Sifiso Sandile Hlanti (born 1 May 1990) is a South African professional
soccer
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player who plays for
Kaizer Chiefs
Kaizer Chiefs Football Club (often known as Chiefs) are a South African professional football club based in Naturena, Johannesburg South, that plays in the Premier Soccer League. The team is nicknamed ''AmaKhosi'', which means "Lords" or "Chie ...
as a
left back
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Centre-backs are usually positioned in pairs, with one full-back on either s ...
.
Club career
Born in
Durban
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, Hlanti has played for
Lamontville 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 ...
,
Chippa United
Chippa United Football Club (often known as Chilli boys or Chippa) is a South African professional football club based in Gqeberha in the Eastern Cape province, having previously being based in Nyanga suburb of the city of Cape Town. The club' ...
,
Thanda Royal Zulu
Thanda Royal Zulu was a South African football club based in Richards Bay, KwaZulu-Natal.
History
The club started after a Swedish consortium that included Sven-Goran Eriksson bought the franchise from Benoni Premier United at the end of the 2006 ...
,
AmaZulu
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,
Bidvest Wits
Bidvest Wits Football Club,
(simply often known as Wits University F.C. or Wits) was a South African professional football club from Johannesburg which played in the Premier Soccer League the first-tier of South African league football system. ...
and
Moroka Swallows
Moroka Swallows Football Club (often known as simply Swallows or The Birds) is a South African professional football club based in Soweto in the city of Johannesburg in the Gauteng province.
Founded in 1947, Swallows are one of the original two ...
.
In September 2020 he began training with
Kaizer Chiefs
Kaizer Chiefs Football Club (often known as Chiefs) are a South African professional football club based in Naturena, Johannesburg South, that plays in the Premier Soccer League. The team is nicknamed ''AmaKhosi'', which means "Lords" or "Chie ...
, despite the club being under a transfer ban. He was one of 6 players to sign for the club on 9 July 2021, following the lifting of the transfer ban.
International career
He made his international debut for
South Africa
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in 2016.
After playing in a match at the
2019 Africa Cup of Nations
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, Hlanti's Wikipedia entry was the subject of vandalism.
Career statistics
International
References
1990 births
Living people
Soccer players from Durban
South African men's soccer players
South Africa men's international soccer players
Lamontville Golden Arrows F.C. players
Chippa United F.C. players
Thanda Royal Zulu F.C. players
AmaZulu F.C. players
Bidvest Wits F.C. players
Moroka Swallows F.C. players
Kaizer Chiefs F.C. players
South African Premier Division players
National First Division players
Men's association football fullbacks
2019 Africa Cup of Nations players
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