Joel Luphahla (born 26 April 1977) is a

Zimbabwe Zimbabwe (), officially the Republic of Zimbabwe, is a landlocked country located in Southeast Africa, between the Zambezi and Limpopo Rivers, bordered by South Africa to the south, Botswana to the south-west, Zambia to the north, and Mozam ...

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midfielder. Luphahla was born in Tjolotjo Matebeleland province

Career

Luphahla is a Zimbabwean midfielder who has spent most of his career playing in South Africa's

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and also had a spell in

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. He suffered a serious leg injury while playing for

Platinum Stars Platinum Stars was a South African football club based in Phokeng near Rustenburg, North West Province that played in the Premier Soccer League. The club was nicknamed ''Dikwena'', the Tswana name for ''Crocodiles''. The team's best finish in ...

, but returned to the club after an extended absence. Luphahla has been capped for the Zimbabwean national team. He played for the team that won the

2000 COSAFA Cup The 2000 COSAFA Cup is the 4th edition of the football tournament that involves teams from COSAFA. Zimbabwe beat Lesotho Lesotho ( ), officially the Kingdom of Lesotho, is a country landlocked country, landlocked as an Enclave and exclave, e ...

, and was in the Zimbabwean squad for the

2006 African Cup of Nations The 2006 Africa Cup of Nations was the 25th edition of the Africa Cup of Nations, the association football championship of Africa. It was hosted by Egypt. Just like in 2004, the field of sixteen teams was split into four groups of four. Egypt won ...

. He plays attacking midfielder.

International goals

:''Scores and results list Zimbabwe's goal tally first.''

Clubs

*1998–2000: Highlanders FC *2000–2004: AEP Paphos FC *2004–2005: Silver Stars *2005–2006:

Supersport United SuperSport United Football Club (often known as SuperSport) is a South African professional football club based in Atteridgeville in Pretoria in the Gauteng province. The team currently plays in the Dstv Premiership. United is known as ''Matsats ...

*2006–2010:

*2010–2015: Highlanders FC *2015-2016: Tsholotsho FC Presently coaching a Zimbabwean football team named Telone fc

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* 1977 births Living people Zimbabwean men's footballers AEP Paphos FC players Platinum Stars F.C. players SuperSport United F.C. players Cypriot First Division players Expatriate men's footballers in Cyprus Expatriate men's soccer players in South Africa Zimbabwe men's international footballers Zimbabwean expatriate sportspeople in South Africa Zimbabwean expatriate men's footballers 2004 African Cup of Nations players 2006 Africa Cup of Nations players Highlanders F.C. players Men's association football midfielders {{Zimbabwe-footy-bio-stub