Matome Calvin Kadi (born 12 December 1987) is a retired South African professional
footballer
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who lastly played for
Bidvest Wits
Bidvest Wits Football Club,
(simply often known as Wits University F.C. or Wits) was a South African professional football club from Johannesburg which played in the Premiership the first-tier of South African league football system. It was ni ...
, as a
striker.
Career
Born in
, Kadi played youth football for Remember FC and the
University of Pretoria
The University of Pretoria (, ) is a multi-campus public university, public research university in Pretoria, the administrative and ''de facto'' capital of South Africa. The university was established in 1908 as the Pretoria campus of the Johan ...
before joining
Jomo Cosmos
Jomo Cosmos is a South African soccer club based in Johannesburg that plays in the ABC Motsepe League. The club is owned and coached by South African football legend Jomo Sono.
At the end of the 2021–22 National First Division season, the ...
in 2004. He later played for
SuperSport United
SuperSport United Football Club (often known as SuperSport) is a South African professional association football, football club based in Atteridgeville in Pretoria in the Gauteng province. The team currently plays in the South African Premier Di ...
and
Bidvest Wits
Bidvest Wits Football Club,
(simply often known as Wits University F.C. or Wits) was a South African professional football club from Johannesburg which played in the Premiership the first-tier of South African league football system. It was ni ...
, before signing on loan for a year with Portuguese club
Portimonense in July 2010.
In 2011, he moved to Greek club
Veria
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, where he became the second top scorer of
2011–12 Football League with 20 goals, below
José Emilio Furtado
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In French, the name ''José'', pronounced , ...
.
On 22 July 2012, he returned to his former team Wits on a four-year contract.
On 27 December 2012, Calvin Kadi was nominated for "
Player of the Year
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Association football
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" in the Football League
and eventually was named the winner on 14 January 2013.
On 9 February 2019, Kadi announced that he retired from football on his personal Facebook account.
Honours
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Football League Player of the Year:
2011-12
References
External links
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1987 births
Living people
South African men's soccer players
South African expatriate men's soccer players
Jomo Cosmos F.C. players
SuperSport United F.C. players
Men's association football forwards
Bidvest Wits F.C. players
Portimonense S.C. players
Primeira Liga players
Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal
South African expatriate sportspeople in Portugal
Expatriate men's footballers in Greece
Soccer players from Polokwane
Veria F.C. players
21st-century South African sportsmen