| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Thulani Tyson Hlatshwayo | ||
| Date of birth | (1989-12-18) 18 December 1989 (age 34) | ||
| Place of birth | Soweto, South Africa | ||
| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)[1][2] | ||
| Position(s) | Centre back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Supersport United | ||
| Number | 14 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Senaoane Gunners FC | |||
| 2005–2009 | Ajax Cape Town | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2009–2014 | Ajax Cape Town | 96 | (2) |
| 2014–2020 | Bidvest Wits | 140 | (18) |
| 2020–2022 | Orlando Pirates | 27 | (1) |
| 2022- | Supersport United | 19 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2005–2007 | South Africa U17 | 3 | (0) |
| 2007–2009 | South Africa U20 | 7 | (0) |
| 2009–2012 | South Africa U23 | 3 | (0) |
| 2013– | South Africa | 54 | (4) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18 April 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18 April 2023 | |||
Thulani Tyson Hlatshwayo (born 18 December 1989) is a South African professional soccer player who plays as a defender for Supersport United.
Hlatshwayo was born in Soweto, Gauteng. He made his professional debut for Ajax on 5 August 2009 in a 2–1 win against Orlando Pirates, in a quarter-final match of the 2009 MTN 8 tournament at the Coca Cola ParkinJohannesburg. He was promoted from the club's youth academy ranks after years of good showing for both the club and the country's national youth teams. [citation needed]
In the early months of 2014 it was announced that 'Tyson' as he is efficiently known has signed a pre-contract with Bidvest Wits. By doing so Hlatshwayo ended speculations that he was heading to Orlando Pirates. He joined the Johannesburg-based club in June. He has since been a force to be reckoned alongside another former Ajax CT player in Thato Mokeke. He started in Bidvest's opening league game against SuperSport United.[3]
Hlatswayo has played for both the South Africa national under-17 and under-20 teams. He was also a member of the South African U-20 team that played in the 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup, which lost to Ghana in a 2–1 defeat, losing to the eventual champions in the Round of 16 of the tournament.[4]
Hlatswayo was included in South Africa's squad for the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations and scored an own goal in the team's opening match as they lost 3–1 to Algeria.[5] On 13 October 2018, he was one of South Africa's goalscorers as the nation recorded its largest ever victory with a 6–0 win over Seychelles in an Africa Cup of Nations qualifier.[6]
| South Africa national team | ||
| Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 6 | 0 |
| 2014 | 4 | 0 |
| 2015 | 9 | 1 |
| 2016 | 8 | 1 |
| 2017 | 4 | 0 |
| 2018 | 6 | 1 |
| 2019 | 6 | 0 |
| Total | 43 | 3 |
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 14 January 2015 | Stade Omar Bongo, Libreville |  Mali |
1–0 | 3–0 | Friendly |
| 2. | 25 March 2015 | Somhlolo National Stadium, Lobamba |  Swaziland |
1–0 | 3–1 | Friendly |
| [a] | 12 November 2016 | Peter Mokaba Stadium, Polokwane, South Africa |  Senegal |
1–0 | 2–1 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 3. | 13 October 2018 | FNB Stadium, Johannesburg |  Seychelles |
2–0 | 6–0 | 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
Ajax Cape Town
Bidvest Wits F.C
Premier Soccer League
° 2016/2017
MTN 8
° 2016
Telkom knockout
2017
Orlando Pirates F.C
MTN 8
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