Nhlanhla Vilakazi (born 25 February 1987) is a South African professional

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby le ...

, who currently plays as either a left midfielder or left back for

Premier Soccer League Premier is a title for the head of government in central governments, state governments and local governments of some countries. A second in command to a premier is designated as a deputy premier. A premier will normally be a head of governm ...

club

Free State Stars Free State Stars Football club is a South African professional football club based in Bethlehem, Free State that plays in the National First Division. Formerly known as Makwane Computer Stars and Qwa Qwa Stars, their most significant honour i ...

Club career

Golden Arrows

Nhlanhla Vilakazi signed with

Golden Arrows Lamontville Golden Arrows F.C. are a South African soccer club based in Durban that plays in the Premier Soccer League. History It was founded in 1943 in the streets of Lamontville, a township in Durban. The club played in the defunct Nation ...

on 1 July 2008, however he transferred to Bay United for an undisclosed amount in the following transfer window.

Bay United

Transferring to

Bay United Bay United was a South African professional association football, football (soccer) club based first in the city of Port Elizabeth and later Polokwane. It played in the South African Premier Division and National First Division. The club came in ...

from

on 28 January 2009 for an undisclosed amount midway through the season, finishing the season, and playing in the 2009–10 season, he made a total of 6 appearances for the club. However the team did not fare well, and the end of the season would see Bay United relegated to the

National First Division The National First Division (NFD), officially known as the Motsepe Foundation Championship for sponsorship reasons, is the second-highest league of South African club association football, football after the South African Premier Division. Both t ...

Ajax Cape Town

Vilakazi transferred once more on 1 July 2010, this time to Ajax Cape Town, where he is currently playing. On 14 January 2013 Ajax Cape Town announced that Vilakazi had signed a pre-contract with Maritzbur United as he entered the last six months of his spell at the Cape outfit.

Maritzburg United

On 14 January 2013 Ajax Cape Town announced that Vilakazi had signed a pre-contract with

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 ...

as he entered the last six months of his spell at the Cape outfit and the club decided against their option of extending his stay.

Free State Stars

In November 2015, Vilakazi joined

AmaZulu

In March 2018 it was revealed that Vilakazi signed a pre-contract with

AmaZulu F.C. AmaZulu Football Club (Simply often known as AmaZulu) is a South African professional soccer club based in the city of Durban in the KwaZulu Natal province, that plays in the Premier Soccer League the first-tier of South African football l ...

, and would be joining them in the 2018/2019 season.

Honours

Club

;Ajax Cape Town * 2010 Telkom Knockout: Finalist ;AmaZulu * 2018 Nedbank Cup: Winner

References

1987 births Living people People from the East Rand Zulu people South African soccer players Lamontville Golden Arrows F.C. players Cape Town Spurs F.C. players Maritzburg United F.C. players Free State Stars F.C. players Bay United F.C. players Association football wingers Association football fullbacks AmaZulu F.C. players Sportspeople from Gauteng {{SouthAfrica-footy-bio-stub