Phumlani Dlamini (born 22 December 1988) is a Liswati

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who plays the role of defender for

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and the Eswatini national team. He has been plying his trade in the

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for top teams Bush Bucks F.C.,

Royal Leopards F.C. Royal Leopards Football Club are a Eswatini soccer club based in Simunye. They are the Royal Eswatini Police team. Achievements * Swazi Premier League: 8 :: 2006, 2007, 2008, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2020-21, 2021-22. * Swazi Cup: 3 :: 2007, 2011, ...

and presently playing for

since 2012 till date.

Career

Phumlani Dlamini made his international debut for

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against

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in 2011. He has received interest from top

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and other top European teams since he was with the

but has been having delay due to the English Premier League working permit rules on foreign players. Phumlani Dlamini even scored a goal against Djibouti in the 74th minutes. He had played against the following international games for

since he made his senior national team debut game in 2011: Single leg games played was against

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Burkina Faso Burkina Faso (, ; , ff, 𞤄𞤵𞤪𞤳𞤭𞤲𞤢 𞤊𞤢𞤧𞤮, italic=no) is a landlocked country in West Africa with an area of , bordered by Mali to the northwest, Niger to the northeast, Benin to the southeast, Togo and Ghana to the ...

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. Recently in the year 2015/16, Phumlani has played five international games in which is FIFA World Cup Qualifier two Leg games (Home and away) against

Nigeria Nigeria ( ), , ig, Naìjíríyà, yo, Nàìjíríà, pcm, Naijá , ff, Naajeeriya, kcg, Naijeriya officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a country in West Africa. It is situated between the Sahel to the north and the Gulf o ...

and a single friendly game against

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Phumlani Dlamini International Games Statistics

He has played 14 International Games scoring a goal for the Swaziland Senior National team. His National team statistics is as stated below: * COSAFA CUP - Played 218 minutes (3 Caps, Started 2 Games, 1 Game substituted in) * CAF NATIONS CUP QUALIFIER- Played 360 minutes (4 Caps, Played the 4 full games) * WORLD CUP QUALIFIER – Played 360 minutes (4 Caps, Played the 4 full games) * INTERNATIONAL FRIENDLY GAMES- Played 360 minutes (4 Caps, Played the 4 full games)

References

External links

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- Euro Sport Data

- Goal.com Profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Dlamini, Phumlani 1988 births Living people Swazi footballers Men's association football defenders Swazi expatriate footballers Expatriate soccer players in South Africa Eswatini men's international footballers