Sandile Mthethwa (born 14 April 1997) is a South African professional

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player who plays as a

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for Amazulu F.C and formerly the

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Club career

Mthethwa was born in Ngwelezane, on the outskirts of

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. Mthethwa started his youth career at Shooting Stars, before playing for Flamengo FC of the SAFA Regional League between 2011 and 2013. He signed for the KZN Academy in 2013, and played for partner club Durban FC. In May 2015, it was announced that Mthethwa had joined CS Maritimo on a one-year deal, but instead signed for

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in early 2016. He joined

Richards Bay Richards Bay () is a city in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. It is situated on a 30 square kilometre lagoon of the Mhlatuze River, which makes it one of the country's largest harbours. Richards Bay also has the deepest natural harbour on the Africa ...

on loan in summer 2017, where he made 17 league appearances during the 2017–18 season. He returned to Richards Bay for a further season in summer 2018, and scored 4 goals across 26 appearances over the course of the 2018–19 season. In July 2019, he joined

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on a season-long loan. He made 8 appearances for Chippa United across the 2019–20 season. He returned to the club on loan for the 2020–21 season.

International career

Mthethwa has represented South Africa at both under-20 and senior international levels.

Style of play

Mthethwa plays as a

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Mthethwa, Sandile Living people 1997 births Sportspeople from Empangeni Soccer players from KwaZulu-Natal South African men's soccer players Men's association football central defenders Orlando Pirates F.C. players Richards Bay F.C. players Chippa United F.C. players South African Premier Division players National First Division players South Africa men's international soccer players South Africa men's under-20 international soccer players 21st-century South African sportsmen