Felix Gerson Badenhorst (born 12 June 1989) is a Liswati professional
footballer
A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby lea ...
who currently plays for
Royal Leopards F.C.
Royal Leopards Football Club is an Eswatini soccer club based in Simunye. It is the Royal Eswatini Police team.
Leopards won the Ingwenyama Cup for the first time in 2025.
Achievements
* Premier League of Eswatini: 8
:: 2006, 2007, 2008, 2014, 2 ...
of the
Premier League of Eswatini
The Premier League of Eswatini, also known as the MTN Premier League for sponsorship reasons, is the top division of the Eswatini Football Association. It was created in 1971. In 2014, the league adopted "Vision 2022" and planned to be a fully ...
.
Club career
The midfielder began his career with
Manzini Wanderers and was in 2008 a half year on loan with South African club Intsha Sporting. He later played for
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 ...
and on loan for
Manzini Wanderers. Before joining
AS Vita Club
Association Sportive Vita Club, more commonly known as AS Vita Club, AS V. Club or simply Vita Club, is a Congolese professional football club based in Kinshasa.
History
AS Vita Club was founded in 1935 by Honoré Essabe under the name of ''Rena ...
he was a
Mbabane Swallows F.C. player.
In October 2020 Badenhorst joined
TS Galaxy of the South African
Premier Soccer League
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from
Mbombela United.
International career
Badenhorst has been a member of the
Eswatini national football team
The Eswatini national football team, nicknamed ''Sihlangu Semnikati'' (King's Shield), represents Eswatini, formerly known as Swaziland, in international association football, football and is controlled by the Eswatini Football Association. It ...
since 2008.
International goals
:''As of match played 14 July 2021. Swaziland score listed first, score column indicates score after each Badenhorst goal.''
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References
1989 births
Living people
Eswatini men's international footballers
Men's association football midfielders
Swazi expatriate men's footballers
Swazi men's footballers
Swazi expatriate sportspeople in South Africa
Manzini Wanderers F.C. players
Jomo Cosmos F.C. players
Mbabane Swallows F.C. players
AS Vita Club players
TS Galaxy F.C. players
Expatriate men's soccer players in South Africa
People from Shiselweni Region
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