Mthokozisi Yende (born 7 June 1984 in

Tembisa Thembisa, formerly Tembisa (Dindela), is a large township situated to the north of Kempton Park on the East Rand, Gauteng, South Africa. It was established in 1957 when black people were resettled from Alexandra and other areas in Edenvale, Kem ...

) is a retired

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n professional

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, who played for

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in the

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, and Kaizer Chiefs. He started his professional career at

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and has also played for

Tembisa Classic Maritzburg United is a South African football club based in the city of Pietermaritzburg that currently plays in the Premier Soccer League. Honours *First Division Coastal Stream champions: 2007–08 *First Division Championship Play-offs: 2 ...

University of Pretoria The University of Pretoria ( af, Universiteit van Pretoria, nso, Yunibesithi ya Pretoria) is a multi-campus public research university in Pretoria, the administrative and de facto capital of South Africa. The university was established in 1908 ...

before moving to Kaizer Chiefs for an undisclosed fee in July 2009.

Career

Early career

Yende started out at his hometown club Tembisa Classic, before moving to

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in 2006.

Kaizer Chiefs

On 1 July 2009 he moved to Kaizer Chiefs in the

, the top division in

. He moved for an Undisclosed fee, and was mainly a fringe player but towards the end of the 2009–10 season he got his chance to impress. He scored his first goal for the club in aleague match away to SuperSport United.

Career statistics

''Statistics accurate as of match played 26 October 2010''

References

External links

Profile
at KaizerChiefs.com
Player Profile
at MTNFootball.com {{DEFAULTSORT:Yende, Mthokozisi 1984 births Living people People from Tembisa Soccer players from Gauteng Soccer players from Johannesburg South African men's soccer players Men's association football midfielders Kaizer Chiefs F.C. players University of Pretoria F.C. players Maritzburg United F.C. players Free State Stars F.C. players Moroka Swallows F.C. players