Tumelo Nhlapo (born 20 January 1988) is a South African

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player.

Career

Nhlapo was born in

Parys Parys (pronounced ) is a resort town in northern Free State province, South Africa. It is situated on the southern bank of the Vaal River. The name is the Afrikaans translation of Paris. The origin of the name 'Parys' is attributed to German su ...

. He made his senior debut for

Bloemfontein Celtic Bloemfontein Celtic Football Club (simply known as Celtic) is a South African soccer club based in Bloemfontein. Bloemfontein Celtic had a large fan base in the Free State and competed in the Premiership before selling their status to Royal ...

on 8 August 2007 against

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in the

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. After 15 senior appearances for Celtic, he was called up to the South African national team squad for the

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but did not play at the tournament. Nhlapo left Bloemfontein Celtic after refusing to sign a contract extension ahead of the 2010–11 season.

References

1988 births South African men's soccer players Men's association football defenders Men's association football midfielders Living people Bloemfontein Celtic F.C. players Men's association football utility players 2008 Africa Cup of Nations players South Africa men's youth international soccer players Soccer players from the Free State (province) People from Parys 21st-century South African sportsmen {{SouthAfrica-footy-defender-stub