Nhlakanipho Ntuli

Nhlakanipho Ntuli (born 10 February 1996) is a South African professional footballer who last played for Free State Stars as a midfielder.[1][2]

Nhlakanipho Ntuli
Personal information
Date of birth (1996-02-10) 10 February 1996
Place of birth Durban, South Africa
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
Ajax
PSV
Orlando Pirates
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2016 FC Twente 0 (0)
2013–2014 → Orlando Pirates (loan) 0 (0)
2014–2015 → Jong FC Twente 27 (0)
2017 Free State Stars 2 (0)
National team
2012 South Africa U17
South Africa U20
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 30 June 2017 (UTC)

Club career

Ntuli played youth football for Ajax, PSV and Orlando Pirates.[3] He joined FC Twente in June 2013,[2] and was loaned back to Orlando Pirates until he turned 18, re-joining the Dutch club in February 2014.[4] He signed a five-year professional contract with Twente in April 2014.[5][6] He made his senior debut for Jong FC Twente in the 2014–15 season.[2]

International career

Ntuli received his first call-up to the South African national team in August 2014.[7] At the youth level he played in the 2012 COSAFA U-17 Zone VI Tournament,[8] 2013 African U-17 Championship qualifiers,[9] the 2013 COSAFA U-20 Cup[10] and 2015 African U-20 Championship qualifiers.[11]

Personal life

Ntuli has spoken of his friendship with fellow player Kamohelo Mokotjo.[7]

References
  1. Free State Stars axe eight players, including former Orlando Pirates midfielder Ntuli‚ goal.com, 13 July 2017
  2. Nhlakanipho Ntuli at Soccerway. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
  3. "Nhlakanipho Ntuli on Ajax deal, playing at Man Utd and working with Pienaar". Tribal Football. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
  4. "Ntuli off to FC Twente". Kick Off. 10 February 2014. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
  5. "Ntuli gets Dutch boost". Kick Off. 29 April 2014. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
  6. "Ntuli signs Twente deal". Kick Off. 29 April 2014. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
  7. "Ntuli aims to be better than Mokotjo". Kick Off. 15 October 2014. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
  8. "Football: Cosafa under-17 zone VI tournament-Seychelles U17 edged 1-0 by hosts Zambia". Seychelles Nation. 10 December 2012. Retrieved 28 October 2020.
  9. "Ghana Beat South Africa To Reach 2013 African U-17 Championship". newsghana.com.gh. 1 December 2012. Retrieved 28 October 2020.
  10. "Holders Zambia out of COSAFA U-20 championship". cafonline.com. 8 December 2013. Retrieved 28 October 2020.
  11. Okinyo, Collins (25 May 2014). "South Africa U-20 knockout Ethiopia U-20". soka25east.com. Retrieved 28 October 2020.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.