Personal information | |||
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Full name | Siyabonga Eugene Nomvethe[1] | ||
Date of birth | 2 December 1977 | ||
Place of birth | Durban, South Africa | ||
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[2] | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Youth career | |||
Sabatha FC | |||
Durban Cosmos | |||
1994–1997 | Claremont Blizzards | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1997–1998 | African Wanderers | 28 | (11) |
1998–2001 | Kaizer Chiefs | 79 | (42) |
2001–2005 | Udinese | 19 | (0) |
2004 | → Salernitana (loan) | 17 | (2) |
2004–2005 | → Empoli (loan) | 10 | (0) |
2006 | Orlando Pirates | 14 | (4) |
2006–2009 | AaB | 68 | (13) |
2009–2016 | Moroka Swallows | 149 | (53) |
2016–2019 | AmaZulu | 70 | (28) |
2020 | Uthongathi | 4 | (0) |
Total | 549 | (254) | |
International career | |||
1999–2012 | South Africa | 81 | (16) |
Managerial career | |||
2020– | AmaZulu (assistant) | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Siyabonga Eugene Nomvethe (/nɒmˈvɛteɪ/; born 2 December 1977) is a South African former professional soccer player who played as a forward.
Nomvethe played in several European leagues.[3] Nomvethe represented the South Africa national team from his debut on 6 May 1999, and he played in the 2002 and 2010 World Cups. He is the highest all-time goal scorer in the PSL.[4]