Siyabonga Eugene Nomvethe is a South African former professional soccer player who played as a forward.
20 Facts About Siyabonga Nomvethe
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Siyabonga Nomvethe is the highest all-time goal scorer in the PSL.
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Siyabonga Nomvethe was born in the township of KwaMashu north of Durban in the KwaZulu-Natal province of South Africa.
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Siyabonga Nomvethe started playing as a striker for the Durban-based lower league club Durban Cosmos in 1994, from which he moved to Claremont Blizzards.
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When Claremont Blizzards folded the following year, Siyabonga Nomvethe moved to African Wanderers in the second best South African league.
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Siyabonga Nomvethe helped the club secure promotion and Nomvethe made his first appearances in the Premier Soccer League, playing alongside later Bafana Bafana striker Sibusiso Zuma and Phumlani Mkhize.
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Siyabonga Nomvethe was then already touted as a coming star for the Bafana Bafana.
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Siyabonga Nomvethe injured himself and was out of action for a few months; he did come back later on that season and scored a total of eight goals.
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Siyabonga Nomvethe was put in place of Pollen Ndlanya who left the team and score 22 goals in all competition including three in the BobSave Super Bowl to help Chiefs win their first silverware of the new millennium.
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Siyabonga Nomvethe scored 11 goals on either half of the season and scored Chiefs first goal of the millennium on 8 January 2000 against his old team African Wanderers.
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Siyabonga Nomvethe scored 18 goals in all competitions the next season scoring his tenth against Ria Stars on 21 January 2001.
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Siyabonga Nomvethe signed with Italian club Udinese Calcio of the Serie A In 2002, he was selected to play for South Africa at the 2002 FIFA World Cup.
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Siyabonga Nomvethe was loaned out to Djurgardens IF in Sweden, which he joined in August 2005 on a contract until the end of the 2005 season.
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In 2009, Siyabonga Nomvethe moved back to South Africa to join Moroka Swallows, rivals of the two soweto giants, Kaizer Chiefs and Orlando Pirates he represented during his domestic career.
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Siyabonga Nomvethe last played for AmaZulu in the Premier Soccer League having joined the team in January 2016.
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Siyabonga Nomvethe was the all leading top scorer in the PSL.
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Siyabonga Nomvethe received his first cap in 1999 against Trinidad and Tobago, becoming a first team player from 2001 to 2007.
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Siyabonga Nomvethe played in the 2002 FIFA World Cup and scored the game's only goal against Slovenia.
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Siyabonga Nomvethe was selected for South Africa's squad for the 2010 FIFA World Cup, and came off the bench as a substitute to play against France in South Africa's third and last game at the tournament.
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On 17 December 2020, it was announced that Siyabonga Nomvethe would be joining AmaZulu as an assistant coach to Benni McCarthy.