Bandile Shandu (born 19 January,1995) is a South African professional

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player who plays as a midfielder for the

South African Premier Division The South African Premier Division, officially referred to as the DStv Premiership for sponsorship purposes, is the premier men's professional football/soccer league and the highest division in the league system of South Africa, organized sinc ...

club Orlando Pirates. He was born in Pietermaritzburg South Africa, and made his professional debut playing for

Maritzburg United Maritzburg United is a South African football club based in the city of Pietermaritzburg that currently plays in the Premier Soccer League. Honours *First Division Coastal Stream champions: 2007–08 *First Division Championship Play-offs: 2 ...

at the age of seventeen, while attending the high school Maritzburg College.

Club Career

Shandu was first called up to a matchday squad for

in December 2012 - at the age of 17 whilst attending Maritzburg College. He made his professional debut in February 2013 against AmaZulu. The match ended in a 0 – 0 draw. He left the club at the end of his contract on the 30th of June, 2021. In July of 2021, Shandu joined Orlando Pirates on a three-year contract.

International Career

He has represented South Africa at the

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level.

References

1995 births Living people South African men's soccer players Sportspeople from Pietermaritzburg Men's association football midfielders Durban City F.C. (2024) players Orlando Pirates F.C. players South African Premier Division players South Africa men's youth international soccer players {{SouthAfrica-footy-midfielder-stub