN 8: Finalist
2010 Telkom Knockout: Runners up

Bidvest Wits F.C

Premier Soccer League

° 2016/2017

MTN 8

° 2016

Telkom knockout

2017

Orlando Pirates F.C

MTN 8

° 2020