Ashley Opperman (born 13 January 1983 in

Cape Town Cape Town is the legislature, legislative capital city, capital of South Africa. It is the country's oldest city and the seat of the Parliament of South Africa. Cape Town is the country's List of municipalities in South Africa, second-largest ...

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) is a South African

football (soccer) Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of 11 Football player, players who almost exclusively use their feet to propel a Ball (association football), ball around a rectangular f ...

defender who plays for Hanover Park of the

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. He made his

Premier Soccer League The Premier Soccer League (PSL) is the administrative body for professional soccer leagues and cups in South Africa. It is based in Johannesburg, and was founded in 1996 following an agreement between the National Soccer League and the remnant ...

(PSL) debut with

Ajax Cape Town Cape Town Spurs F.C. (formerly known as Ajax Cape Town) is a South African professional football club based in Parow in the city of Cape Town that plays in the National First Division. Dutch Eredivisie club AFC Ajax was their parent club and ma ...

as a teenager during the 2000–01 season before spending time on loan at First Division club

Avendale Athletico Avendale Athletico is a South African football club from Cape Town. History Owner Keith Bougaard spent millions on a push for promotion to the top tier, but the club failed each time, finishing runners up in the National First Division four tim ...

. In 2005, he returned to the PSL with

Moroka Swallows Moroka Swallows Football Club (often referred to as Swallows or The Birds) is a South African professional football club based in Soweto, Johannesburg, in the Gauteng province. Founded in 1947, Swallows are one of the original two Soweto clubs ...

, then spent a season with Ikapa Sporting before joining

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, who released him following their

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to the PSL. In September 2010 he signed for Hanover Park. After playing for Hanover Park for just one season, he left the team and joined

Chippa United Chippa United Football Club (often known as Chilli boys or Chippa) is a South African professional football club based in East London in the Eastern Cape province, having previously been based in Nyanga suburb of the city of Cape Town. The club ...

, where he remained for the rest of his Soccer career until his retirement in July 2012.

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at Moroka Swallows website 1983 births Living people Soccer players from Cape Town South African men's soccer players Men's association football defenders Cape Town Spurs F.C. players Moroka Swallows F.C. players Ikapa Sporting F.C. players Hanover Park F.C. players 21st-century South African sportsmen {{SouthAfrica-footy-defender-stub